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I loved Santa Claus in 1982. And the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Jesus, you name it...
27 years later, after getting some new information my point of view has changed.
What does this make me?
People, wasting away in paradise
Well, well, well, Peter Garrett. A lot has changed since 1982 hasn't it !
Yes, sounds familiar too - I was relying on memory too. Except for the 3-eyed fish, seen documentary evidence of that (admittedly animated).
Oh, God, no. Someone tell me it just couldn't happen!
You just have to be joking, Krusty.
For one thing, he's simply not bright enough.
For another (and I usually avoid being personal) he's just horrible to look at.
I loved Santa Claus in 1982. And the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Jesus, you name it...
27 years later, after getting some new information my point of view has changed.
What does this make me?
Peter Garrett made millions singing about ANTI NUCLEAR themes and was a founding member for the NDP. He was widely noted by the press as to his opinionated stand on such matters and many people followed him and his train of thought in regards to NO URANIUM MINING
And maybe it was just about the millions from the very beginning. Strewth, is that an unusual trait.
I have 7 siblings and all of us were dead against uranium and all its facits 20 or 30 years ago. All but two have changed stance since. We need all the alternatives to coal and oil we can find. Nuclear is expensive, will not meet all the needs and hopfully temporary till better technology is developed.
Garret, two faced for sure but can change his mind and be normal. Huh, whats normal?
Hmmmmm .... I have a vague recollection of the "Polar Ice Caps" are melting and the "Hole in the Ozone layer" in the early 1980's which turned into GLOBAL WARMING? There already is FOUR urnanium mines in SA. Peter Garrett has allowed for the FIFTH to be opened. It has nothing to do with nuclear power. Have we not learned from Jabiluka, Cobar 2 Prospect, Ranger minesites in the Northern Territory? The Cobar 2 Prospect site had a pond overflow that contaminated about 100 acres of waterlands killing wildlife and essentially making the area barren for the next 1000 years or so. GOSH !!
Nuclear power generation in itself today is extremely safe. Approx 70% of France light bulbs are run by this method. Some Eastern Bloc country whose name escapes me is about 55% nuclear and the U.S. is a lowly 20% or less.
We do not have the ability to refine Yellowcake in Australia (to my knowledge and please correct me if I am wrong) It is sent overseas to reach critical mass before being able to create nuclear fission and used as fuel rods.
What sticks in my craw is for someone like a Peter Garrett who was so ANTI urnanium mining has now changed his song and dance routine to allow this kind of destruction to occur on his authority. Do you not see the irony in it?
I am not for coal fire powered electricity generation by the way. Do we not have MASSIVE reserves of LNG? Gorgon Gas and the North West Shelf of Australia is literally leaking of cheap, combustible, low polluting NATURAL GAS. Where do we send it? Ohhhhhh thats right ..... to China so they can run their furnaces to melt our iron ore. DOPE.
I loved Santa Claus in 1982. And the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Jesus, you name it...
27 years later, after getting some new information my point of view has changed.
What does this make me?
Read my previous response about North West Shelf and Gorgon gas. LNG is the future. Not nuclear. I have stated I am all FOR nuclear power. Once again this is not about generating electricity by boiling water with nuclear rods. It is about digging another hole in the ground to mine YELLOWCAKE. The destruction to the environment is paramount. There are already 4 uranium mines in S.A. Do we really need a 5th ??
Peter Garrett is a top bloke, and unlike all the f@cking whingers here, he has put up his hand, taken the baton and is running with it.
It is easy to criticise by damning someone if they do and damning them if they dont.
Ah, but Mr Churchill had many other talents, i.e. a substantial intellect and a gift for oratory. Mr Garrett sadly appears to lack both.Be kind, Winston Churchill was not exactly a looker, but was a very effective leader!!!:
Nonsense. He is being criticised for a very good reason, i.e. completely changing his philosophy for the sake of political acceptance.Peter Garrett is a top bloke, and unlike all the f@cking whingers here, he has put up his hand, taken the baton and is running with it.
It is easy to criticise by damning someone if they do and damning them if they dont.
LNG will run out very quickly behind oil.
We have to look further than that IMHO
The point you make is fairly hard to dismiss but I will give it a try. The entities you have named are more than likely to be fictional characters (Jesus is a moot point though) and somehow the characters you have produced have not changed their tune. Even though the opinion of the writer may have changed with the new evidence produced to sway your thinking, the fact of the matter is that they still are acceptable in todays society.
Peter Garrett made millions singing about ANTI NUCLEAR themes and was a founding member for the NDP. He was widely noted by the press as to his opinionated stand on such matters and many people followed him and his train of thought in regards to NO URANIUM MINING.
To now flip flop his widely regarded inclination AGAINST uranium mining under the pretext that he has now changed his mind because he has now made an "informed" opinion means to me that he has sold out his idealogy for the greater greed of the almighty dollar. More than likely to appease his Labor masters. Peter Garrett must hire a man to shave his head because he would not be able to look himself in the mirror. Pishaw I say.
To answer you question of "What does this make me? " .... well I believe that you have now reached a mature age whereby you have TURNED into being the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus etc etc (skip the Jesus bit)
Ah, but Mr Churchill had many other talents, i.e. a substantial intellect and a gift for oratory. Mr Garrett sadly appears to lack both.
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