Thursday, 2 January 2014

Do what I say not what I do!

This is aptly illustrative of the 'seeming rather than doing' philosophy behind so many moral poseurs.

Fitzroy is a “progressive” area, filled with people with a “social conscience” particularly when it comes to the environment. Its council reflects this, comprising three Greens, one socialist, three Labor members and two independents. Fitzroy’s federal member is Adam Bandt, the sole Green in the House of Representatives.
And when 15,000 people in one of the country’s most progressive and green areas hold a party in the local Edinburgh Gardens, they naturally leave the park looking like this:
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Rubbish is for Big Government to pick up.

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