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Greta Thunberg apologizes after saying politicians should be put 'against the wall'
The Hill ^ | 12 14 2019 | Marina Pitofsky

Posted on 12/14/2019 6:59:34 PM PST by yesthatjallen

Greta Thunberg apologized Saturday after saying that politicians should be put "against the wall” after some critics alleged that the teen climate activist was advocating for violence against officials.

“Yesterday I said we must hold our leaders accountable and unfortunately said “put them against the wall”. That’s Swenglish: “att ställa någon mot väggen” (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable,” Thunberg tweeted.

“That’s what happens when you improvise speeches in a second language. But of course I apologise if anyone misunderstood this. I can not enough express the fact that I - as well as the entire school strike movement- are against any possible form of violence. It goes without saying but I say it anyway,” she continued.

Thunberg joined thousands of students in the Italian city of Turin Friday for a protest to push the country’s government to take greater action to curb carbon emissions. She traveled to the city from Madrid after attending a United Nations climate summit in Spain.

Thunberg told the crowd in Turin that world leaders are running away from their responsibilities to address carbon emissions and fight climate change, the Associated Press reported.

“We have to make sure that they cannot do that," she said. "We will make sure they, that we put them against the wall, and that they will have to do their job and to protect our futures."

In Swedish, the phrase “putting someone against the wall” means someone is forced to address difficult questions of a difficult situation.”

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1 posted on 12/14/2019 6:59:34 PM PST by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Who cares what a child barely out of puberty says?


2 posted on 12/14/2019 7:02:39 PM PST by chopperk (ms)
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To: yesthatjallen

There was no mistake. That’s what she meant. In fact, most lefties would do this. It’s why we need the Second Amendment.


3 posted on 12/14/2019 7:03:13 PM PST by profit_guy
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To: yesthatjallen

Whoever is feeding this kid all of this stuff is guilty of child abuse.


4 posted on 12/14/2019 7:03:15 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: yesthatjallen
I can not enough express the fact that I - as well as the entire school strike movement- are against any possible form of violence.

Unless the violence is committed by the government to get her agenda passed, then she's all for violence.

5 posted on 12/14/2019 7:04:28 PM PST by guitar Josh
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To: yesthatjallen

But she still wishes that all conservatives would die a slow, painful, agonizing death.


6 posted on 12/14/2019 7:04:33 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: profit_guy

She didn’t ‘mean it’. Her adult ‘handlers’ meant it.


7 posted on 12/14/2019 7:04:53 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it")
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To: yesthatjallen

8 posted on 12/14/2019 7:05:18 PM PST by conservative98
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To: yesthatjallen

Greta the Dropout


9 posted on 12/14/2019 7:05:34 PM PST by butlerweave
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If I had my way, I'd have all of you shot!

hat tip Chris37

10 posted on 12/14/2019 7:05:51 PM PST by Eddie01
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11 posted on 12/14/2019 7:06:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: yesthatjallen

. . . (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable,” Thunberg tweeted. “You know, as in Put him against the wall and blow his frickin brains out.” That’s all.


12 posted on 12/14/2019 7:06:35 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: yesthatjallen

At least she didn’t blame it on her mental problems of autism, aspbergers, bipolar, whatever the flavor of the day is.


13 posted on 12/14/2019 7:06:53 PM PST by redcatcherb412
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To: yesthatjallen
"And it's up against the wall Redneck mother

A mother who has raised her son so well

He's 34 and drink'n in a Honey tonk

Kicking hippies asses and raising hell."

*Jerry Jeff Walker

14 posted on 12/14/2019 7:07:25 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: yesthatjallen
Her apology is not good enough.

(I learned that one from her ilk.)

15 posted on 12/14/2019 7:07:29 PM PST by daler
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To: yesthatjallen

That is not an accurate translation of the asserted Swedish phrase. She meant what she said.


16 posted on 12/14/2019 7:07:53 PM PST by p. henry
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To: chopperk

Cow deer ewe!


17 posted on 12/14/2019 7:07:59 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: chopperk

Remember the 30 year rule, if you are not at least 30 years old don’t speak to me.


18 posted on 12/14/2019 7:08:14 PM PST by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: yesthatjallen

“...That’s Swenglish: “att ställa någon mot väggen” (to put someone against the wall) means to hold someone accountable,” Thunberg tweeted.”

Yeah, right. Nice try kid. We know what you meant.


19 posted on 12/14/2019 7:08:22 PM PST by WWG1WWA ("Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." - Marcus Aurelius)
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To: Jamestown1630

Her handler is a 23 year-old German woman named Luisa Marie-Nuebauer


20 posted on 12/14/2019 7:09:06 PM PST by butlerweave
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