Americans use two words, character assassination , to define any sustained attempt to damage a character's reputation or credibility (usually, someone with fame or notoriety). Another phrase, shooting the messenger , is used to describe the act of blaming or firing on the bearer of bad news (to kill the message). The two strategies, widely used in politics, have come together in recent months to try not only to discredit Greta Thunberg but

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