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24. Sage advice, not just for Greta

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 03:31 PM

Oct 15

For anyone, including American citizens, who doesn't sympathize with fascism and jackbooted, truncheon wielding sons of the Gestapo.

Wish I had the option of leaving and staying away permanently. After a life of 80 years in America, I'd leave in a second if I had someplace to go and the gelt to support myself and my wife.

After 2 years in the Army (one in Vietnam) and 32 years serving the public as a Federal employee, I find I have a very uncertain financial future -- my Federal annuity is not as safe as it seemed when there were true anti-fascist Americans running things. And,, hell, my Social Security is going to fade away like yesterday's sunshine once the fascists install themselves permanently in power. (Not just my Social Security. Everybody's.)

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Greta Thunberg was Tortured (confirmed) [View all] angrychair Oct 15 OP

When is it too much? SWBTATTReg Oct 15 #1

It was almost too much when we still had a democracy, now it will never be too much. nt yaesu Oct 15 #5

It's also too much when your gov doesn't have your back womanofthehills Thursday #119

for Republiscum? Never. For decent people like us. It's always too much. LymphocyteLover Oct 15 #15

for the psychopaths, it's never enough. nt Javaman Oct 15 #22

So true, as we are seeing in real time, tRUMP, and his pathologically messed up idiots compete w/ each other on SWBTATTReg Oct 15 #43

Message deleted by the DU Administrators womanofthehills Thursday #121

rt.com? Seriously? sarisataka Thursday #123

In any war, police action, or authoritarian state slightlv Oct 15 #77

She was born Jan 2003, so she is currently 22. nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Thursday #109

And so it goes, throughout history, Disaffected Oct 15 #2

and of all the people of the world, I would have expected the Israelis to have avoided this kind of behavior---- Jack Valentino Oct 15 #87

Ben-Gvir torture warning womanofthehills Thursday #120

Too long ago. Disaffected Thursday #134

Disgusting fit for a Nurenberg trial UTUSN Oct 15 #3

Horrific Johnny2X2X Oct 15 #4

I bet Dump is salivating at the chance to sic his ICE goons on her Blue Owl Oct 15 #6

Right. yellow dahlia Oct 15 #7

Reuchscomamdsnt Miller has been walking around all day with 3Hotdogs Oct 15 #25

Yes YD. Greta is an international treasure and should be protected. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #32

She hasn't succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome,apparently. BattleRow Oct 15 #40

She has a strong will and moral core. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #42

Sage advice, not just for Greta RVN VET71 Oct 15 #24

Beaten and tortured simply for wanting to feed starving people whom Israel wants to kill. Lonestarblue Oct 15 #8

Cruelty is used to dominate, manipulate, or intimidate others. walkingman Oct 15 #9

yes it is used to control, intimidate, punish. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #34

Greta is like Jane Goodall in that her strength comes from within and in doing the right thing. Botany Oct 15 #10

Evil has taken over the world. And the US is part of the evil. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #11

They are indeed angrychair Oct 15 #13

In the majority of the cases, the U.S. is directing and financing the evil. Shoeless Louis Oct 15 #93

I hope the ICC can figure out who to charge yellow dahlia Oct 15 #12

Yes these are crimes. And need to be punished. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #35

Greta and other humanitarians are dangerous terrorists armed with food and medicine. Ping Tung Oct 15 #14

Who is surprised by this despicable behavior? Seems totally on brand to me. littlemissmartypants Oct 15 #16

I'm having flashbacks to Abu Gareb in Iraq when the Americans tortured prisioners. OMGWTF Oct 15 #17

Are any US outlets reporting this? Fiendish Thingy Oct 15 #18

Not really angrychair Oct 15 #19

There is no independent verification SCantiGOP Oct 15 #49

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The story is filled with her quotes and numerous publications around the globe Passages Oct 15 #60

I just like to see a little corroboration in my news, that's all. Fiendish Thingy Oct 15 #65

I understand. Passages Oct 15 #72

Other flotilla folks saw it happen to her obamanut2012 Thursday #131

No he didnt. Eko Oct 15 #61

Other women prisoners have similar stories womanofthehills Oct 15 #86

So have young boys. iemanja Thursday #96

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You're linking to a right-wing Russian state-sponsored propaganda twitter account in support of the claim. lapucelle Thursday #127

Israel is what you consider independent verification? iemanja Thursday #103

Just terrible swong19104 Oct 15 #20

Bingo mjvpi Oct 15 #78

DUPE bif Oct 15 #21

Not a dupe, your link goes to a 10 day old article, this OP article is from today & is from the best Swedish major paper Celerity Oct 15 #38

Is there any rule against posting an op SocialDemocrat61 Oct 15 #70

Only in LBN Polybius Oct 15 #80

Once again, SO WHAT?? This forum is GD, not LBN. niyad Thursday #104

Each forum has "about forum" Click that and Emile Thursday #111

We are supporting the BidenRocks Oct 15 #23

The other side is Hamas Polybius Oct 15 #82

I was thinking of non-affiliated Palestinians. BidenRocks Oct 15 #84

The other side is the people of Palestine iemanja Thursday #97

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Oct 15 #26

Imagine Traildogbob Oct 15 #27

Yes I thought the same thing. Ice capture could have been enen worse. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #36

