I often talk to people who say, ‘No, we have to be hopeful and to inspire each other, and we can't tell [people] too many negative things' . . . But, no - we have to tell it like it is. Because if there are no positive things to tell, then what should we do, should we spread false hope? We can't do that, we have to tell the truth. (Greta Thunberg)

I often talk to people who say, ‘No, we have to be hopeful and to inspire each other, and we can't tell [people] too many negative things' . . . But, no - we have to tell it like it is. Because if there are no positive things to tell, then what should we do, should we spread false hope? We can't do that, we have to tell the truth.

Greta Thunberg

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