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[–] eyes@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huh? She's done nothing but organize grassroot movements and civil disobedience since she was 15? MLK was 28 when he helped form the SCLC, Greta is 22 - give her some credit.

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[+] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works -21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

She has shown up. She hasn’t organized. Other people are doing that. Her foundation writes cheques.

I am giving her credit for what she is actually doing

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[–] Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 24 points 1 year ago

I'm certainly no expert on what she's been doing, but how can you possibly make that assertion with that kind of conviction? How could you possibly know what she does vs what the people surrounding her are doing?

More importantly, do you actually think past revolutionary figures were doing everything themselves? If she's getting the people surrounding her to organize, then she is organizing them. That's leadership. Plenty of historical figures of note are the figureheads because they were the ones writing the checks, that's how things get done.

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