Gareth Morgan and the Sue Bradford syndrome
I'm sorry, Gareth Morgan said what?
'Green extreme' should be replaced, says Morgan
Philanthropist Gareth Morgan has slated New Zealand's "green extreme" for being anti-economic development and thwarting the mainstreaming of conservation.
I'm sorry, although I heard it I still can't believe what he said, again please...
Philanthropist Gareth Morgan has slated New Zealand's "green extreme" for being anti-economic development and thwarting the mainstreaming of conservation.
...let me get this completely straight. The problem with mainstreaming green philosophy is the left wing activists who have agitated NZ out of it's clean green myth???
The left are to blame? What about the loony fringe climate denying right wing! The creationists at an evolution conference, those crazy right wing deniers aren't the problem?
The far right ACT Party and their climate denial aren't the problem that has held back the green movement from mainstreaming? The climate denial lies they spread to muddy the waters so as to create doubt so no policy changes are made aren't the problem?
ACT are deeply indebted to the anti-global warming movement, indeed ACT changed their policy on Global Warming after receiving a $100 000 donation from the anti-global warming Alan Gibbs.
But Alan and ACT aren't the problem, the left are? I call Gareth's stance the Sue Bradford syndrome.
Every time Paula Bennett announces her latest bennie bash, members of the aesthetic left swing their attention to whatever Sue Bradford says and attacks Sue for responding! The acid doesn't go onto Paula for her latest degradation of the poor, it goes on Sue for standing up for them.
It's an intellectual snobbery with all the charm of hired goons sent in to break up a Union dispute.
To attack those who stand up rather than the actions that call them to stand up is a uniquely NZ perspective that puts the cringe back into cultural.
Isn't our public discord ovine enough?
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posted by Bomber @ 7:54 am
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I have a lot of respect for Gareth on issues such as CGT, climate change, a UBI, our skewed economy, etc, etc.
But I think he's terribly wrong on this one.
Has he actually given any examples of what has infuriated him?
I don't have Any respect for Morgan. He is a media whore. A boring self centred plonker who like that other overrated conceited brat, Peter Blake ,"discovered" global warming was real 35 years after those of us who have spent our lives fighting for and protecting NZ's unique environment,knew the phenomenon was real.He makes me sick. I have never heard or read a single piece of wisdom from his mouth. His missus is cool,a practical woman she's probably the reason their offspring are doing well.
Gotta agree with Shona. Some people's eyes were opened to the importance of environmental matters by Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring published in the early sixties. THAT'S FIFTY YEARS AGO, GARETH.
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