Now Jeremy Clarkson is no stranger to criticism and opponents of his outspoken views. And this blog entry isn't necessarily pointing the finger at him, more the people who follow him. You know, the people who join Facebook groups praising his every word and applaud his newspaper articles. I'm sure he's great conversation it's just he's a tad on the sensationalist side of things.
This may not come as news to you it's just today his article seemed to be putting climate change up against the 'current economy climate'. He seemed to claim that now we're facing a recession we won't waste our time worrying about the climate.
According to Jeremy when everything was hunkydory "the people in power had nothing much to do except feel guilty about all the money that was pouring in. So, to make themselves feel better, they invented a problem with the climate and said no new roads could be built in case a family of snails got squashed". As much as I understand that the economic situation must be resolved it doesn't mean the problem of climate change has dissapeared, nor was it just a fashionable issue to fill the time until the next financial crisis.
Clarkson goes on to say that "during the Cuban Missile Crisis, no one cared whether a footballer had a bit of a scrap down at the boozer". Nice comparison between an issue that Barack Obama has pledged $150 billion to in the next decade and....well, a fight at a pub.
So Jeremy Clarkson, you are a national treasure. Just try to treasure our nation's conscience when expressing your views.
This may not come as news to you it's just today his article seemed to be putting climate change up against the 'current economy climate'. He seemed to claim that now we're facing a recession we won't waste our time worrying about the climate.
According to Jeremy when everything was hunkydory "the people in power had nothing much to do except feel guilty about all the money that was pouring in. So, to make themselves feel better, they invented a problem with the climate and said no new roads could be built in case a family of snails got squashed". As much as I understand that the economic situation must be resolved it doesn't mean the problem of climate change has dissapeared, nor was it just a fashionable issue to fill the time until the next financial crisis.
Clarkson goes on to say that "during the Cuban Missile Crisis, no one cared whether a footballer had a bit of a scrap down at the boozer". Nice comparison between an issue that Barack Obama has pledged $150 billion to in the next decade and....well, a fight at a pub.
So Jeremy Clarkson, you are a national treasure. Just try to treasure our nation's conscience when expressing your views.
Christian
Oh and being a music blog, best to end on a musical note. This has to be one of my favourite music videos ever
Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Breakbot Remix)
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