Another fortnight, another Essential Research poll that baulks on publishing voting intention numbers. We do, however, get the monthly leadership ratings, which find Scott Morrison at a new peak of 49% approval, up one on a fortnight ago, with disapproval down one to 36%. Anthony Albanese is down two on approval to 36% and up two on disapproval to 31%. Morrison also records the strongest preferred prime minister lead out of the four such results published by Essential since the election, at 46-25, out from 44-28 last month.
The poll also finds strong support for indefinite offshore detention for asylum seekers, with 52% supportive and 32% opposed. However, only 21% accept the government’s position that the medical evacuation legislation “will weaken our borders and result in boats arriving in Australia as they have in the past”, with 41% saying it strikes an appropriate balance and 23% saying it does not go far enough.
A series of questions on Friday’s climate strikes finds 56% in favour and 30% opposed, although only 35% said they were aware of them in response to an initial question, with 54% saying they were unaware. The New South Wales-based respondents to the survey, of which there were 352, were asked a further question on a mooted relaxation of the state’s lockout laws, which 58% supported and 30% opposed.
The poll was conducted Thursday to Sunday from an online panel of 1093 respondents.
Uniquely Insufferable
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Oh no. I suspected this would happen. Briefly has self-martyred.
Bushfire Bill:
Be done with it.
It should be somewhat amusing if the political correct crowd destroy the Liberal Canadian PM because of claims of a lack of “purity” in his youth and ushered in a nice right wing government. 🙂
Where are the lightbulbs Mr President because you sure look orange?
Cat: he’s going redder, but I’m sure he has his marbles?
And as the usual suspects, who love to use me for target practice, appear to have gone, let me just say by way of an explanation for my intemperate behavior today, without being accused by those same usual suspects of playing the victim card because I am not, that I have been dealing with some very, very serious issues this week to do with my son’s job and so I just hope that, going forward tomorrow it might be kept in mind. I don’t want pity, simply a little bit of understanding.
So I apologise if I have caused anyone distress and I promise that I will try harder to do better tomorrow.
Cue the usual suspects’ mocking…
However, being brutally honest with you, I’m very close to the edge so I wouldn’t advise it.
That goes for you too, Mr Bowe. I think that you need to reflect on how you speak to people who contribute to your blog, when you wish to admonish them. There are more polite ways of getting your point across that don’t make people feel like a piece of gum on the bottom of your shoe.
Delete my comment if you want to. I don’t really care any more, I just wanted to get it off my chest.
Penberthy was never a Nazi. He is and has always been a reasonably intelligent centrist. I don’t agree with him often but he’s very reasonable person from left of centre and it shows how out of touch with the electorate Labor is if they think he’s right wing. Every scene is viewed through your own prism.
Cat, I agree with you. We had a saying in the forces: praise in public, admonish privately.
A lot of detail in a text message¿
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/barnaby-joyce-responds-drought-envoy-reports/11533878
Cat:
[‘However, being brutally honest with you, I’m very close to the edge so I wouldn’t advise it.’]
You’re obviously upset. Please settle, some others having been on the wrong side of William, including yours truly – and under a number of iterations, none of which were meant to deceive. I do, though, feel for briefly, hoping he comes back full of brim & a vigour.
From Larkin, his words, not mine:
Oh, no one can deny
That Arnold is less selfish than I.
He married a woman to stop her getting away
Now she’s there all day,
And the money he gets for wasting his life on work
She takes as her perk
To pay for the kiddies’ clobber and the drier
And the electric fire,
And when he finishes supper
Planning to have a read at the evening paper
It’s Put a screw in this wall –
He has no time at all,
With the nippers to wheel round the houses
And the hall to paint in his old trousers
And that letter to her mother
Saying Won’t you come for the summer.
To compare his life and mine
Makes me feel a swine:
Oh, no one can deny
That Arnold is less selfish than I.
But wait, not do fast:
Is there such a contrast?
He was out for his own ends
Not just pleasing his friends;
And if it was such a mistake,
He still did it for his own sake,
Playing his own game.
So he and I are the same,
Only I’m a better hand
At knowing what I can stand!
Poetry, PB.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49764957
Huge commitment to renewables by google…
Welcome back UI.
