Greta Thunberg: In Response to Lies and Hate, Let Me Make Some Things Clear About My Climate Strike

Vox Populi

If everyone listened to the scientists and the facts that I constantly refer to—then no one would have to listen to me or any of the other hundreds of thousands of school children on strike for the climate across the world. Then we could all go back to school.

“I am just a messenger, and yet I get all this hate,” writes Thunberg. “I am not saying anything new, I am just saying what scientists have repeatedly said for decades. And I agree with you, I’m too young to do this. We children shouldn’t have to do this. But since almost no one is doing anything, and our very future is at risk, we feel like we have to continue.” (Photo: @GretaThunberg)

Editor’s note: Originallypostedto Facebook, the following is a statement from 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as a response to circulating“rumors and lies” as well…

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