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13316379, Perception... She actually engaged them, listened, responded with
Posted by FLUIDJ, Wed Feb-27-19 11:03 AM
solid reasoning WHY she wasn't voting for it and where she stood on the issue, and what she WAS doing.
I dunno...she did a LOT more than required IMO. That didn't look like a scheduled appointment. She could have easily shoo'ed them away and not talked them at all.

>... telling an obnoxious, entitled kid to fuck off (in so
>many words, of course) is one thing. A politician is supposed
>to care about their public perception and I think it's pretty
>universally accepted that she reacted horribly to a situation
>that could've easily been diffused by simply acknowledging
>their concerns and saying some typical politician bullshit
>like "I don't think the GND was the answer, but I will work
>hard to find alternate solutions to these issues to ensure the
>planet's inhabitability for your futures" or something like
>that.

What she DID was much better than appeasing them and lying to them though. She told her truth. She explained it. And presented the approach and tactic that she's intending to use and STILL stayed and heard them out.

>But I also acknowledge that we're living in strange times,
>politicians clearly don't *have* to give a shit about how they
>come off anymore lol soooo ... yea.

I'm not getting that vibe at all from the video. I understand that's the narrative being pushed...but that's not what i'm seeing.

>>and not enough time to do it....
>>I understand...and I ain't mad at her lol...


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