A ridiculous number of politicians around the world have criticized Swedish Greta Thunberg, the remarkable sixteen-year-old who began a one-person climate change protest which has become a world-wide movement of students. They realize that they must leapfrog over the greed and short-sightedness of their elders to ensure a future for themselves and the planet. Thunberg has fearlessly addressed huge crowds of adoring teens along with gatherings of officials who aren't always receptive to her blunt and even scolding speeches.
Some leaders are listening, thank God. Speaking at her annual mid-year press conference Angela Merkel of Germany said that Thunberg and the Fridays for Future protest movement taking place across Europe has motivated her government to expedite decisions on tackling the climate crisis.
Stuttgard Germany
I wonder if more politicians will get on board after the extreme temperatures of this past week. Most European nations experienced record high temps, which soared above 40C in many places. Train tracks are buckling, forest fires are raging and people are dying of the heat.
Why not have children and young people as our climate prophets if adults are ignoring the crisis? We need them, today.
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