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I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. A schoolchild "going on
by robertlagrant 2y ago
I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. A schoolchild "going on strike" is not anything. Other than a less educated schoolchild.
- mikeyouse 2y agoGood thing you're not the single person who became aware of the climate strike! I suspect many of the politicians who can actually influence things also remember the massive school strikes. Many protests are designed to raise awareness in addition to the 'stretch goal' of achieving direct results - so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome even if some of the random people who were vaguely aware of the strikes can't do anything to help their demands. Said another way, it's not about you.
- robertlagrant 2y ago> so demonstrating that hundreds of thousands of school kids are this focused on the topic is a pretty good outcome I'm sure that 15 years after the "strike" when they all hit voting age this may become useful information, but the politicians today are probably not thinking that far ahead. > Said another way, it's not about you. This seems breathtakingly silly. I'm not saying it is about me.
- squigz 2y ago> I assume this is parody, but just in case it's not: I am not someone who can do something about this, other than what I'm already doing. Maybe other people aren't already doing those things. Maybe some people saw these kids and thought, "You know, those kids are right. I should do something about that."
- robertlagrant 2y agoMaybe anything, yeah. Maybe not.
- squigz 2y agoMaybe it's easier to just be cynical, eh?
- robertlagrant 2y agoIt's equally easy to be naive or cynical.