UI
“Huge commitment to renewables by google…”
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Oh dear, the market must really work!! Cause all good comes from the Holy Market.
Rapacious capitalists are really cuddly green bunnies and it has absolutely nothing to do with advertising, positioning and all those other high virtues.
Google has zero commitment to renewables.
Google has commitment to Profits only.
Funding renewables may be a good tool to generating more profits and so a few millions spent on virtue signalling will help the bottom line.
Swamprat
Nothing wrong with seeking a profit and ultimately that will play a roll in the future of energy use. Coal has historically had several advantages over renewables including cost, reliability and profitability.
Ultimately it will be the market that determines the future of energy use and while i usually include the government has part of the market but on energy and technology, government is mostly impotent. The amounts of money pouring into renewable energy projects and investment in technology development is massive. The market has already driven the cost of solar and wind to below that of coal.
On Leonie Taylor and Trump
People are saying in the comments that the media should just report him but I think that is an unfair criticism of the media because Trump is at times so incoherent that if you quoted for word to word you would think its was a child speaking.
I listened to Trump when he was with the Turkish President and his speech was slurred and his comments were difficult to follow because he has this habit of changing topic mid-sentence.
Late Riser
To your question on pairings.
The British Pound during the Brexit debate could be interesting but it might be best to leave that until after the actual exit date. (October 31)
@Steve777
My American friends compare Scott Morrison to guys such as Trump, Bolsonaro, Duterte and Orban, which sounds about right. Because if say Peter Dutton become Prime Minister, the Coalition would have lost the following election, by the Liberals nearly being wiped out in Melbourne and losing some safe urban seats in other cities, they have never lost before.
Bernie Sanders is the best candidate by far. Warren is the second best candidate; she is a lot better than the rest of the field. But it is foolish to pretend that Sanders and Warren are equally progressive, equally perceptive about the nature of power and class politics, and equally effective at building political movements and advocating structural change. Warren appeals mostly to upper middle class white people – people who are relatively insulated from the injustices and the suffering caused by America’s class system. Warren’s base have the luxury of preferring technocratic tweaks over systemic, structural change. Americans in general don’t have that luxury. The planet doesn’t have that luxury.
Steve
‘ I recall that Peter Costello took part. John Howard would have none of it, of course.’
Costello didn’t. He did the usual Costello thing of how he was going to, no one could stop him, and then Howard told him not to so he didn’t.
It will of cause not stop the greens campaigning for the Liberals as they have the same central policy “damage Labor”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/21/labors-climate-policies-are-unshakeable-despite-election-loss-mark-butler-says
..I had some encounters with Penberthy. He struck me as politically naive.
It seems to be a common problem with political journalists – they genuinely believe in the genuineness of others (hence the ‘but the PM said!” commentary that’s so frequent at present) and that all that it takes to tackle irrationality is rationality.
Far from being the cynical, questioning commentators on the public scene they’re supposed to be, many of them come across as incredibly gullible.
Which suggests they come from safe, secure backgrounds and didn’t have to be lectured as children about the dangers of strangers offering you a bag of lollies.
Costello on the Reconciliation Walk –
‘”I said, ‘If you want a knockout demonstration imagine the whole cabinet walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge’,” he said.
“But John Howard didn’t want to walk, there were other ministers who didn’t want to walk.
“So since the Cabinet decided it had to take one view or the other – all walk or all not walk – in the end I didn’t walk either.”‘
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-11-14/cabinet-decision-stopped-me-in-sorry-walk-costello/205392
Tristo @ #1319 Saturday, September 21st, 2019 – 4:01 am
If Scrotty was ever elected leader of the Liberal party they’d be wiped out at the following election.
Oh, wait…..
I imagine we will be on full syrup overload from the CPG that are travelling with Morrison to visit Trump in the US. Except for Lenore Taylor, who definitely doesn’t fall into the ‘gullible journo’ category, and PvO, for whom the scales are slowly falling from his eyes. 🙂
The Donald and Melania don’t look very happy.
Good morning Dawn Patrollers.
