This is how climate activist Miranda Whelehan described the attitude of presenters such as those in Good Morning Britain who this week literally refused to face the events of climate change. Her interview with Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh of the series caused a stir on the internet, with many comparing the episode to the TV interview in Don’t Look Up where Jennifer Lawrence’s character says: “We try to tell you that the whole planet is about to be destroyed! ” and the interviewer, played by Cate Blanchett, responds: “This is something we do here, keep up the good news!” But the GMB hosts did not just avoid it. The interview became a three-on-one section, an attack on the messenger. The two hosts and another guest appeared to describe Whelehan herself – who belongs to a protest group blocking peaceful oil terminals in the UK as part of a campaign to oust the country from oil – as simplistic and endless. hypocrite. 65-year-old Madeley rejected the argument of the much younger Whelehan not based on his advantages, but, he hinted, because he was “quite childish”. He described the protesters’ slogan, “Just Stop Oil”, as simplistic or, as he put it, “very playground”. Whelehan replied, “The answers are actually very simple – we need to stop licensing new oil. “With the oil reserves we have now and the oil fields we have that still operate, they would provide us with eight years of oil.” Good Morning Britain’s idea for a counterattack with Whelehan was to include Lowry Turner in the discussion. Turner describes herself on her website as “a well-known journalist and broadcaster who is now a trained sleep therapist and nutritionist.” She, like Madeley, attacked the messenger. “The problem I have is this idea of a group of people who decided that they are the ones who will save the world and there is a certain poet who is incredibly annoying – I bring it to a wave here – like,” How dare you ask us. because we know what is right. ” Sincerely, Miranda is 20. I am more than twice her age. I have children. I have a job, I have an elderly mother. We have to move on with our lives. “ Turner cynically described ecological activism as “about the ego.” “We spent a winter without protest and now, as soon as the sun rises, it is time for the ecological festival. It is a festival. It’s a picture. Let’s sit down with a placard. Let’s get on social media. “Let’s advertise how great a person I am.” “The people the militants should focus on are the government, not the common people.” Journalist Lowri Turner says the protesters are “incredibly annoying” and should target the government with their protests, not ordinary workers. pic.twitter.com/vqDOYu5M3P – Good morning Britain (@GMB) April 11, 2022 “I just can not believe what you are saying,” replied an almost speechless Whelehan. “The United Nations is telling us that if we reach 1.7 degrees Celsius, half the population will be exposed to unsustainable conditions.” Singh interrupted, “The point is, it’s not just about telling the facts over and over again, it’s about real protest and upset.” Madeley then shouted and asked Whelehan about her clothes. The section provoked waves of comments, including Don’t Look Up director Adam McKay, who retweeted a clip and wrote: “God bless this activist who stayed there with this TV creature. [Madeley]. #JustStopOil I wonder how much fossil fuel advertising this show gets. Or is the host of course so ignorant? Or both? “ God bless this activist who gets stuck there with this TV creature. #JustStopOil – Adam McKay (@GhostPanther) April 12, 2022 GreenpeaceUK wrote on Twitter, “#DontLookUp is supposed to be a satire. I feel quite real right now. “ #DontLookUp is supposed to be a satire. I feel quite real right now. #JustStopOil pic.twitter.com/tLRnJTqJj2 – Greenpeace UK (@GreenpeaceUK) April 12, 2022 In a later article for The Guardian Whelehan, he wrote: “What’s worse is that these presenters and journalists think they know better than the top scientists or academics who have been studying the climate crisis for decades and refuse to listen differently.” You can watch the full interview at GMB below.
