• henchmannumber3@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    The fact that the council won’t likely be swayed by her alone isn’t her problem. Her wit and the virality can bring other pressure beyond her own delivery.

    And the pacing is likely attributable to the fact that public commentary is limited to a time constraint in these meetings. She had a lot to say and not a lot of time to say it in.

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      6 hours ago

      That’s true, there’s usually a time limit for statements from the public.

      However, when you’re making a statement your primary objective is for your points to be received by your audience. Talking faster does not support that objective.

      I don’t agree that witty snarky is the right way to get virality or traction, it’s too easy for the minds you’re trying to reach to disregard. Greta Thunberg demonstrated what a young female orator stating the obvious can achieve.

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        46 minutes ago

        I don’t agree that there’s only a single prescribed method that everyone should attempt to emulate. This method was incisive and memorable. It drove the point home very effectively. She brought real world examples instead of just hypothetical fears. Her sarcastic delivery implied that the council’s position was gleefully evil and comfortable with authoritarian abuses, which should give them pause and make them consider at least how they’re being perceived, much less what their actual motivations are. And she offered real world consequences by mentioning their reelection. Greta can do it her way. This woman should continue being herself.

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        50 minutes ago

        Greta Thunberg demonstrated what a young female orator stating the obvious can achieve.

        She achieved some virtue signaling responses that didn’t actually improve the issue from the side that was already pro and being called a sock puppet from the side that was con.

        What Greta has achieved in modern times with her actions, not with speeches, is way more powerful.