Peter Hartcher laments that a crisis is building while Morrison plays king of the Canberra bubble.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/crisis-building-while-morrison-plays-king-of-the-canberra-bubble-20190920-p52tds.html
In a vomit-worthy statement Trump has labelled Morrison as a ‘man if titanium”. David Crowe reports.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/donald-trump-lauds-scott-morrison-as-a-man-of-titanium-20190921-p52tio.html
Matthew Knott tells us why Scott Morrison’s dinner with Donald Trump is a diplomatic victory.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/why-scott-morrison-s-dinner-with-donald-trump-is-a-diplomatic-victory-20190920-p52t65.html
Trump says his trade war with China will not be resolved before the 2020 elections but Australia should not worry because its economy was doing well. Well that’s a great comfort!
https://outline.com/7cVMYT
As a foreign reporter visiting the US Lenore Taylor was stunned by Trump’s press conference. She says that she was totally unprepared for the president’s alarming iperformane.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/20/as-a-foreign-reporter-visiting-the-us-i-was-stunned-by-trumps-press-conference
From the US Katharine Murphy tells us how Morrison has applauded America’s ‘moral purpose’ while meeting Donald Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/20/scott-morrison-applauds-americas-moral-purpose-while-meeting-donald-trump
The pilgrimage to Washington has become an important part of the process of developing some stature for our prime ministers. But Scott Morrison’s problems will require more than diplomacy to fix, writes Laura Tingle.
https://outline.com/ek4zVx
More from Tingle as he says that the Flatter-o-meter has been turned to 11 for Morrison — but at home, things aren’t looking good.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-21/donald-trump-state-dinner-scott-morrison-welcome-distraction/11533602
Paul Bongiorno has his say on Morrison’s visit.
https://outline.com/U78XGU
Nick McKenzie and Chris Masters reveal that anguished Australian special forces Commandos have confessed to murdering and brutalising detainees in Afghanistan in incidents that colleagues insist cannot be written off as occurring in the “fog of war”. I hope these two journos don’t get raided!
https://www.smh.com.au/national/get-rid-of-the-prisoners-by-shooting-them-australian-commandos-tell-of-war-crimes-20190910-p52prl.html
Mike Seccombe looks at the class action launched against Centrelink over robodebt which he says could be described as a scam. This is a very good analysis of something that could well and truly bite this government on the bum.
https://outline.com/HErS4n
With the help of three former foreign ministers James Massola explores Australia’s current stance on foreign policy,
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/diplomatic-spirit-of-adventure-missing-as-australia-faces-challenges-on-world-stage-20190919-p52t41.html
Judith Ireland reports that single people with personal savings of $18,000 or more will have to wait six months before they can apply for unemployment benefits under changes the Morrison government is trying to get through Parliament to increase welfare applicants’ “self-reliance”. Compassionate conservatism my arse!
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mean-spirited-penny-pinching-government-revives-plan-to-extend-wait-for-newstart-20190919-p52t0q.html
Just 3 per cent of fathers who go before the Family Court are refused access to their children, casting doubt on One Nation senator Pauline Hanson’s claims that mothers are using the court to deny their ex-partners time with their kids. The court is not anti-men writes Bianca Hall.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/a-fraction-of-fathers-lose-access-to-their-kids-why-the-family-court-isn-t-anti-men-20190919-p52syn.html
We don’t need another family law review — we need to act on what we already know writes barrister Dr Renata Alexander.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-21/family-law-review-unnecessary/11532074
Katharine Murphy writes that the PM’s family court inquiry is a boneheaded gift to Pauline Hanson and men’s rights activists. Can’t argue with that!
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/20/the-pms-family-court-inquiry-is-a-boneheaded-gift-to-pauline-hanson-and-mens-rights-activists
And David Leser explains how an artless and angry Pauline Hanson demonstrates lack of fitness for a crucial role.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/artless-and-angry-pauline-hanson-demonstrates-lack-of-fitness-for-crucial-role-20190920-p52tes.html
“Unemployment is low, so why aren’t wages rising?”, asks Euan Black in The New Daily.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/finance-news/2019/09/20/low-unemployment-low-wages/
Adele Ferguson writes that APRA has suffered yet another humiliating defeat in the federal court in a legal case described as having systemic weaknesses. This time it’s IOOF that got off the hook.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/banking-and-finance/unpersuasive-inadequate-apra-s-botched-ioof-loss-bad-for-all-savers-20190920-p52tep.html
Karen Middleton explores the murky ethics in the world of political donations.
