HW682 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) I haven't seen anyone mention this yet. Brian May was on Farming Today on Radio 4 this morning talking about the badger cull. The part that got me was approx 8 mins in when he was asked about violent or direct action and he said "I can't talk about that" or similar words. In my opinion he can talk about about that and refused the opportunity to condemn or disown any violence or illegal activity. In fact he kept using very emotive words such as violence, civil war etc all the way through. Also claimed that the badgers would be destroyed and would never recover. It is approx 12 mins long. Worth a listen if you haven't heard it already http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b01mnr3b Edit to add: I considered adding this to the telegraph poll thread, but that seems to be more a discussion about whether the cull is right or wrong; where as this post is to highlight the possible repercussions when it does go ahead. Edited September 17, 2012 by HW682 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I haven't seen anyone mention this yet. Brian May was on Farming Today on Radio 4 this morning talking about the badger cull. The part that got me was approx 8 mins in when he was asked about violent or direct action and he said "I can't talk about that" or similar words. In my opinion he can talk about about that and refused the opportunity to condemn or disown any violence or illegal activity. In fact he kept using very emotive words such as violence, civil war etc all the way through. Also claimed that the badgers would be destroyed and would never recover. It is approx 12 mins long. Worth a listen if you haven't heard it already http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b01mnr3b and the antis say we are the violent ones because we own firearms !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 The man's a numpty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I'd like to hear him comment on the more extreme forms of protest that his mob like to practise. Then I'd like to kick him in the hooflangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) I still think he's great but i'd like to stamp on his cohorts nuts Edited September 17, 2012 by GRAM71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Come to think of it even if he was pro hunting I'd still like to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Comparisons to the apartheid and the struggle of Nelson Mandela are disgusting and insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Comparisons to the apartheid and the struggle of Nelson Mandela are disgusting and insulting. What? Is Brian May a racist then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) This is like deja vu all over again... Edited September 17, 2012 by Raja Clavata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest1957 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 What? Is Brian May a racist then? No, but to liken the culling of a few badgers to the oppression of an entire people seriously cheapens the harm they suffered. As for seeing himself as the equivalent of Nelson Mandela, the man is deluded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 This is like deja vu all over again... Not quite. The post wasn't meant to be a genral Brian may bashing thread. Have a listen to what he says and whether you are pro or anti cull I think that because he has gone out of his way to make these commenst it is not unreasonable to discuss them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 No, but to liken the culling of a few badgers to the oppression of an entire people seriously cheapens the harm they suffered. As for seeing himself as the equivalent of Nelson Mandela, the man is deluded. yeah! he's not even black! Bloody fool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 civil war..the man has written to many fictional songs,and yes!!! he is a great guitar player I would put money on this country Not going to war between ourselves over a badger cull, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Then I'd like to kick him in the hooflangers. Hooflangers. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 can't really see it going to civil war though, we've got guns, what are they gonna do? pelt us with mung beans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Civil war over badgers? I doubt it. It's a hot issue, and there could be violence, but to suggest civil war is ridiculous. Of course the badgers will recover. Wales aren't doing a cull and neither is Scotland. Even in England, no one is trying to wipe them out completely. I wonder if Brian May has badgers living in his hair? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Not quite. The post wasn't meant to be a genral Brian may bashing thread. Have a listen to what he says and whether you are pro or anti cull I think that because he has gone out of his way to make these commenst it is not unreasonable to discuss them. Yeah but he is regurgitating the same old inane drivel (I can tell that from the comments here and don't need to listen to the feed). The Mandela / Apartheid type rhetoric is ridiculous and talk of civil war highlights the nature of his cretinous views. Not worth the bandwidth. Ironically the closest I ever came to a live badger, within touching distance, was whilst barbel fishing in the early hours of the morning just before first light on the river Teme a few hundred yards from its confluence with the river Severn. The irony being that that very field is the site of a battle during the English Civil War; in fact I believe it may have been the first battle of that war - the Battle of Powick Bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Every shoot I have has huge amounts of badger sets on them. They ain't going extinct for a long time yet regardless of what cull we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drut Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Every shoot I have has huge amounts of badger sets on them. They ain't going extinct for a long time yet regardless of what cull we have That is exactly my situation, 2 farms are "swamped" by them,numbers have increased incredibly within the past 15yrs where I shoot.Whether or not you agree with a cull,the impact of uncontrolled badger numbers on other wildlife is considerable even without the issue of TB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yeah but he is regurgitating the same old inane drivel (I can tell that from the comments here and don't need to listen to the feed). The Mandela / Apartheid type rhetoric is ridiculous and talk of civil war highlights the nature of his cretinous views. Not worth the bandwidth. to be honest, I had taken your post as a bit of a dig at bashing BM again. Hence my suggestion to listen because I thought this time his comments as oppossed to his big hair, music, personality etc were worth discussing. Easy to misinterpret internet comms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Anybody see him on CH4 tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 saw him on bbc breakfast alongside a farmer who`s name escapes me,he (May)quoted lots of facts & figures supporting his own views but when the farmer came back with his own facts May blurted that his facts/figures were "cooked up".i was left thinking he should sort that hair out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 lets be honest here if you had hair like BM wouldn't you be worried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 lets be honest here if you had hair like BM wouldn't you be worried when u get older your just glad to still have hair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Wife always on to me to get my hair cut but it keeps my thighs warm. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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