Lefty Rag The Guardian Pushes ‘Petro-Masculinity’ To Create Fake Climate Trend
The neologism ties fossil fuels and car culture to climate denial, masculinity, and conservative politics.
by C. Douglas Golden September 22, 2026, 11:43 AM
Large black pickup truck parked on a London street near the Houses of Parliament.
Aside from the Americans and Japanese, few countries have done more to make automobiles reliable, cheap, and fun than the United Kingdom. [some emphasis, links added]
They gave us arguably the most fun economy car of all time, the original Mini. They gave us the most beautiful car ever made, the Jaguar E-Type. The Beatles gave us arguably the best non-Beach Boys road song of all time, “Drive My Car.” …snip…
But after giving so much to the automobile, Britain is turning against it — or, at least, lefty Britain is.
And while activists throwing paint on Stonehenge and soup on Van Goghs in London museums to protest oil use is one kind of ridiculousness, that can be dismissed as the fringes.
The U.K. Guardian, I wish, could be dismissed thusly — but the lefty rag is one of the most important publications in the English-speaking world, sadly.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/uk-guardian-petro-masculinity-climate-trend/