https://outline.com/m8xu4E
And Richard Ackland tells us how “Schmo Morrison” was in full marketing-man mode as he batted away accusations against forgetful Comrade Gladys Liu..
https://outline.com/p98c9R
Elizabeth Knight says that, contrary to what the government bleats, social issues are no longer fringe for business or their customers.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/social-issues-are-no-longer-fringe-for-business-or-their-customers-20190920-p52tc9.html
Katharine Murphy reveals that Labor has urged the joint standing committee on electoral matters to investigate whether the digital behemoths are having a negative impact on Australian democracy after Facebook refused to take down fake news about the “death tax” circulating during the May election.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/21/labor-calls-for-facebook-investigation-after-death-tax-election-campaign
Russell Marks writes that the decriminalisation of abortion threatens a schism in the NSW Liberal Party, with opponents of the reform putting Gladys Berejiklian’s leadership in peril.
https://outline.com/rWLu3C
Fergus Hunter reports on yesterday’s parliamentary inquiry on press freedom where Michael Pezzullo said national security officials who disclosed information without authorisation should face penalties, including prison terms.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/jason-bourne-style-black-ops-programs-would-justify-leak-to-media-says-top-official-20190920-p52tce.html
The home affairs department has argued the identities of its staff should be kept secret because they may be targeted by “keyboard commentators” and says they “have a right to use social media … without feeling the impact of their working arrangements”.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/20/home-affairs-argues-staff-identities-should-be-kept-secret-to-avoid-keyboard-commentators
And on top of that Home Affairs has refused to divulge how many warrants have been sought to investigate journalists.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/sep/20/home-affairs-refuses-to-divulge-how-many-warrants-sought-to-investigate-journalists
Michaela Whitbourn tells us how a witness at ICAC has admitted she used a bathroom break during the hearing yesterday to make a telephone call asking a family member to hide evidence that may have incriminated her boss, who is linked to the NSW Labor Party.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/it-turned-out-to-be-ernest-wong-former-mp-told-witness-to-lie-icac-told-20190920-p52tbu.html
Tim Soutphommasane writes that children are right to “youth shame” our leaders.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/children-are-right-to-youth-shame-our-leaders-20190920-p52t8z.html
Scott Morrison’s inaction on the climate change emergency is only one of many things we should be vocally against, writes Lyn Bender.
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/dear-quiet-australians-lets-get-loud,13125
With her crucial vote, Senator Jacqui Lambie wields untold influence over Scott Morrison’s government. Margaret Simons tells us how does she plans to use this power.
https://outline.com/66Hw6p
Norm Abjorensen explains how the Liberal Party’s tetchy relations with business aren’t new.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6398156/liberal-partys-tetchy-relations-with-business-arent-new/?cs=14350
The Saturday Paper reveals that for more than two years as chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Helen Nugent has worked out of a private office in the Sydney headquarters of investment bank Macquarie Group Limited and conducted business relating to the $22 billion government reform from an email server belonging to the bank.
https://outline.com/Dw8SCt
Rob Harris goes inside the Morrison government’s ‘phoney war’ on big business.
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/inside-the-morrison-government-s-phony-war-on-big-business-20190920-p52tah.html
Paula Matthewson explains why Australian women should be incandescent with rage right now.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2019/09/20/paula-matthewson-family-court/
Katie Burgess outline how while the National Disability Insurance Scheme staff numbers are capped the contractor spend grows unconstrained. Such pathetic and ineffective ideology!
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6394542/while-ndis-staff-numbers-capped-contractor-spend-grows/?cs=14350
The expected arrival of thousands of Chinese pilot training students over the next decade is driving the current Australian pilot training school frenzy – and the punters are out for blood, Michael Sainsbury reports.
https://www.michaelwest.com.au/china-drives-australian-flying-school-frenzy-and-punters-are-out-for-blood/
Chip le Grand says that Pell’s lawyers reckon the choir boy can be believed but Pell can still get off. There’s some counterintuitive thinking for you.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/choirboy-can-be-believed-and-pell-freed-cardinal-s-lawyers-say-20190920-p52t8f.html
Liberal MP Tim Wilson says a shorter pre-polling period would cut election costs and the number of volunteers required to staff polling booths reports Max Kozlowski.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/call-to-cut-back-early-voting-period-except-in-airports-major-centres-20190920-p52tbe.html
Trump is a walking, talking national security liability writes Michael H Fuchs.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/20/trump-walking-talking-national-security-liability
Cartoon Corner
Two beauties from David Rowe.
