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"Maxime Bernier wants us to think he is sorry. The leader of the
extremist People’s Party of Canada had tweeted that Swedish climate
activist Greta Thunberg is “clearly mentally unstable. Not only
autistic, but obsessive-compulsive, eating disorder, depression, and
lethargy, and she lives in a constant state of fear. She wants us to
feel the same.”
Facing a ferocious backlash, he has since backpedaled, calling the
16-year-old “a brave young woman” who unfortunately is a “pawn” of the
climate movement.
Thunberg is nobody’s pawn. I have rarely met anyone — child or adult —
who better knows their own mind. And this is not despite her autism; it
may well be because of it. In fact, a big part of what has made Thunberg
such an inspiring figure, is the fact that she is living proof that
diversity — in her case neurodiversity — is absolutely key to the
survival of our species."
Via Jennifer Freeman.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
