Thread by @ClimateHuman

How do I politely tell some prominent world leaders on here that their irresponsibility and indifference over climate change are causing young people to have panic attacks and suicidal thoughts?

I've been engaging with youth climate activists for over ten years, and I am very concerned about mental health issues generally. The key to stopping this intensifying crisis is climate action from world leaders. Here's an article I wrote about this theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I feel that I am scrupulously truthful in my messaging, both factually and emotionally. Without bold action now we are heading into a very scary future. Sugarcoating this has done tremendous damage by contributing to society's collective climate denial and inaction.

In addition, I am fighting as hard as I can - day in, day out - to help society come out of this climate and extractive capitalist nightmare. I believe we can still save so much, but we need to fight for every fraction of a degree. I'm not a "doomer," I'm a fighter.

Finally I don't believe in being polite about this, that was just a little bit of humor

https://twitter.com/ClimateHuman/status/1275711693881069569

Here is an example of some impoliteness I just did. #ClimateRebellion

I kind of wish I hadn't put "politely" in the original tweet, but also glad to see so many people pushing back against it! Yes, you are correct, THE TIME FOR POLITENESS IS OVER