Who Will Be the Next Great Climate Teen?
12th September 2023
Now that truant Greta Thunberg is all grown up and aging out of her usefulness, progressive groups and our media are on the hunt, American Idol-style, for the next great Climate Teen. Just as the left puts teenagers on the frontline for gun control, and the Biden administration uses rosy-cheeked heartthrobs (much like Hamas does with human shields) to yell at people on TikTok, the media is desperately thirsty for a new batch of young climate activists with the charisma of boy band stars and the backing of thousands of lawyers and parents with political ambitions — they just won’t tell you that last part.
Take the case of Badge and Lander Busse from Montana. These plucky teens, aptly named like a couple of young Wes Anderson/Davy Crockett Boy Scouts, are leading a group of youngsters who have become the new climate choir by filing a lawsuit against their own state. The judge, in a decision that is almost certainly going to be reversed upon appeal, ruled in favor of the lawsuit, which claims as damages that the teenagers could no longer participate in their privileged white kid activities, including horseback riding, skiing, fishing and even musical theater.
The media fawned over the new Captain Planet brigade, lavishing them with national attention usually reserved for influencers and Justin Bieber, ignoring the fact that when it comes to the issue of climate, we’re supposed to listen to scientists, not high schoolers. But that doesn’t matter anymore; the climate debate is more about which kids look the coolest on Instagram. But behind these fresh-faced climate celebrities you’ll find thousands of dollars of dark money backing attorneys bringing frivolous lawsuits.