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From punching an assistant producer for not having food laid out for him, to saying that workers on strike should be executed in […]","datePublished":"2019-12-10","dateModified":"2019-12-16","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/matthew-collett\/#Person","name":"Matthew Collett","url":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/author\/matthew-collett\/","identifier":5,"description":"Max Wheeler is a leading motoring journalist and classic car specialist at Smart Motoring, renowned for his sharp insight and infectious passion for all things automotive. With years of experience covering motoring news, supercars, and the enduring legacy of classic cars, Max brings stories to life with style and authority. Whether it\u2019s the roar of a Lamborghini, the elegance of an Aston Martin DB5, or the cultural impact of vintage motoring icons, he delivers expert commentary that inspires enthusiasts and collectors alike. 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Although he\u2019srenowned for being the face of the greatest car show on Earth, he\u2019s equallyrenowned for being a bit of an awful person. From punching an assistant producer for not having food laid out for him, to saying that workers on strike should be executed in front of their families, Mr Clarkson has proven time and time again that he\u2019s just pretty horrible.His most recent headline-grabbing behaviourhas been to simply say bad things about Greta Thunberg. In case you don\u2019t yetknow about young Greta, she\u2019s a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden whobecame famous for her UN Climate Action Summit speech where she scornedpoliticians and world leaders for their great inaction towards the climatechange crisis. Although her speech wasn\u2019t quite as fluent and smooth as the kind of speeches we\u2019re used to hearing at these kinds of important events, it held an important message and has already had great effect in raising awareness to her cause. Clarkson, however, thinks she\u2019s a spoilt idiotchild who needs to be shut up. That may sound overly dramatic, but those wordsare actually quoting what he has said in several different instances.To get a good idea of what kind of nastinesswe\u2019re dealing with, here are just some of the main quotes from Clarkson\u2019songoing hatred of young Thunberg:In his article on The Sun he says \u201chow dareyou stand there and lecture us, you spoilt brat.\u201d and \u201cbe a good girl, shut upand let them [scientists] get on with it\u201d.In an interview with The Independent Clarkson refers to Thunberg as \u2018a stupid idiot\u2019 and said \u201cI think she\u2019s a weird Swede with a bad temper\u201d.In an Australian interview, he said \u201cShe’s madand she’s dangerous and she’s causing young children sleepless nights with heridiocy,\u201d and \u201cI think she needs to go back to school and shut up.\u201dIn another interview he proclaimed  \u201cI\u2019m a farmer, I plant woods, thousands oftrees every year. So I\u2019m not taking a lecture from Greta Thunberg who doessweet fuck all but wave her arms around\u2026\u201d\u201cSo no, I can drive as many Range Rovers as Iwant because I\u2019m completely carbon negative.\u201dA very astute point, Mr Clarkson. You\u2019re absolutely correct in saying planting woods make up for the thousands of private flights, travelling the world to promote cars, hosting car events and shows for decades and driving the most environmentally unfriendly cars for your entire life. We\u2019ve all got to take responsibility at some point. Everyone except Jeremy, that is.         View this post on Instagram           Farming today A post shared by  Jeremy Clarkson (@jeremyclarkson1) on Aug 31, 2019 at 12:04pm PDT He also told The Sun that \u2018Greta Thunberg haskilled the car show\u2019. \u201cThey\u2019re taught at school, before they say \u2018Mummy andDaddy\u2019, that cars are evil, and it\u2019s in their heads.\u201dOddly enough, a few of these headline-worthyquotes came directly from a series of interviews he did to promote The GrandTour. Perhaps it\u2019s all part of his marketing plan – say outrageous things, getheadline coverage, get more people watching The Grand Tour. Who knows? It gets even stranger. Turns out, Jeremy isn\u2019t even a climate change denier, at least not any more. After travelling to Cambodia and seeing some dried-up lakes, he suddenly had a change of heart about the whole climate change debate. After shrugging it off his entire life, he suddenly comes around after his boat got stuck in a dried-up body of water in the midst of the rainy season in Cambodia. I don\u2019t buy it.          View this post on Instagram           Not the easiest shoot but it\u2019s just about done. You\u2019ll be surprised. A post shared by  Jeremy Clarkson (@jeremyclarkson1) on Jul 2, 2019 at 1:32am PDT In 2005, Clarkson said \u201cthe world is warmingup\u201d but it \u201cisn\u2019t even worthy of a shrug\u201d. Soon after, at another event wherehe was to accept his honorary degree from Oxford Brookes University, Clarksonwas hit in the face with a pie thrown by climate activists.In 2009, climate activists laid manure onJeremy\u2019s front garden with a banner flying above reading \u2018this is what you\u2019relanding us in\u2019.In 2012, he said in a column for The Timesthat “Science fiction is thriving; only today it’s all being written byglobal warming enthusiasts”.In 2016, Clarkson said in an interview withGizmodo, that Margaret Thatcher was one of the first people to mention climatechange and she was using it as an excuse for killing the mining industry. Fromthat same interview, we also have one of the greatest, most laughable Clarksonquotes of all time:\u201cUnlike most people I’ve actually been to the North Pole, and the polar bears have a great deal of space to roam around in. A huge amount of space. And it’s really cold, so even if it warms up by 400 degrees it’ll still be really cold up there, so they’ll be fine.\u201dAnd now, he\u2019s trying to tell us that all of asudden, after seeing a single dried-up lake, he\u2019s done a full 180 and nowaccepts climate change as something that is real?Perhaps, with this new episode and change inattitudes towards the environment, he\u2019ll leave poor little Greta alone. Afterseveral tweets, interview mentions and an entire article written on her, he\u2019llleave the poor girl alone. And with any luck, in a few years time, he may evenlook back in reflection and realise just how awful he was when he called a16-year-old all kinds of names.His ranting got so out of hand that at one point, even his own daughter had to put him back in check. Through a series of tweets, after Clarkson said that Greta should learn some manners, Em Clarkson quickly fired back saying \u201cA woman doesn\u2019t need to be polite to make a point\u201d.Here we go again…As you may have noticed, the haters are as active as ever – going after me, my looks, my clothes, my behaviour and my differences.They come up with every thinkable lie and conspiracy theory. (Thread->) pic.twitter.com\/5rS2VpZj00— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) 25 September 2019You are an inspirational person. You have breathed life into the climate debate that was failing to get the attention it deserved. Whatever happens with the world it is a better place with you in it .— John Bishop (@JohnBishop100) 25 September 2019@JohnBishop100 @GretaThunberg Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if she learned some manners.— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) 29 September 2019A woman doesn\u2019t need to be polite to make a point 🙃— Em Clarkson (@EmilyClarkson) 29 September 2019There\u2019s respectfully disagreeing with someoneand then there\u2019s calling them a child whose opinions should not be takenseriously. Unfortunately, it\u2019s probably only going to get more interesting fromhere one, so be sure to keep an eye on this pointless, one-sided argumentbetween Clarkson and Thunberg. Let us know what you think of the wholeClarkson vs Thunberg squabble. Should he just put a sock in it or do you thinkhis abuse is just?If you enjoyed this, why not read about how the Cybertruck is just an overhyped concept car?"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Jeremy Clarkson Loves To Talk Trash About Greta Thunberg","item":"https:\/\/smart-motoring.com\/blog\/jeremy-clarkson-loves-to-talk-trash-about-greta-thunberg\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]