COP26 officially kicked off on Monday in Glasgow with many of the most prominent leaders and figures in the world attending the conference in Scotland to find a solution to the climate crisis.
Also present in the Scottish city was the climate activist Greta Thunberg who caused a scene by first singing “stick your climate crisis up your a**e” and then dropping an f-bomb during an impassioned speech to a crowd of supporters.
When in Scotland… https://t.co/QmSuLgXQ45
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) November 1, 2021
“No more blah blah blah. No more whatever the f**k they’re doing inside there,” yelled the teenage activist who is no stranger to speaking her mind and upsetting a few adults, who should really know better.
This brings us nicely to the Republican congresswoman and loyal Donald Trump fan, Lauren Boebert.
The 34-year-old. who was elected as the Representative for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district in 2020, tweeted a clip of Thunberg’s speech adding: “Tell me you have absolutely no idea why you’re protesting without telling me you have absolutely no idea what you’re protesting.”
Tell me you have absolutely no idea why you’re protesting without telling me you have absolutely no idea what you’re protesting.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 1, 2021
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Whether Boebert was attempting to make a meme out of Thunberg’s speech or was trying to shame the 18-year-old is a little unclear but the Republican didn’t do herself any favours with the above tweet.
Many quickly pointed out that Boebert was inadvertently promoting Thunberg’s message or criticised her for attacking a youngster who was expressing her thoughts on a very important issue.
Thank you for helping broadcast her message.
— Katie Porter's Whiteboard (@ChipHarbour) November 1, 2021
While it's clearly lost on you, maybe it will resonate with people who would like to save the planet.
Attacking a child on the spectrum, well I would say she has no class but she did say she’d blow up the metal detectors at the U.S. Capitol and @jack as well as @TwitterSupport and also @SecretService seem okay with it so, eh. https://t.co/n8L1jnFI5V
— Joshua Bain (@TylerSmashBros) November 2, 2021
How adult of you to pick on a kid. 🤦♀️
— Genevieve Payne (@KricketNite) November 1, 2021
The fact that you don’t understand what she’s doing does not mean that she doesn’t understand what she’s doing.
— Steve Benedict (@SteveBenedict17) November 1, 2021
You just proved it for yourself, #boebertisanidiot https://t.co/e7eUxe8inh
— Anne Marie Flynn (@🏠) (@AnneMarieFlynn2) November 1, 2021
No more blah blah blah means she wants to see some action and not mere words
— Luis Gonzalez-Bunste (@LBunste) November 2, 2021
Weird I need to explain this to a member of congress though!🙄 https://t.co/uL1YpHpxx8
Why would you criticize a young girl who is articulate and passionate in her beliefs? It’s her world that is at stake. Try listening. Try learning.
— Mark C. Serreze (@MarkSerreze) November 1, 2021
Thunberg, who will not be speaking at COP26, did meet with Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, who admitted that it was “uncomfortable” to be confronted by the likes of Thunberg as she and other activists expose “the hard realities of our own lack of delivery.”
