Greta Thunberg's Houses of Parliament speech

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I just read the complete text of Greta Thunberg's speech at the
Houses of Parliament in front of British MP's, and I must say I am
deeply impressed. that speech was a rhetoric masterpiece!

I
especially love the rhetoric trick of asking twice if her microphone is
ok and if everyone can hear her and then end her speech with "I hope my
microphone was on. I hope you could all hear me". that is simply
brilliant!

the whole speech can be found here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time

there
also is a video of that speech, but some idiot who has no idea of
rhetoric cut out her questions about the microphone in that video.
stupid git!

Edited by BaldJean - April 27 2019 at 05:23

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BaldJean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: May 28 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10377	Post Options Post Reply Quote BaldJean Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Greta Thunberg's Houses of Parliament speech Posted: April 27 2019 at 05:23
	I just read the complete text of Greta Thunberg's speech at the Houses of Parliament in front of British MP's, and I must say I am deeply impressed. that speech was a rhetoric masterpiece! I especially love the rhetoric trick of asking twice if her microphone is ok and if everyone can hear her and then end her speech with "I hope my microphone was on. I hope you could all hear me". that is simply brilliant! the whole speech can be found here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/23/greta-thunberg-full-speech-to-mps-you-did-not-act-in-time there also is a video of that speech, but some idiot who has no idea of rhetoric cut out her questions about the microphone in that video. stupid git! Edited by BaldJean - April 27 2019 at 05:23
	A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 23996	Post Options Post Reply Quote someone_else Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 29 2019 at 06:20
	The rhetorics are at least good indeed. Too good for a 16yo girl who spends her time sitting on the pavement or marching through city streets when she ought to be at school, maybe musing on manipulated climate statistics which she sees passing by on her smartphone, methinks. No matter if that microphone thing was a matter of brilliance or just perception. It is just the political agenda behind it, exploiting the almost lovable lassie-know-it-all, that makes me cringe. But agreed, she can present it with much more drama than Klaver Jasser, Rob Jets and their likes in the political arena outside the borders of my little country. By the way, maybe it's time for Earth on Fire to adapt that 1971 epic to a more actual version . Edited by someone_else - April 29 2019 at 07:19


progaardvark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Crossover/Symphonic/RPI Teams Joined: June 14 2007 Location: Sea of Peas Status: Offline Points: 48737	Post Options Post Reply Quote progaardvark Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 29 2019 at 06:37
	We could use more like her in the United States.
	---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions

Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67381	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vompatti Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 29 2019 at 06:47
	I guess as an avid environmentalist she has some practical suggestions on how to acutely reverse population growth, reverse migration from poor countries to rich countries, and cut down industry worldwide to the level of the early 19th century or so? Or do her financers not want her talking about the real issues?