Greta Thunberg is the time's person of the year 2019

[Spendulus]

Hong kong protests are not a person, they are a political movement.  Greta is a person.  Also, they don't use political biases ....

There is no "they". There is just one individual that chooses, however he likes, the "person of the year."

[LTU_btc]

Well done. I'm not sure if it's good or bad. I have doubts about Greta... A lot of doubts. But she talks about important issues, so who cares

My thoughts about her is so mixed. I think that most of us agree that climate change is important issue. But from what perspective she is talking about it and who she is targetting with all these dramatical "how dare you?" I'm not sure... I have nothing against Greta, but all this around her is made by news media and now she got award for that. I'm not sure that she can be placed in same place with all historical winners of this award.

[TwitchySeal]

Hong kong protests are not a person, they are a political movement. 

Time Person of the Year doesn't actually mean 'person'.  It just means the thing the had the most influence. 

Last year it was 5 journalists.
2018 it was 5 women.
'The Computer', 'You', 'American Women' all won also.

Their cause is to not be held accountable by the Chinese government.  The whole protest started because they didn't want extradition from Hong Kong to China to be possible.  Meanwhile, most people in the world can be extridited from their local authority by their federal authority. 

Hong Kongs local authority is Hong Kong, not China.  The Chinese government does not have the right to hold them accountable.

Imagine if people in Portland didn't have to pay taxes and wanted to be exempt from all federal laws.

Not the same.

Hong Kong was a British territory for 150 years until 1997 that ran as an independent Democracy with their own laws, constitution, elections etc

In 1997 The UK handed them over to China after negotiating the 'One Country Two Systems' agreement that would be in effect until at least 2047: "The two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau are responsible for their domestic affairs including, but not limited to, the judiciary and courts of last resort, immigration and customs, public finance, currencies and extradition"

[coins4commies]

I'm not really going to entertain the authority of colonial negotiations but what is the significance of "one country" part of one country, two systems if the people in HK only enjoy the privileges of being part of China without any of the responsibilities?

[Lottoshi]

All for it

[Vispilio]

This is a hypersensitive child who almost always looks stressed, unhappy and triggered in social situations...

Her psychological vulnerabilities are being abused to present the false narrative that they are originating from the supposed "inactivity" of the public regarding a very broad and flawed interpretation of climate change...

Such a sinister dirty tactic to push political agendas guarantees that the underlying motives cannot be good. The failing, deranged, "fake news" time magazine is also certainly receiving funding from the political manipulators and the special interest groups they serve; otherwise it would have gone out of business a long time ago...

[Mometaskers]

When I saw a vid about this, I rolled my eyes harder than the Evil Queen in Disneyland and said "Terrible". Her handlers really trying hard to prop her up don't they? Seems they don't even check the internet to see how people ridicule her.

I don't see TIME's subscription growing just coz of this. I've stopped reading it years ago.

[bittraffic]

Another misguided kid who has been manipulated by the politically correct educational system. She is a prime example of why the voting age should be increased and not lowered.

Given that the brain doesn't finish (significant) developments until your 20s, this is an agreeable opinion.

So... she's been smoking some of that really good stuff?

Heard her speech recently which was about us battling with physics?  Partly true but yes this kid had been used by political parties. You can always tell when there is the lack of conviction to how she says something. She should just be playing online games, the people behind all these are just using her and steals her youth. Their own government won't even stop polluting their air.

[BADecker]

^^^ I agree. Popularity for the moment. Time is losing subscribers anyway. So, they might as well back something like Greta.

Getting rid of Time does present a problem. When they are gone, we'll have to keep our eyes open to see where they will pop up next. Now at least, we know one of the places they are lurking... Time.

[Sahyadri]

Swedish teen who started by protesting in from of the Swedish parliament for action against climate change now is the major attraction for media around the world. Time like every year selects one of the most influencing person in the year as Time's person of the year.

Greta is an epitomy of youth power who managed to reach the corners of the world and also shake the big people of the world. At such age she managed to reach the UN , talk to various leaders and make Trump envy her a little. She has her way with people with her speeches and is also powerful while stating how important it is to save climate for the future generation. I support the magazine's decision of making her the person of the year 2019.

[darkangel11]

When I saw a vid about this, I rolled my eyes harder than the Evil Queen in Disneyland and said "Terrible". Her handlers really trying hard to prop her up don't they? Seems they don't even check the internet to see how people ridicule her.

I don't see TIME's subscription growing just coz of this. I've stopped reading it years ago.

