Spanish Minister Sums Up Climate Hypocrisy in One Scene

townhall.com ^ | 7/13/2023 0720 HRS | Leah Barkoukis

[rktman]

In a video that’s now gone viral, Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera is shown riding a bike to an informal European Union climate summit where “bicycle policy” to reduce use of gas-guzzling automobiles was a main item on the agenda.

The virtue signaling move saw Ribera, a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, escorted to the meeting in Valladolid, Spain, by an official security vehicle in front and behind her on the street.

"They want us to believe that they are very concerned about the environment, until you see the making of their promotional photos," read one response in Spanish.

"Teresa Ribera's thing about making you arrive by bicycle at a climate summit, traveling barely a hundred meters, escorted by two armored gasoline cars is another image that perfectly defines this government," said anothe

[rktman]

Uh, kinda look like E-bikes as well. Which have ZERO components made from anything having to do with fossil fuels. Right? Anyone? Bueller. Spain has their very own bootyplug.

[Robert DeLong]

Virtue signaling gone wrong, as most usually do. 🤣

[chajin]

At least the scene in The Gods Must Be Crazy where the female drives down her driveway to the mailbox, collects her mail, and then back up the driveway, was meant to be humorous. These are either serious fools or mountebanks, and one should never deposit one's money in a mountebank.

[bantam]

They’re ALL PHONIES!!!!!!!!!

[Robert DeLong]

Ya, dat be da truth. (In my louseyana accent if I had one.)🙂 👍

[Libloather]

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