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I have no hidden agenda. |
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I am fighting for my future. |
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Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. |
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I am here to speak for all generations to come. |
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I am here to speak on behalf of the starving children around the world whose cries go unheard. |
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I am here to speak for the countless animals dying across this planet because they have nowhere left to go. |
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I am afraid to go out in the sun now because of the holes in the ozone. |
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I am afraid to breathe the air because I don't know what chemicals are in it. |
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And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day - vanishing forever. |
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In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist. |
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Did you have to worry about these little things when you were my age? |
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All this is happening before our eyes and yet we act as if we have all the time we want and all the solutions. |
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Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying "everything's going to be alright', "it's not the end of the world" and, and "we're doing the best we can". |
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But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. |