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Greta and the aristocrat sail the high seas to save the planet.

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    #1322
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Stevieluvsye wrote: »

    Read her Wiki bio and that will give you an indication of what she is like.

    ...

    Haven't read that tbh - I'll go and take a look thanks.


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    #1323
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Well, you apparently did (though this is the internet and we've to take your word for it) so I'd say she'll be fine.

    That's good. I'd say that the nocturnal nuptial activities will be sensational! As a matter of interest, would you happen to know whether rubber johnnies are recyclable?


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    #1324
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Calling a child a 'bint'? Nice. Does she threaten you that much?

    And Boards.ie's very own Pavlov's dog has popped up to sniff around my gatepost yet again!

    Have you a PC bleeper hard wired into your brain Matt, because you're as reliable as Old Faithful, although you produce a lot more steam.


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    #1325
    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,764 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    Matt Barrett wrote: »
    Calling a child a 'bint'? Nice. Does she threaten you that much?

    She’s more of a runt from that vegan diet, not a great advertisement to become vegan.


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    #1326
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    Portsalon wrote: »
    And Boards.ie's very own Pavlov's dog has popped up to sniff around my gatepost yet again!

    Have you a PC bleeper hard wired into your brain Matt, because you're as reliable as Old Faithful, although you produce a lot more steam.

    Have I ever commented on one of your posts before? I don't think I have. Also I've posted in here maybe 3 or 4 times. Victim mentality much?
    Hey look, if you're afraid of her that's something you can talk out.


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    #1327
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Prince Harry says he and Meghan Markle are having 'two children, maximum'

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new eco-friendly home


    Elton John reveals HE paid for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to fly to his £15m mansion in the south of France by private jet and made a 'carbon neutral' donation on their behalf as he defends the couple's two holidays in 11 days


    Why are the climate alarmists not defending the most eco-friendly royal couple? How are they so different to Greta going about their net carbon neutral lives?

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1328
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Prince Harry says he and Meghan Markle are having 'two children, maximum'

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's new eco-friendly home


    Elton John reveals HE paid for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to fly to his £15m mansion in the south of France by private jet and made a 'carbon neutral' donation on their behalf as he defends the couple's two holidays in 11 days


    Why are the climate alarmists not defending the most eco-friendly royal couple? How are they so different to Greta going about their net carbon neutral lives?

    Read the thread title.


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    #1329
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Read the thread title.


    Yes. The aristocracy trying to save the planet by virtue signalling hoping we will turn blind eye to their day to day activities that emit more carbon that us plebeians ever will in our lifetime while at the same time duping a young adult to lecture us about how bad we are for the planet.

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1330
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Yes. The aristocracy trying to save the planet by virtue signalling hoping we will turn blind eye to their day to day activities that emit more carbon that us plebeians ever will in our lifetime while at the same time duping a young adult to lecture us about how bad we are for the planet.

    It's partly because of the likes of Greta that attention is being shone on everyone's activities rather than she being duped in to anything.


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    #1331
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    Matt Barrett wrote: »

    Have I ever commented on one of your posts before? I don't think I have.


    Give it time, Matt; I haven't been here for very long. But I know your form.
    Matt Barrett wrote: »

    Hey look, if you're afraid of her that's something you can talk out.

    Are you familiar with the concept of the category error fallacy, Matt? It's where some quasi-intelligent person confuses the emotions of fear and contempt.

    Example: I fear snakes and scorpions, but I have contempt for slugs.


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    #1332
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Portsalon wrote: »
    Give it time, Matt; I haven't been here for very long. But I know your form.

    Are you familiar with the concept of the category error fallacy, Matt? It's where some quasi-intelligent person confuses the emotions of fear and contempt.

    Example: I fear snakes and scorpions, but I have contempt for slugs.

    Says the man posting about recycling condoms.


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    #1333
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Tell me how wrote: »
    It's partly because of the likes of Greta that attention is being shone on everyone's activities rather than she being duped in to anything.

