• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 months ago

        Lying to smear a role model is uncivil, as is whataboutism.

        Not that it’s going to stop you from spreading disinformation to suit your agenda, but just to set the record straight:

        Contrary to the rampant online rumors, Greta Thunberg’s net worth is estimated to be $100,000 as of 2025. Unlike many public figures, Thunberg does not profit from her activism. She has made it clear multiple times that any earnings from her book sales or speeches go directly to charity.

        One particularly popular yet unfounded rumor is that she is set to inherit $10 million from her parents, opera singer Malena Ernman and actor Svante Thunberg. However, Swedish income tax records—which are publicly available—show that her parents are not millionaires. While they may be considered comfortably upper-middle class, their wealth has been grossly exaggerated by misinformation campaigns.

        Source

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          7 months ago

          FYI, FreedomAdvocate is a prolific fascistic sealion. Their MO is stringing people along with bad faith arguments in an attempt to waste their time. You’re better off ignoring them and reporting where appropriate.

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            7 months ago

            That’s alright, I figured that I would lay out some facts (some of which people genuinely wanting to know more might not be aware of) while making fun of the fascist and THEN report all the disinformation, so that’s what I did.

            Thanks for the heads up, though, untimely as it may be 😁🤜

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            7 months ago

            Be careful, TokenBoomer (the mod here) apparently removes comments like this for ‘incivility.’

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          7 months ago

          Lmao my comment got removed for “incivility” (what was uncivil about it? Genuine question, all I did was literally just pointed out what the dude would- and did- do, and he’s still here, so…)

          Am I the only one finding it SUS that the only mod for a “progressive politics” community is a dude named ‘TokenBoomer’ lmao.

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            7 months ago

            Let me guess: sources such as Breitbart, Faux News, OANN, and Newsmax?

            Toilet paper contains more reliable information than such far right propaganda outlets.

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            7 months ago

            Who tf cares if she was born to a wealthy family? Do you advocate for all billionaire children to be shot and killed? All billionaire fetuses to be aborted? Rich people themselves to be spayed and neutered? If so, that’s a whole different and insane conversation.

            This girl has worked hard, tirelessly, through death threats and literal bombs, against fucking genocidal huge countries, for what she believes. Why in the everloving fuck should it matter if she comes from wealth? Every one of your comments here shows that pieces of shit are not defined by income level.

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        7 months ago

        Let’s discuss. Who’s a better human being: you vs the woman that chooses to put her life in danger for others despite being extremely wealthy and not needing to work?

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            7 months ago

            Well, you’re equating her with the billionaires that we all despise. I’m trying to see how despicable you find her or to understand why her wealth is relevant and not her actions.

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            7 months ago

            It has everything to do with the fact that you’re a sheltered software engineer cis man that hasn’t had to have a principled stance in your entire life and would prefer to stay comfortable in your bubble propping up a system of oppression because you yourself are not negatively impacted by it - so you choose to slag off people who are actually trying to do something by being a keyboard warrior and arguing with people online - the true definition of a freedom fighter…