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This is a link post Lolz
Extinction Rebellion spokesman.
(sniffi the cat /remembers/this was /all fields..., Wed 17 Apr 2019, 16:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post
Oh dear
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 16:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post battle of the bellends

(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 16:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post solid working class Adam Boulton there (prep school, Westminster, Oxford)

(benito vaselini no not that one, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 16:46, , Reply)
This is a normal post He's an apostate! Let's stone him!

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 19:55, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nobody comes out of that looking good.
Not even the camerapersons.
 (Plague Hedgehog 'posting crap', Wed 17 Apr 2019, 17:28, , Reply)
This is a normal post 65 seconds without BREAKING NEWS is a long time for Sky News
so they must have some drama in the studio.
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 18:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post that's a shame
They want someone with some wit and fire in their belly, not an insincere sounding depressed sixth former.

The correct response would be telling Boulton to fuck himself, it's not about who I am, and it's not going to matter who you are when shit starts getting real.

a mocking 'I think you might be underestimating the gravity of the situation here' etc...
 (Melatonin, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 19:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post he should have asked Boulton how much red meat he eats in a week
I bet the fat shed's carbon footprint is enormous
 (benito vaselini no not that one, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 20:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post You know what, I take it back
Having watched the whole interview, he did alright. He's only 21, and he's out there doing more than I fucking am, and he gets a bit teary eyed, but he isn't wrong.

Boultons 'yeah sure millions might die, but don't you realize that some people have been slightly inconvenienced?' line is a joke.

They play the kid off as a loon, but this clip is going to age poorly, very quickly.
 (Melatonin, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 21:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post You're right
And Boulton's attitude is so sneering that you do wonder what sort of intelligence he does possess if he believes that what they are saying is actually wrong. But send in someone a bit more ballsy next time
 (I helped save b3ta! The_cold_stare Coming here only when very, very bored, Wed 17 Apr 2019, 22:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post When is Extinction Rebellion coming out on PS4?

(I helped save b3ta! cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 2:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Steam only mate

(PhosphorBurnedEyes Swastika Shop opening here soon, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 10:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post The problem is until we are all-knowing; all our "science" about "the future" is uncertain.
We're taking odds on our existence - because no one has "track form" - we haven't run this race before - and it's far from over I suspect.

But all of politics is a gamble at the future. These kids will grow to understand this.
 (chompedhomas, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 5:01, , Reply)
This is a normal post high stakes
to bet against the 97% consensus though eh.
 (Melatonin, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 8:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post Consensus on being able to predict the future.
Have we modelled the human brain yet? No? Oh, but we're doing the planet?... and we're saying where we'll be in 20 - 40 - 50 years time?

I'm all for doing things about it now... but I'm also not too worried about humanity.

....and the planet will go on regardless.
 (chompedhomas, Fri 19 Apr 2019, 11:15, , Reply)
This is a normal post The "optics" problem is that ER are all awfully nice middle class types
- and predominantly white. It looks like an outing from Waitrose who want to be a bit rebellious because they think climate change might affect the price of their homes. They can afford to be there and afford the changes to lifestyle they DEMAND. The poorest don't have that choice.

We do have a problem with destroying the planet, but the elephant in the room is population. World population is currently growing by 83 million people each year, but no-one mentions that. It's easier to blame ourselves for CO2.
 (plankton, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 6:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like this!

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 22:25, , Reply)
This is a normal post Greatest threat to our planet is overpopulation.
As Frankie Boyle once pointed out: "if people truly understood how fucked our planet actually is already, they'd save up their Tesco's carrier bags and use them to suffocate their children"

We are well beyond the point of no return; we don't need carbon taxes we need mass human extinction.

If this is seen as a bit radical, how about more widespread availability of birth control, and derision of those who want large families (as promoted by most of the major world religions...)?
 (I helped save b3ta! da5id <YOUR SIG HERE>, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 6:58, , Reply)
This is a normal post I like Frankie Boyle
But there is still time before the point of no return.
It's fine in the context of a stand up routine, but it'll drive some people into apathy and fatalism if we start saying it like it's true.

Also yes, in terms of individual actions, fewer kids has the largest impact.
 (Melatonin, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 8:35, , Reply)
This is a normal post Empowering and educating women should do it

(benito vaselini no not that one, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 9:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post Empowering them like electing them as Prime Minister?

(I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 22:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Overpopulation is also the result of increasing longevity
which leads to overconsumption of candles.
 (I helped save b3ta! Mudface The web isn't callipygian, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 9:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^this
It turns out that raising people out of poverty, improving food production and coming up with treatments for all these diseases has had consequences.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 10:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post But aren't there also some predictions that population will level off as a consequence?
Even now birth rates are decreasing in the West as living standards have increased. One can imagine something similar occurring to other countries as people become more comfortable and less concerned with making babies all the time.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 13:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hans Rosling had a good presentation on that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LyzBoHo5EI
 (Melatonin, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 13:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post Birth rates are NOT decreasing in the West.
It's just decreasing amongst certain types of people in the West.
 (I helped save b3ta! Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Thu 18 Apr 2019, 22:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Looks like a pretty steady decline to me
data.worldbank.org/indicator/sp.dyn.tfrt.in
 (I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Fri 19 Apr 2019, 9:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Good job Extinction Rebellion
You started with a clear clause and a need for action. Then you proceeded to fuck everything up with your stupid stunts, obstructions, and subsequent arrests. So now the narrative is about you instead. You fucking pricks.
 (MagicMoose, Sat 20 Apr 2019, 11:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I don't want that cunt to have a future.
There.
 (I helped save b3ta! Prestidigitus will set this 'ere black puddin on you, Mon 22 Apr 2019, 0:12, , Reply)