Reference :- Paul Murray once again spoke for what he calls " most Australians " , and told us that we are sensible folk who are untroubled by the inconvenient Sydney smoke haze , and do not believe in climate change .
Well Paul , I guess the first thing we need to address is your definition of " most Australians " . Every poll , including those done by the most ghastly of right wing " think tanks " , shows that by far the majority of Australians do believe in climate change . This can be troublesome if you are trying to expand your fortune by flogging a few hundred million tons of coal. Eventually the " jobs and growth" fib doesn't cut it .
So , since your ethical standards are unquestionable , I reckon you have accidentally misled us with an abbreviation . Abbreviations can cause confusion , as I have explained to Andy Bolt in a previous post . What you obviously mean is " most Australians with the IQ of a sea cucumber". Thankfully the polls reveal they are a minority , although scrolling down the hateful and ignorant comments on Sky News , you could be excused for thinking otherwise .
Anyway Paul , when you get a few moments spare , please flick me a reference for your statistics concerning the attitudes of " most Australians " . I mix in a wide circle and only know one person who expresses doubt about climate change . He lives in a grand art deco villa on the proceeds of his portfolio of mining shares . You should see the place . After restoring it , he had it listed with the national trust . Although that was unwise , since a few years later when the place became unlivable without air conditioning , it was hellishly difficult to install 17 air conditioners and comply with the regulations .
As he often points out , regulations ruined this country , which is why he found it so hard to amass a fortune and retire at age 52 . Our little farm in the bush is quite humble by comparison , but home is where you hang your dust mask and UV shield , as they say . We have a dry creek bed running through the place , beside which a couple of ancient river gums are still bravely struggling on . On one tree we tied a rope with an old tractor tyre so we could swing over the muddy bank and splash into the cool water on hot days . That was back in 1956 .
My son Ken junior once asked me what the tyre was for , since he has never seen water in the creek himself . When I told him about swimming and fishing in the creek when I was his age he didn't believe me . Our local pub is called " The Rio Vista " , since a Spanish new chum renamed it back in the day . Ken junior has never thought to ask what that means , thankfully, because if I told him it meant "The River View " he would laugh his head off .
One more thing Paul , you did mention that most Australians don't even live in Sydney , so why would they be worried about a smoke haze there ?
Tut tut Paul, try to keep your sociopath tendencies better hidden . You are on good money running your little propaganda segment , so don't stuff it up.
Your comrade , Ken
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