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Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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[-] festkoerper@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

She doesn't want to be sexualised any further than she she already is.

It is her most innate human right.

Which is to defend, instead of "discussable".

[-] redraven@midwest.social 32 points 1 day ago

In all seriousness, the world needs to cut all military, economic, and political ties and support to Israel until they end the genocide and submit to the ICC and ICJ for war crimes and crimes against humanity prosecution. Israel needs to face consequences for every single atrocity they've committed.

[-] kerrigan778 24 points 1 day ago

Really speed running the geneva suggestions

[-] Greddan@feddit.org 17 points 1 day ago

Well yeah. It's a rogue terrorist state and it's supporters should be investigated.

[-] Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 12 points 1 day ago

I don't understand why many of the world's governments keep walking on eggshells around this issue. I assume it's just money. It's always money or influence.

[-] oftheair 4 points 1 day ago

and history, a lot of them helped set up israel, it would be 'difficult' to admit they were wrong to do so.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Every headline I see about this gets more watered down

"Greta forced to use bathroom that hadn't been cleaned in 6 hours, handed towel made in Israel to dry her face"

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they were pricks to her, but I just saw three stories in a row, one that she had been beaten, one that she had be dragged by her hair, and now this one saying that her cell was dirty and she had to hold flags...

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Good for being critical. Without independent journalism over there, who can really say?

[-] Aeao@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I also am waiting for real information. I’m very concerned and angry about this, but I don’t want to get sucked into false information.

The solid information we have is plenty horrible enough to be angry about.

[-] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 130 points 2 days ago

They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,”

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

daddy usa lets me do whatever i want

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

Yeah exactly, "making her hold flags".
:/

[-] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Where is the original from?

[-] pantherina@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This. Just dropping a quote without a source?

Edit: it is from just that article

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Of course this isn't acceptable. But it's hardly a balanced report. For instance, she's 22 - hardly a little girl.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 days ago

22 is young, my dude. Isn't that the tragedy we're meant to learn from 2 world wars, that war is a meat grinder for the young?

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, wars are horrible.

[-] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago

The description is of her size, not her age.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, so there was another Greta on the boat who was bigger, and they just used big/little to distinguish?
Or were they trying to imply Greta is physically weak, or fits in small places? Wft does is make a difference if she's 'little'? Torturing anyone is bad. I'd say it's especially bad to torture a child; which is what the quote was trying to imply.

[-] Strawberry 3 points 1 day ago

Surely you are not this dense

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Please don't call me Shirley.

[-] 4Robato@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

Why do you comment something without reading the article? This is a quote from someone explaining what they saw, not the reporter describing her like that.

[-] IsoKiero@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

I thought that it was a bit odd wording too based on the quote alone, implying that Greta was some fragile small thing everyone should protect instead of brave young woman that she is. But then I read the article and in context it makes sense, that's something I might say too in the same situation.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Of course. And that's the main source the reporter is using, so it's relevant.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago

What other source did you want? IDF soldiers explaining how they did nothing to her at all and she deserved every bit of it.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Well that would likely be even more biased. Yes, it would be good to get a statement from Israel. But just because we can't get unbiased info doesn't mean we should believe everything.

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago

This quote says little Greta, not little girl.

[-] Strawberry 1 points 1 day ago

she is physically a small person

[-] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your comment got -70 downvotes but this dude essentially said the same thing with majority agreeing him with +200 upvotes. Lemmy, pick a side already, sheesh.

[-] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Funny. I can handle downvotes! Do they even get tallied somewhere on Lenny?

[-] zululove@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Let’s get our 2A party sticks and some boats and go get her idfk what else to do guys lol

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