Dominic Lawson: Is Extinction Rebellion a Big Oil conspiracy? 

Oxford Circus climate demo [image credit: London Evening Standard]

H/T The GWPF
The actors in the eco-farce playing out on our streets beggar belief, writes Dominic Lawson in The Sunday Times.
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Revealed: the contents of a WhatsApp exchange over the past few days between Brett, the Texas-based head of Huge Oil Inc, and his Mr Fixit in London, Sebastian.

“Howdy, Seb. What’s the latest about the demos we’ve planned to discredit those eco-freaks trying to wreck our business?”

“Hi, Brett. All systems go for Operation Piss-take. You wouldn’t believe there are so many out-of-work actors anxious to make a few bucks pretending to be members of something called Extinction Rebellion.”

“Well, that’s the market working in all its divine beauty, Seb.”

“It’s going great, Brett — better than we could ever have expected. Just want to give you a few standouts. First of all, the road-blocking has cost businesses millions, ambulances have been delayed and loads of deliveries have been cancelled. Some of the fresh food never made it. So it brings home to everyone how vital the energy we provide for transport is, and how much worse off we’d all be without it. And this is the really sweet bit: because the London traffic was kept idling for hours, they burnt through a whole lot more oil than normal.”

“Seb, all I can say is hallelujah and praise the good Lord who bestowed hydrocarbons for the benefit of all mankind, and most especially Huge Oil Inc, that we may prosper mightily!”

“If you say so, Brett. Anyway, we’ve also got them to declare that on day two they will block public transport, including the Docklands Light Railway — you know, that damn so-called clean electric one. So even more people will have to make their work journey by car — and that means more sales for Huge Oil.”

“You’re the man, Seb! But are the actors convincing everyone that they really are members of a revolutionary anti-capitalist movement? Do they look and sound the part?”

“Absolutely, Brett. We’ve been careful not to have any real working-class actors — not that there are many of those left — or even middle-class actors putting on working-class accents. Our guys know the anti-capitalist movement is run (if that’s the word) by privately educated kids whose parents have given them enough pocket money that they don’t have to do a proper job themselves. And you won’t see a single non-white face on our — I mean their — demo, I guarantee. It’s totally realistic.”

Continued here.