tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post1549465787321487971..comments2023-11-19T17:31:49.939+00:00Comments on Bristling Badger: whaling: science is commerceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-21655347292568454752008-03-03T21:49:00.000+00:002008-03-03T21:49:00.000+00:00Weird coincidence - I only just recently heard tha...Weird coincidence - I only just recently heard that Midnight Oil song again on a juke box and I was amazed at how apparently ahead of its time it was. Of course, all politicians are compromise merchants, but at least Pete Garrett seems to be on message about whaling. <BR/>By the way, on the "Morrissey not a racist" theme, cue for me to link to my very own "Morrissey not a racist" story again, just in case you missed it before ;)<BR/><BR/>(http://astvinr.livejournal.com/151792.html)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-40469929489358791112008-02-19T18:12:00.000+00:002008-02-19T18:12:00.000+00:00Don't believe what you read in the papers, James. ...Don't believe what you read in the papers, James. Especially not from ailing paper long past their glory days who have a long standing grudge against their subject.<BR/><BR/>Morrissey is avowedly anti-racist. He is suing the NME over their claims that he isn't. His forthcoming tour is to be heavily branded with the Love Music Hate Racism campaign.<BR/><BR/>His response to the NME tosh can be read <A HREF="http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_071203_02" REL="nofollow">here</A>.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-71491406970898678032008-02-18T02:56:00.000+00:002008-02-18T02:56:00.000+00:00It's distressing, the horrors we commit against fe...It's distressing, the horrors we commit against fellow creatures.Fantasy Writer Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009677348939299315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-36016663687348775282008-02-15T15:51:00.000+00:002008-02-15T15:51:00.000+00:00frankly the thought of Morrissey on the cabinet is...frankly the thought of Morrissey on the cabinet is very scary - back to rivers of blood methinksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705924594915415838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-52362755020619138462008-02-15T10:54:00.000+00:002008-02-15T10:54:00.000+00:00Yeah, everyone knows the "science" excuse is a loa...Yeah, everyone knows the "science" excuse is a load of bollocks. How much is this supported in Japan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-44889003092715431992008-02-13T17:56:00.000+00:002008-02-13T17:56:00.000+00:00dj3huty, thanks for that. My gut feeling said you ...dj3huty, thanks for that. My gut feeling said you can't put anyone in a Western government without them working for the benefit of ecocidal profiteers, but i sorta hoped it somehow wouldn't be the case this time.<BR/><BR/>You'd have thought that, so early in the new regime, they'd be making a bit of an effort to appear radically different and more trustworthy than the last lot.<BR/><BR/>I fucking hate that 'commercial confidentiality' thing governments hide behind. The UK government does it all the time to cover up how much we're overpaying the corporations who get contracts to run stuff that used to be genuinely state-run.<BR/><BR/>The thing is this; the government is (in theory) a bunch of people we choose from among ourselves to run a few of our affairs. To say that we can't know how much we're paying and what they're doing is absurd and an abuse of their (supposed) position.<BR/><BR/>it's like me sending you to the shops with my wallet to buy food, but you won't tell me how much you've spent because that's a secret between you and the shopkeeper.merrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959849087751101034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441439.post-91148606198334569332008-02-12T21:36:00.000+00:002008-02-12T21:36:00.000+00:00Garrett sold out. The new (Labor) government is a ...Garrett sold <A HREF="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/03/2152994.htm?site=tasmania" REL="nofollow">out</A>. The new (Labor) government is a big improvement on Howard's far right corporatist rubbish but it's not progressive by and means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com