Posted by beckett2 on November 14, 2019, at 16:59:16
In reply to Re: Thoughts and Prayers, posted by sigismund on November 14, 2019, at 12:02:56
> They say that the inland of Australia in the south-eastern part (by which I don't mean the coast, but the Murray Darling basin) will be the hardest hit.
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> This article is good. (Where does a name like Binoy Karpmark come from?) It does not emphasise enough perhaps our historical contempt for the land. But then look at how it is with you. A more majestic land (once), equally stolen, that didn't save it from our sort. (We don't have Thanksgiving.) I have lived close to or in the bush most of my life and love it, especially now I see it differently.
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> And for Scomo. Thoughts and Prayers? That is an NRA talking point. Unlikely to catch on (I hope).
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> https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/11/14/incinerating-logic-bush-fires-and-climate-change/You likely realize I adore Australia, and consider its good fortune to be on the outside of the heavy-hitters. However, I have always puzzled over the coal issue, (although I shouldn't really), because I think there is more people there for renewables than against. Then there was Scomo. As if we all weren't in enough trouble.
like a bird on a wire
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