In response to Greta Thunberg
speaking to the UN about the perils of not addressing climate change and
hurting people's lives, this woman demonstrated the sentiment of her second
sentence - "I think not"
9/23/2019 FB Posted by: Penny [redacted] So a 14 year old
has appropriate credentials and years of scientific knowledge and data to
support her opinions? I think not-
Fortunately the follow up comments
were universally against Ms. Penny for her complete lack of critical thinking
regarding who and what a representative is on any subject. And while she is
entitled to her opinion, she is also subject to the public criticism which
follows such an ill-informed expression.
Instead of debating the content of
Ms. Thunberg's message, the emphasis has been placed on the messenger. Ad hominem attacks are always indicative
of the fact the person has nothing to add to the discourse. Unfortunately, the
venue for debate in America has devolved into what comedienne Paula Poundstone
has described, "America has become one giant game of Dodgeball."
It is a sad state of affairs that
there are far too many people just like Ms. Penny on Facebook, Twitter and
other social platforms who parrot their indoctrinated counter-measures and
eschew the education that was offered to them as they matured from child to
adult. When people adopt the ad hominem
attack as their modus operandi in the
public square they become like the little boy with a BB gun taking potshots at
anything that catches their eye.
