Vigilant Citizen October 15, 2019
In the matter of a few months, Greta Thunberg went from a lone girl
protesting in front of the Swedish parliament to an international
phenomenon. Although mass media is making it seem as if this meteoric
rise to prominence happened organically, this is simply not true.
Behind Greta is a major machine, one that is controlled by major
international actors and backed by major funds. This PR machine has
allowed Greta to make the covers of magazines, become the subject of
thousands of news articles while being photographed with world leaders
and giving speeches at elite organizations such as the United Nations.
Although Greta might very well be genuinely concerned with the fate
of the planet, her message is carefully crafted by those who control her
to generate a specific response from the youth. In short, Greta is the
face of a major marketing scheme – a tightly coordinated international
effort to sell global warming through a specific lens: Fear, panic, and
urgency.
Before going further, I need to point out that I am neither a
“climate denier” nor a “climate activist”. That is not my field of
expertise. I never analyzed any data regarding climate change and its
correlation with human activity. I am far from qualified from speaking
about this issue so I won’t.
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