    Greta is very much an innocent in all this she is only echoing what the adults around her want her to. Her face is being used to front a campaign that is intent on changing how Western economies operate. The real danger for her is that the elites (for want of a better term) are hiding behind her innocence and she will become the target of the ire for many thousands who will lose their jobs. You already have the French on eggshells with the yellow vest protests, and the Germans are facing thousands of layoffs from their car industry, they are not going to take kindly to a young adult lecturing them about how they are bad for the planet.


    Weik & Friedrich: Do not forget the economy over the climate
    The automotive industry crashes

    Meanwhile, it looks raven black in Germany's key industry. Car production fell by an impressive 24.4 percent in June 2019 compared to the same month last year. In the first 6 months of 2019, a minus of 12.5 percent recorded. As early as 2018, production had plummeted by 9.4 percent compared to the previous year! Everyone is talking about electromobility, and nobody has a plan for how to do it in a big way. Undoubtedly, in the big cities of our country, you can usually travel adequately without a car thanks to public transport.

    However, not all citizens live in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, but also in the countryside, and there, the distances are slightly larger and there is usually no alternative to the car. However, this finding does not seem to prevail in the political filter bubble in urban agglomerations. Should the topic of electromobility be implemented just as dilettantisch as the so-called energy transition - Germany has the second highest electricity prices in Europe after Denmark - then good night, Germany.
    Fight against the car continues

    Nevertheless, the fight against the automobile and especially against large and high-priced cars, in which Germany is a global leader, continues unabated. Exactly with these vehicles, however, Audi, BMW and Daimler earn their money and not just with small and medium-sized cars. If we continue to destroy our vehicle industry - which accounts for 21 percent of our GDP - then everyone must be aware of the consequences.


    source (DE) & via google translate



    Her condition means she won't understand why people were so supportive of her yesterday and yet tomorrow they will throw her to the wolves as the economic consequences of the "new economy" became increasingly apparent.

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1334
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    Sounds like the beginning of a life of dealing with mental illness. It's a sad situation.


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    #1335
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Sounds like the beginning of a life of dealing with mental illness. It's a sad situation.

    On what real world basis can that be considered a valid statement?


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    #1336
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Her condition means she won't understand why people were so supportive of her yesterday and yet tomorrow they will throw her to the wolves as the economic consequences of the "new economy" became increasingly apparent.

    Are you an expert on Asperger's now?

    And this is the type of nonsense gozunda thinks is a valid position.


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    #1337
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Blueshoe wrote: »
    Sounds like the beginning of a life of dealing with mental illness. It's a sad situation.

    Not especially, her behaviour and others like her is better understood that a few decades ago. If you have time take a look at this quick lecture by Tony Attwood on Aspergers in girls


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOHnt4PMFo

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1338
    Blueshoe
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Blueshoe


    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Not especially, her behaviour and others like her is better understood that a few decades ago. If you have time take a look at this quick lecture by Tony Attwood on Aspergers in girls


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOHnt4PMFo

    I'm not talking about Asperger's. I didn't even know she had it. That's not relevant to my point


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    #1339
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Are you an expert on Asperger's now?


    I'm not an expert, however, I have done quite a bit of reading over the years on the subject so I'm somewhat clued in on the condition.

    You will not be unaware how the media works: today they build you up and tomorrow they tear you down. Hopefully it never gets to that stage for Greta and she can quietly move into the background when her 15 minutes are up and get on with her life. The fundamental point it is not possible to ignore the costs, and trade offs of the economic transition that is being proposed and using an innocent young adult to deflect criticism is not justified.

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1340
    Dr. Bre
    Registered Users Posts: 7,582 ✭✭✭Dr. Bre


    Doubt she has ever worked a day in her life


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    #1341
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Yes. The aristocracy trying to save the planet by virtue signalling hoping we will turn blind eye to their day to day activities that emit more carbon that us plebeians ever will in our lifetime while at the same time duping a young adult to lecture us about how bad we are for the planet.

    It's partly because of the likes of Greta that attention is being shone on everyone's activities rather than she being duped in to anything.

    Attention being shone on everyone’s activities?

    You mean the elites guilt tripping ordinary workers and increased attacks on personal freedoms through coercive taxation?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #1342
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    Attention being shone on everyone’s activities?