John Shakespeare with Morrison’s concerns.
Andrew Dyson and Frydenberg’s pathway to a near surplus.
Alan Moir gets it.
In the US with Mark David.
Zanetti does his job again!
Glen Le Lievre.
From the US
A fascinating read about the divergence of the two parties in America. It feels like we’re seeing the opposite/reverse happening here. And how can such polarisation be sustainable?
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2019/09/10/america-has-two-economies-and-theyre-diverging-fast/
Thanks BK. To empathise Lenore Taylor’s stunned observations, here’s more Trump ‘stable genius’ coherence. And yes that is a direct quote.
https://twitter.com/evanmcmurry/status/1175088986462646278
Thanks Mexicanbeemer. I thought about the British pound, but decided they have been in a special place for the past 3 years which might invalidate any conclusions on relative performance. Nevertheless here it is.
I also posted CNY/AUD and EUR/AUD comparisons a couple of days ago. Of the four USD/AUD shows the greatest “slide” but all four show the Abbott years in a “poor” light, with little or no recovery since. I can post all four together if there is interest.
Geraldine Doogue approached Pauline Hansons’ inappropriate appointment to the family court inquiry from an interesting angle.
“The Coalition has been busy making deals with cross-benchers – but the appointment of Senator Pauline Hanson as co-chair of a family law inquiry has triggered a backlash. Is this business as normal or a step too far?
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/making-political-deals/11533714
I’m not sure how much insight Derryn Hinch added but pointing out that the mechanism of the appointment as well as the appointee are dodgy as hell is a good move surely? Kevin Andrews’ bias and intention to impose his world view on the family court processes is just as problematic as Pauline Hanson.
It’s a problem pointing out how badly Hanson has done in managing her own family because it is gossip and gossip is icky maybe because it feels too good to point out character defects in other people one doesn’t like, so one wants to avoid it but surely the dysfunction in the way she has managed her family life over the past decades relevant. It is a clear track record that she has no idea how to mediate family problems so that the best interests of the child are the priority.
I can’t even begin to understand how she could have exposed her own lack of good character and family feeling by exposing her son’s wife in parliament! Surely she should be embarrassed that her family is such a mess. How does she think that this would be good for the grandchild involved?
She clearly doesn’t understand or care about what the family court system is all about from my recent experience when my grandchildren were not returned by their father, and that is they want to ensure that both parents act in the best interests of the child(ren) .
Ex-CIA official breaks down the ‘three crimes’ Trump committed if Ukraine scandal is true
President Donald Trump could be charged with committing three federal crimes if the whistleblower reports involving the White House seeking campaign interference from Ukraine are correct.
MSNBC “Deadline: White House” anchor Nicolle Wallace interviewed Jeremy Bash on Friday
“Assuming the reports are true, I see three crimes here,” Bash said.
“One is extortion by the president, which is basically using a threat — a threat of withholding aid to obtain something of value,” Bash explained.
“The second crime is conspiracy to engage in extortion between the president and Rudy Giuliani,” he continued.
“And third crime is conspiracy to violate federal election law, between the president and Rudy Giuliani, to obtain foreign interference in the United States’ election,” Bash continued.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/watch-ex-cia-official-break-down-the-three-crimes-trump-committed-if-ukraine-scandal-is-true/
Bombshell report confirms Trump ‘repeatedly pressed’ Ukrainian leader to probe Joe Biden’s family
A new report from the Wall Street Journal confirms that President Donald Trump over the summer “repeatedly pressed” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden.
According to WSJ, Trump asked Zelensky an estimated eight different times to launch a probe of Hunter Biden in a move aimed at crippling Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/bombshell-report-confirms-trump-repeatedly-pressed-ukrainian-leader-to-probe-joe-bidens-family/
Ex – NSA John SchindlerVerified account @20committee
Seriously, how stupid do you have to be to shake down a foreign head of state to go after your domestic political foes in an OFFICIAL president-2-president phone call?
