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[–] [email protected] 204 points 6 days ago (4 children)

All I get from this is how Greta is putting us all to shame.

She's fighting an unwinnable fight in the face of obvious defeat ... a literal David and Goliath confrontation (and this time there will be no divine intervention) yet she chooses to jump into the fight anyway.

GOP always pretend they could do the same but would only ever cower and scatter like cockroaches at the first sight of danger.

[–] [email protected] 64 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm genuinely afraid for her life. She's throwing herself into a situation where the last people who tried got bombed. The Reich wing of the world would love to see her killed and I honestly think the vast majority of us would shrug it off instead of riot. :(

[–] AlecSadler 47 points 6 days ago (2 children)

She knows this. She's not dumb. I assume her hope is that her death will enrage people enough to do something. That her death will matter.

I hope it will too.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

She has already done this in the past, and she got drone bombed then too.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)

She's doing what she's been doing for the last several years. She is using the brand name recognition that the right-wing nutters have given her through their vitriol and using it to highlight whatever cause she desires to make people pay attention to.

In a very real sense they have turned her into a powerful media weapon for progressive and climate change causes. Because everywhere she goes she gets ink.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

She's been doing it so long that Elon was liberal and they gave her a car to use for a US tour.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not sure why but as I read your post I concluded in my head that it kind of makes sense because the only convictions they have, if it can even be called that, is egocentric, while hers are principled and selfless.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Lindsey Graham is such a disgusting human being.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Don't call that lizard a human

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Don't call that sentient pile of feces a lizard

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

Thats offensive to lizards. At least they do the job of eating cockroaches.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Damn, his Wikipedia article makes it seem like he used to be a decent human being who cared for his constituents… up until a 2017 meeting with Trump where he was replaced by the lizard people

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Successful, career politicians are chameleons. He's always been a pos, but went fully mask off after Trump.

[–] [email protected] 95 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Greta Derangement Syndrome

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

It's one of the favorite passtimes of the Great Obsessed Party.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 6 days ago

lol this is a primary school grade reaction to something you are jealous of. He knows he never had and will never have a fraction of the courage this girl has at this young age so just lashing out to soothe is ego.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 days ago

Literal imperial lapdog jeers literal freedom fighter.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Holocaust enablers and internet tough guys: name a more iconic duo.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Taco administrations and virtue signaling sitouts?

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago

ive said this before and ill say it again:

greta has balls made of red hot steel.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago

Dumbass piece of shit talks shit about courageous young person.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

This is what happens when you just can't admit to the world that you want to kiss a man on the lips.

Greta has much bigger balls than Lindsey.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Wish Lindsey Graham would eat a bag of dicks and choke on one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

I can assure you he is currently choking on one.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 days ago

An entire bag of dicks would be a diet for this dandy.

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[–] Lucidlethargy 25 points 5 days ago

This is a good time for one of my favorite book quotes:

"You might not have more courage, but you should be ashamed to show less" (Golden Compass)

[–] [email protected] 55 points 6 days ago

Everyone on that boat has balls of steel. The last one got sunk. Go get'em girls!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

You could obliterate the earth and Greta would be the toughest human in space

[–] matlag 30 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Does this coult as a threat, warranting a visit from the FBI? What would happen if I was writing "I hope he's bullet-proof" on a tweet about some public figure?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

Doubtful. She's not a us citizen. And he's a Republican.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Personally, I hope he's not bulletproof

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago

Mr lindsey, you should entertain your young male escort instead.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

He could have said nothing. He chose to look bad instead. I think there's a BO smelling fedora around here somewhere...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I see you're focused on solving or country's problems, Lindsay. Or does pandering do the dumbass base accomplish that goal instead?

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

If something actually does happen, this post won't age so well Lindsey. Unlike ladybugs, Greta has cajones of steel doing this again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Are we still seriously hearing from this guy? Lindsay Graham is a spineless peice of useless garbage.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why does he hope they can swim? They're on a boat. Is the boat going to sink or something?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 days ago

The last boat got bombed

[–] baggachipz 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Fucking coward. Just sent him a little love letter, let’s see if I get a visit.

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