    You mean the elites guilt tripping ordinary workers and increased attacks on personal freedoms through coercive taxation?

    Gees, if only we could decide who could make decisions on our tax regime....


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    #1343
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Dr. Bre wrote: »
    Doubt she has ever worked a day in her life

    The 16 year old? Do you really doubt it?


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    #1344
    Portsalon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Portsalon


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Says the man posting about recycling condoms.

    A totally legitimate question to ask an uncritical Thunberg supporter! Indeed, any true Thunberger should have been able to answer it with their eyes (and flies) closed.

    You may not be aware that upwards of 5 billion condoms are used annually; and although you may always recycle yours carefully, not everyone is as concerned about the planet's future. Just imagine being marooned in the midst of a 5 billion used condom mountain and you'll realise how important this issue is.


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    #1345
    gctest50
    Registered Users Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    Being a passenger on a 60ft race boat
    ( c/w carbon neutral gas stove ) & crew n captain

    Just a lump of SLC really

    Pisspoor effort compared to this :



    ( boat built in 1978 )



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    #1346
    James Brown
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,015 ✭✭✭✭James Brown


    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    Attention being shone on everyone’s activities?

    You mean the elites guilt tripping ordinary workers and increased attacks on personal freedoms through coercive taxation?

    You're right.
    I think this explains it:

    quote-plot-idea-97-of-the-world-s-scientists-contrive-an-environmental-crisis-but-are-exposed-scott-westerfeld-89-39-47.jpg

    Blast those elites :)


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    #1347
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users Posts: 26,282 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    So moving forward. As a middle class meat eater who drives a large SUV everywhere who is completely unwilling to pay a single cent more in tax , how can I help the planet without changing anything I do. I am ok with others who are not in my scenario having to change.


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    #1348
    Pa ElGrande
    Registered Users Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭Pa ElGrande


    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    So moving forward. As a middle class meat eater who drives a large SUV everywhere who is completely unwilling to pay a single cent more in tax , how can I help the planet without changing anything I do. I am ok with others who are not in my scenario having to change.


    Phase 1: Invest in a fake meat company.

    Phase 2: Paint your car green and have your photo taken with children at a climate protest.

    Phase 3: Profit.

    Net Zero means we are paying for the destruction of our economy and society in pursuit of an unachievable and pointless policy.



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    #1349
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Tell me how wrote: »
    Are you an expert on Asperger's now?And this is the type of nonsense gozunda thinks is a valid position.

    Just when things had moved on :rolleyes:

    Tbh that comment simply comes across as a bitter tbh after you lost the run of the discussion above.

    And it's this type of ****e 'Tell me how' aka 'I already know everything' tries to mud sling as per usual.

    God help anyone providing proper referenced information or engaging in discussion - if it doesnt say 'Greta is god' then expect a good smack around the back of the head and the usual mud slinging. But hey then what's new :D


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    #1350
    gozunda
    Registered Users Posts: 18,996 ✭✭✭✭gozunda


    Pa ElGrande wrote: »
    Not especially, her behaviour and others like her is better understood that a few decades ago. If you have time take a look at this quick lecture by Tony Attwood on Aspergers in girls

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfOHnt4PMFo

    Thanks for that. Interesting overview.

    Hadn't came across him previously
    Tony Attwood is well known for sharing his knowledge of Aspergers Syndrome. He has an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Hull, Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Surrey and a PhD from the University of London. He is currently adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University in Queensland.

    Tony has written several publications on Asperger's Syndrome. His book, titled Aspergers Syndrome, has now been translated into several languages.

    https://www.tonyattwood.com.au


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    #1351
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,522 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    gozunda wrote: »
    Is that so?

    Tbh that comment simply comes across as a bitter tbh after you lost the run of the discussion above.

    And it's this type of ****e 'Tell me how' aka 'I already know everything' tries to mud sling as per usual.

    God help anyone providing proper referenced information or engaging in discussion - if it doesnt say 'Greta is god' then expect a good smack around the back of the head and the usual mud slinging. But hey then what's new :D

    Please.

    Proper referenced information would be a novelty. I doubt you'd recognize it after your effort earlier.


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