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The trainee King speaks

Chizz
Chizz Posts: 28,337
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  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    What complete knob
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    Got a point I suppose. During the unusually mild November, I often had thoughts of donning a suicide belt before randomly carrying out a massacre in a concert arena.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,680
    Rowley Birkin or what?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uu62jZXfRQ
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    Years of drought in Syria drove people from their farms into the cities. Destitution and unrest ensued. Fertile ground for extremists.
  • Super_Eddie_Youds
    Super_Eddie_Youds Posts: 1,977
    You can definitely link the revolt in Syria to climate change, it's not the only cause of issues but is a real contributing factor, for the reasons @gilbertfilbert gives above.

    Not seen the full interview but he's not wrong by any means. Shame news channels seek to provoke by 140 character teasers on Twitter.
  • alan dugdale
    alan dugdale Posts: 3,077
    gilbertfilbert said:

    Years of drought in Syria drove people from their farms into the cities. Destitution and unrest ensued. Fertile ground for extremists.

    Does this apply to Boko Haram too ?
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,337
    gilbertfilbert said:

    Years of drought in Syria drove people from their farms into the cities. Destitution and unrest ensued. Fertile ground for extremists.

    Clever!
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    Glad you spotted that
  • gilbertfilbert
    gilbertfilbert Posts: 2,282
    alan dugdale said:

    gilbertfilbert said:

    Years of drought in Syria drove people from their farms into the cities. Destitution and unrest ensued. Fertile ground for extremists.

    Does this apply to Boko Haram too ?
    BH looks plain psychotic to me.

    Nothing excuses the actions of these people, anyway.
  • Daggs
    Daggs Posts: 1,344
    Climate change !! A possible 1.5 degree rise in global temp. since 1880. Yup! right through the time of massive industrialisation of many parts of the world, two world wars, multiple testing of nucleur weapons, the burning of fossil fuels and there may be a rise of 1.5 degrees.
    And no discernible rise over the last two decades.

    I'm all for protecfting our planet, but the hysteria around global warming climate change is really a bit OTT.

    As for Charles' pronouncement; Utterly ridiculous. Syrians (and others) are fleeing the barbaric Islamists known as IS.
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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    Never minded when i lived on a hill. Now i live in a valley i worry a bit. Better buy some wellington boots i suppose... yawn!
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    On the eve of the commencement of international climate talks, in Paris (which will take place from the 30th November to the 12th December):
    Campaign Against Climate Change
    Climate march, London, Sunday 29th November 2015
    Assemble at Park Lane, Noon.

    campaigncc.org/climatemarchlondon
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Exactly why the royals should stay out of politics. No doubt we should take his views on homeopathy seriously.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,981
    http://news.sky.com/story/1592373/charles-syrias-war-linked-to-climate-change

    The full interview isn't as bad as the tweet makes out.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,345
    Charlotte Church came out with the same explanation a few weeks ago on Question Time and everyone laughed at her.
  • Paddy7
    Paddy7 Posts: 1,663
    Some of the people getting wound up over this type of analysis confuse the explanation / link suggested with a justification for the appalling violence.
  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    ValleyGary said:

    http://news.sky.com/story/1592373/charles-syrias-war-linked-to-climate-change

    The full interview isn't as bad as the tweet makes out.

    Indeed - not the biggest cause of migration and terrorism by a long shot but I think he makes a convincing case for at least some influence.

    To paraphrase Ben Elton; Charles is a bit of a hippy but he's alright!
  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Exactly why the royals should stay out of politics. No doubt we should take his views on homeopathy seriously.

    No I think he is just plain wrong on that! However I know some intelligent rational people who passionately believe in it!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    edited November 2015
    Starinnaddick said:

    Charlotte Church came out with the same explanation a few weeks ago on Question Time and everyone laughed at her.

    THIS .. drought and a lack of arable land added to a population surge, not to mention the preaching of primitive religion to essentially primitive people, and the thieving and murderous regimes inherent in the area have caused havoc all over the Mid East and sub Saharan Africa, food is becoming scarce in many parts of the world. Whether this is all down to climate change is probable .. the question is, is the change solely or mainly due to human influence ? .. the earth has gone through thousands of climate changes down the billions of years it's been floating in space.
    The next wars will be fought over water (if they are not being so fought already) ... that's why the Kurds are so feared and mistrusted by the Turks, Iranians and Arabs .. the mooted 'Kurdistan' would control the sources and flow of the Tigris and Euphrates, the waterways on which the whole of the Middle East depend
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    IAgree said:

    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Exactly why the royals should stay out of politics. No doubt we should take his views on homeopathy seriously.

    No I think he is just plain wrong on that! However I know some intelligent rational people who passionately believe in it!
    But your erroneous friends don't have access to a platform for their ridiculous beliefs that The Prince of Wales does. That makes his comments newsworthy and by default important whereas your friends views remain anonymous in their stupidity.

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  • IAgree
    IAgree Posts: 1,839
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    IAgree said:

    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Exactly why the royals should stay out of politics. No doubt we should take his views on homeopathy seriously.

    No I think he is just plain wrong on that! However I know some intelligent rational people who passionately believe in it!
    But your erroneous friends don't have access to a platform for their ridiculous beliefs that The Prince of Wales does. That makes his comments newsworthy and by default important whereas your friends views remain anonymous in their stupidity.

    Ok you got me there!

    Not friend btw, just acquaintances - I passionately believe healthcare should be evidence based, if at all feasible, and homeopathy is quackery at its very worst!
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    ValleyGary said:

    http://news.sky.com/story/1592373/charles-syrias-war-linked-to-climate-change

    The full interview isn't as bad as the tweet makes out.

    Wow - who'd have thought?!
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    ValleyGary said:

    http://news.sky.com/story/1592373/charles-syrias-war-linked-to-climate-change

    The full interview isn't as bad as the tweet makes out.

    It's better than that, makes a lot of sense.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,436
    I thought this was going to be an interview with Lookman
  • Dippenhall
    Dippenhall Posts: 3,919
    alan dugdale said:

    gilbertfilbert said:

    Years of drought in Syria drove people from their farms into the cities. Destitution and unrest ensued. Fertile ground for extremists.

    Does this apply to Boko Haram too ?
    They're just a Blacker Shade of Dark
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,918
    Probably right, dropping all those bombs on people must make it a bit warmer

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