Federal records, anyone?
We all know Trump is lazy, dumb & arrogant, but this one takes the Cheeto Jesus cake.
It’s like Rudy Giuliani decided his mission for his twilight years was to live his best #EverythingTrumpTouchesDies* life, embodying the fullest essence of #ETTD in one person, every day.
He’s doing a heckuva job. It’s perversely awe-inspiring.
@MSMWatchdog
@Barnaby_Joyce has taken zero interest in the 63,000+ hectare #LongGullyRoadFire in #Drake where 16 homes & numerous outbuildings (so far) have been destroyed by fire. This is a repeat of a devastating fire in Feb when many more homes than that were lost. nbnnews.com.au/2019/02/20/clo…
@benperhshing
WH officials were worried Australian PM Scott Morrison would bring his controversial pastor and “mentor,” Brian Houston, with him on his US visit, @vmsalama reports. Morrison eventually agreed not to. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-australian-prime-minister-look-to-reinforce-an-at-times-strained-alliance-11568983183
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/20/momentum-bid-to-abolish-deputy-leader-tom-watsons-post
The purges continue in UK Labour.
@bob_london
The drone photo Met police didn’t want me to take #ExtinctionRebellion #schoolstrike4climate #SchoolStrike #ClimateAction #climatechange #westminster #london #climatestrike
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EE5YquDU0AENCfl?format=jpg&name=small
An interesting sideline to the Morrison US visit that has been published in the US but not Australia.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EE6OttkWsAAxAuA?format=png&name=900×900
Good Morning
Briefly
Good. If Watson has been leaking from Cabinet it’s about time.
With some party loyalty Johnson is gone. Any deal he wants to do is going to require Labour MP’s. It’s not the time for MP’s being disloyal to the party leader.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/newstart-pay-rise-day-24-cents-peanuts/11531734
Katharine Murphy sounds like she’s reporting a visit to Disneyland.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/21/scott-morrison-scrambles-to-contain-political-mushroom-cloud-after-trump-raises-nuclear-option-with-iran
GG
I didn’t get the Disneyland feeling, just an air of compete unreality. The Australian reporters are gasping as they grasp for meaning. As Murphy says, to the American media, translating Trump for public consumption is now normal.
A friend posted this on facebook last night. Describes my niece and nephew who marched yesterday perfectly.
To all the school kids going on ‘strike’ for Climate Change:
You are the first generation who have required air-conditioning in every classroom.
You want TV in every room and your classes are all computerised.
You spend all day and night on electronic devices.
More than ever, you don’t walk or ride bikes to school but arrive in caravans of private cars that choke local roads and worsen rush hour traffic.
You are the biggest consumers of manufactured goods ever and update perfectly good expensive luxury items to stay trendy,
Your entertainment comes from electric devices.
Furthermore, the people driving your protests are the same people who insist on artificially inflating the population growth through immigration, which increases the need for energy, manufacturing and transport.
The more people we have, the more forest and bushland we clear and more of the environment is destroyed.
How about this…
Tell your teachers to switch off the air-con.
Walk or ride to school. Switch off your devices and read a book.
Make a sandwich instead of buying manufactured fast food.
No, none of this will happen because you are selfish, badly educated, virtue signalling little ‘princesses’, inspired by the adults around you who crave a feeling of having a ‘noble cause’ while they indulge themselves in Western luxury and unprecedented quality of life.
Wake up, grow up and learn to research facts and think for yourself and not blindly accept the words and thoughts of others – I don’t think you formulated this action plan all by your self – suspect you may have had some influence and ‘guidance’ from those you trust ….a word of warning, be cautious of the influence of the ‘left’ because there may be a time in the future that you will be the ones left out…
https://twitter.com/MayneReport/status/1175172465498062848
No wonder David Speers is leaving Sky News.
taylormade @ #1347 Saturday, September 21st, 2019 – 9:50 am
Am I understanding your post correctly? You are blaming your own nieces and nephews for the sins of your generation?
*gobsmacked* 🙁