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Pro-Israel Figures Threaten to Kill Greta Thunberg Over Gaza Aid Mission - Quds News Network (2025-06-02)

https://qudsnen.co/pro-israel-figures-threaten-to-kill-greta-thunberg-over-gaza-aid-mission/
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>> ... Greta Thunberg is facing a wave of violent threats by pro-genocide individuals after joining a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Pro-Israel figures have called for her death or harm as she sails to challenge Israel’s siege on the devastated territory.

>> Republican Senator Lindsey Graham posted on X: “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!”...

#StopIsrael #StopGenocide #FreedomFlotilla
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[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The point of activism is to get more people to talk about issues and to bring about change. There's billions of us. A single person will never be credited with changing the public opinion on anything, that's not how things work. It's unfair to ask what she has accomplished because she's not in a line of work where results are immediate and obvious. And she's only 22. Millions of people are talking about climate change and other issues thanks to her. Can you name a more (positive)influential person?

Yes, she's successful. How many activists can you name over the top of your head? I'm sure the list is short. And most of them don't get as many headlines written nor do they gather the same amount of people.

Do you want someone to go around the world and ask each person who inspired them to be better humans? Do you want to ask politicians why they pass each bill and which protest forced them to finally take action? Or how do you propose we quantify her success if not by number of followers and articles written?