Being hung by hooks & beaten is pretty bad - Israel is evil womanofthehills Oct 15 #88

Wow! Traildogbob Thursday #112

Any one good or decent will be destroyed. Irish_Dem Thursday #113

This is hyperbole, right? whathehell Thursday #108

Gives us a minute Traildogbob Thursday #115

She is as super hero as they get DoBW Oct 15 #28

Fuck those bastards. GreenWave Oct 15 #29

Is Israel ever going to have a "Are We The Baddies?" moment? Grokenstein Oct 15 #30

Setting murder traps, using food to lure starving children, is unthinkable. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #31

Just as one would trap a starving animal,sadly. BattleRow Oct 15 #39

Yes exactly the same as setting traps for starving animals. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #41

Thank you for the info. BattleRow Oct 15 #48

No one wants to bring it up. Irish_Dem Oct 15 #73

Not only MAGAs ,imho. BattleRow Oct 15 #74

Does beating up and sexually harassing an autistic girl come before or after that one? meadowlander Oct 15 #69

According to activist Sara Wilkerson womanofthehills Oct 15 #91

Rape is a Putin war strategy too. Irish_Dem Thursday #114

Not to diminish it, but US prisoners and ICE detainees are also subjected to invasive body searches lostnfound Thursday #129

This. Dark n Stormy Knight Friday #137

They probably should have hit that point when they helped South Africa develop nuclear weapons. name not needed Thursday #132

Aftonbladet is the best major national newspaper here in Sweden Celerity Oct 15 #33

"I want to hear it from her first" now it will be Klarkashton Oct 15 #37

As if a genocide isn't proof enough for some peeps. miyazaki Oct 15 #63

A pariah state gone further in decay. Passages Oct 15 #44

No words malaise Oct 15 #45

Awful. QueerDuck Oct 15 #46

Aftonbladet (Swedish: [ˈftɔnˌblɑːdɛt], lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish daily tabloid newspaper lostincalifornia Oct 15 #47

The minister of internal security angrychair Oct 15 #57

Quick, look over there iemanja Thursday #99

I give this 2 days before CNN and MSNBC report this Oppaloopa Oct 15 #51

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"Actual Jew" here Mossfern Oct 15 #53

With the Third Rail activated, BidenRocks Oct 15 #54

I apologize Mossfern Oct 15 #55

General Discussion Rules BidenRocks Oct 15 #64

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My sincere thank you...... Butterflylady Oct 15 #75

It is offensive, but not surprising. There are plenty of American Jews who were against how this war lostincalifornia Oct 15 #83

Israel has renewed its bombings and starvation iemanja Thursday #98

... and Hamas Mossfern Thursday #117

I didn't make that comment iemanja Thursday #128

Actual Jews? Is there another kind of Jew? sarisataka Oct 15 #56

My post attempted to convey the fact that this a self-perpetuating Horror show. BurnDoubt Oct 15 #66

Where are the Christians and Muslims ? JI7 Thursday #95

You are right. They have had a target on their backs for most of recorded history. BurnDoubt Thursday #105

It's mainly Christians and Muslims that violently impose their religion on others JI7 Thursday #107

I put this on that fat f*cking felon. Buddyzbuddy Oct 15 #58

"That's how it works?" mountain grammy Oct 15 #59

everyone is going to feel pretty dumb when this jg10003 Oct 15 #67

If that is the case, I predict crickets MichMan Oct 15 #68

Not just one source for this. meadowlander Oct 15 #71

Oops. Kingofalldems Oct 15 #79

+1 red dog 1 Oct 15 #81

Thank you. It is a shame. David__77 Thursday #122

Why would we expect More? Netanyahu is wanted by the ICC as a war criminal Bread and Circuses Oct 15 #76

I remember telling... Ollie Garkie Oct 15 #85

I was just thinking... AloeVera Oct 15 #90

Well said-nt Ollie Garkie Oct 15 #92

Exactly Goddessartist Thursday #116

I won't link to it, but just days ago someone called her a piece of shit Orrex Thursday #94

Deplorable. iemanja Thursday #100

Peter Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg could be the Antichrist Brenda Thursday #130

Eventually Israel is going to wind up like South Vietnam soon. Crowman2009 Thursday #101

They really are terrified of her, I wonder why? Dave Bowman Thursday #102

Competing narratives here fujiyamasan Thursday #106

What... druidity33 Thursday #110

Greta said Ben--Gvir was in same room with her womanofthehills Thursday #124

I wanted to hear what she had to say and I was hoping the reports were wrong. BlueTsunami2018 Thursday #118

According to AI - Ben Givr visited the prison when flotilla people first arrived womanofthehills Thursday #125

;-{( Goonch Thursday #126

Gerta? sarisataka Thursday #135

I've looked at my OP angrychair Friday #136