Take Greta Home

Little Greta Thunberg has caused quite a stir, sparking rallies, co-writing a book, sailing across the Atlantic, and even speaking at the UN. Quite the set of accomplishments for a 16-year-old girl with Asperger's, high-functioning autism and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Having been a 16-year-old girl once (without any of Greta's problems), and having some idea of the planning and effort involved in the things she's credited with doing, I can see that her parents have orchestrated everything. Regardless of what you think about Greta's message about the climate, just imagine your 16-year-old self skipping school every week as Greta did. That alone would be a non-starter with most parents. Imagine writing a scientific book, with mental disabilities and less than a high school education. Even with an engineering degree, I had no idea what the scientific method was or how to read a study when I graduated from college. It wasn't covered.

Greta's parents probably don't have professional or academic backgrounds in science, since they're professional performers. That doesn't mean they can't study the issues or learn about science, but it means they have no more than a layman's knowledge about those issues. And if they studied the issues and came away skeptical, the Swedish entertainment industry--if it's anything like the one here--would likely brand them climate deniers and shun them. I very much doubt there were "forces trying to silence them" other than truant officers as they got out in front of the very popular green parade.

When I was just a year younger than Greta, I believed that the book 1984 was about to come true. IMHO, that's no more far-fetched than believing the apocalypse is just around the corner. If my parents had let me skip school and put me up to publicity stunts, I'd consider that unforgivable.

Source: https://heavy.com/news/2019/09/greta-thunbergs-family-parents/

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