She's someone's puppet, most likely his fathers who supports her leaving school and often speaks out on her behalf in the media. It's not the first time old people try to realize their unfulfilled ambitions through their kids. The same sentence that will sound average when spoken by an adult will have a much greater impact repeated by a child. Old folks will say "she's so young and so experienced already, so inspired.
I don't like what she's doing and I believe she's simply selling herself. An image is worth millions these days and many people and companies will pay a lot of money to have her dance to their music. If an instagram account can make you $10k, she must be making millions.

[KingScorpio]

the problem is that this climate change trash is mainly a third world problem europe is turning towards CO2 efficient energy systems, besides no one knows weather its really a human made issue, because plants in sea and on surface benefit form more CO2 in the atmosphere and incorporate it. so using fossil fuels boosts plantlife.

[bittraffic]

When I saw a vid about this, I rolled my eyes harder than the Evil Queen in Disneyland and said "Terrible". Her handlers really trying hard to prop her up don't they? Seems they don't even check the internet to see how people ridicule her.

I don't see TIME's subscription growing just coz of this. I've stopped reading it years ago.

She's someone's puppet, most likely his fathers who supports her leaving school and often speaks out on her behalf in the media. It's not the first time old people try to realize their unfulfilled ambitions through their kids. The same sentence that will sound average when spoken by an adult will have a much greater impact repeated by a child. Old folks will say "she's so young and so experienced already, so inspired.
I don't like what she's doing and I believe she's simply selling herself. An image is worth millions these days and many people and companies will pay a lot of money to have her dance to their music. If an instagram account can make you $10k, she must be making millions.

She's paid for it. Who would believe a young girl without influence will actually caught the attention will make it up there without someone behind her? Of course she is a puppet.  Painting her as if she is one of the greatest crusader when the world is all twisted, we don't even know yet whether the earth is actually round lol Europe has more games to play while the 3rd world countries are struggling to feed the lives of their people, do they want the 3rd countries to stop feeding their kids?

[senne]

Swedish teen who started by protesting in from of the Swedish parliament for action against climate change now is the major attraction for media around the world. Time like every year selects one of the most influencing person in the year as Time's person of the year.

There were possible more candidates for times magazine but for me personally Greta made much impact all across the world at such young age with such important topic of climate change and global warming. Greta is indeed epitome of youth power and was able to reach UN , make an impact at all levels , reach television of each corner and also get in head of Trump. Also kudos to her for mocking Trump through twitter , I like it how she always replies that man with her twitter handle bio.

[BADecker]

'Bout time we got some competition in there.


Meat Loaf DARES To Challenge Greta Thunberg And The Man Made Climate Change HOAX!!!

How DARE He??! World famous singer Meat Loaf is challenging Greta Thunberg's narrative that climate change is man made and the mainstream media is attacking him for expressing his opinion on this apparent global issue. In an interview with MailOnline he said "I feel for that Greta…"She has been brainwashed into thinking that there is climate change and there isn't"…"She hasn't done anything wrong but she's been forced into thinking that what she is saying is true." In this video Dan Dicks of Press For Truth explains why Meat Loaf's claims are not unfounded but are in fact based on scientific evidence and also why we here at Press For Truth believe that YOU are not the problem and therefore YOU should not be penalized for something you didn't do.

Meat Loaf DARES To Challenge Greta Thunberg And The Man Made Climate Change HOAX!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUelYlJlwr8

[Fede Fede]

what a fucking year 

[BADecker]

If global warming was all that bad, she'd be in her bikini.

[djsugar]

Swedish teen who started by protesting in from of the Swedish parliament for action against climate change now is the major attraction for media around the world. Time like every year selects one of the most influencing person in the year as Time's person of the year.

Another candidates for the same honor could be the hong kong people fighting the war at their side to protect their rights. Greta Thurnberg is not a bad choice either considering her age and contrasting contribution she did for the society and future generation. She raised an important topic of climate change often ignored , and led it to the UNs and also made the orange man envy her.

[BADecker]

If you Google "Greta Thunberg at the beach" or "Greta Thunberg in a bikini"...

... and look at the pictures...

... you will always see Greta wearing way too much clothing for global warming...

... except indoors where there is some heat.

[Spendulus]

what a fucking year  

Climate change jumped the shark with Greta.

But it wasn't even her you were reading.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/youve-scripted-my-childhood-facebook-glitch-reveals-greta-thunburgs-father-posting