Jeremy Clarkson: Just been for a walk round the farm and I’m a bit alarmed by how few butterflies there are.

Something is afoot.

Danny Wallace: Diesel-smelling Top Gear host who threatened climate protestors misses butterflies.

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    6 months ago

    I suppose he only cares about the climate because it now affects his farming business, that’s it.

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    6 months ago

    The only reason Clarkson is still well liked is because he is funny and charismatic. But over all he is still an arch-conservative Tory jerk.

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    6 months ago

    To those curious, do not check out the original post

    Comments are entirely “cloud seeding”, “blocking solar radiation with dangerous chemicals”, and sensible people arguing for encouraging biodiversity being shut out, a few by Car Man himself

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      6 months ago

      a few by Car Man himself

      I was put off until this part. Curiosity is now at high levels. Expecting massive hoop jumping and that’s always funny to watch.

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      6 months ago

      It’s Twitter it’s practically a requirement that everyone on there is a moron who thinks the Earth is flat and the moon is a sticker.

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    6 months ago

    I quite enjoyed Top Gear. However. I have since found Clarkson to be just another rich old right winger that doesn’t care what he says. He’s a bit of an asshole.

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    6 months ago

    To be fair. His farming ventures have moved his opinion on climate in a positive direction. People can change their mind and that is a good thing. I would even go as far as calling it a very good sign that even a person as stubborn as the great ape Clarkson can change their opinion on this matter is absolutely fantastic. Good on Clarkson! And fuck the other guy for shoving up the past in his face when he is trying to be better.

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      6 months ago

      To be fair. His farming ventures have moved his opinion on climate in a positive direction.

      But have they? His insistence at this point is that he doesn’t have to do anything, or change anything, science will “solve the issue”. Nothing better than someone who thinks any mess they make can be cleaned up by someone else so why bother trying to make any changes that makes your life slightly less convenient?

      He added: ‘I won’t drive a Tesla. I’ve got probably 10 cars, all with V8 engines. I don’t think electric cars solve anything. Science is going to be needed here, not politics. Science will solve it eventually. Always does.’

      https://metro.co.uk/2024/04/29/problem-jeremy-clarksons-global-warming-joke-20736068/

      To be fair. His farming ventures have moved his opinion on climate in a positive direction.