In
response to Greta Thunberg speaking to the UN about the perils of not
addressing climate change and hurting people's lives, this woman
demonstrated the sentiment of her second sentence - "I think not"
9/23/2019 FB Posted by: Penny [redacted] So a
14 year old has appropriate credentials and years
of scientific knowledge and data to support her
opinions? I think not-
Fortunately the follow up comments were universally against Ms. Penny
for her complete lack of critical thinking regarding who and what a
representative is on any subject. And while she is entitled to her
opinion, she is also subject to the public criticism which follows such
an ill-informed expression.
Instead of debating the content of Ms. Thunberg's message, the emphasis has been placed on the messenger. Ad hominem attacks are always indicative of the fact the person has nothing to add to the discourse. Unfortunately, the venue for debate in America has devolved into what comedienne Paula Poundstone has described, "America has become one giant game of Dodgeball."
It is a sad state of affairs that there are far too many people just like Ms. Penny on Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms who parrot their indoctrinated counter-measures and eschew the education that was offered to them as they matured from child to adult. When people adopt the ad hominem attack as their modus operandi in the public square they become like the little boy with a BB gun taking potshots at anything that catches their eye.
Instead of debating the content of Ms. Thunberg's message, the emphasis has been placed on the messenger. Ad hominem attacks are always indicative of the fact the person has nothing to add to the discourse. Unfortunately, the venue for debate in America has devolved into what comedienne Paula Poundstone has described, "America has become one giant game of Dodgeball."
It is a sad state of affairs that there are far too many people just like Ms. Penny on Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms who parrot their indoctrinated counter-measures and eschew the education that was offered to them as they matured from child to adult. When people adopt the ad hominem attack as their modus operandi in the public square they become like the little boy with a BB gun taking potshots at anything that catches their eye.
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