First I saw a link to this by a lady named Erin it is a lovely Newfie animation - a tale of joy in spite of all
From the sublime and laudable to shame and sorrow:
In Australia we seem to be degerating to a level of political tragedy - We have a government that is trying to do something about Climate Change - not a lot - a starting position for a Carbon Tax. Gently introduced and pretty mild.
Yet we have our conservative parties acting purely in self interest - against what they clearly know to be true. How can it be that we can look back to Hawke, Fraser and Gorton with nostalgia seeing them as being reasonable men indeed giants compared to that which we have chosen now.
Are we going to degenrate into the sort of sad partisian wars that has been politics in countries like the US and Japan. Where influence peddlers control the agenda to the exclusion of any sort of rational engagement with the community and its needs.
And where is the fourth estate - missing presumed pissed in a corner somewhere - a few thoughtful voices but none in the mainstream.
The shock jocks on talkback, an ABC obssessed with the big story and being hard hitting - honestly I can see why folks dont like the current government, why they may not approve of the chaotic nature of miniority government. But surely someone needs to stand their ground and say.
Just stop it - ENOUGH
- We have listened carefully to the arguments
- We believe the CSIRO and our elite scientists
- We are not going to bow down to mining special interests and a rural population that has forgotten how to contribute to a nation with dignity
- Let us act to do that which is reasoned and thoughtful
- Let us be generous to each other and those that follow us
We must act with charity for we are giving to save ourselves.
I am beggared by the fact that this nation state is once racing too jingo and self interest.
This is a thing of shame - what will the future make of us.
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