Roger B
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The 'Greenie' Movement in Australia
Bert,
Although I must admit that my interaction with Australians has been minimal, that which has occurred, was always exciting! Those Aussie's I've met left me with a lasting impression of a rough and tumble group of lads who were always ready to try anything, especially anything wild and wooly.
Because of that impression, I imagine fellas of that ilk, finding themselves suddenly confronted by liberals, (which I rather expect your "Greenie" movement is composed of) to be a situation somewhat difficult to understand... (Or tolerate, for that matter!!)
Short story: We have a small mid-coast town that in the summer time is populated by liberals "from away" , (a Maine term meaning tourists from any other state, aka "foreigners"). They had developed a habit of standing on a small bridge that spans a river between two towns, holding up signs like "Save the baby seals", or whatever their current bleeding heart crisis happened to be. Some of the locals found this to be distasteful, or maybe they just felt it was a waste of good time when a person could be doing something useful, (Maine folks have a fairly strong work ethic and are usually happiest when working at something - and they have little use for anybody who doesn't 'work'!) . . . . . anyway - One of the local lobstermen had a couple of beers at the end of a long day of hauling traps and spotted several sign wavers on the bridge as he was driving home in his pick-up truck. He was taken by a sudden fit of displeasure and drove up on the sidewalk forcing several of them to climb the railing for safety and may have slightly 'bumped' one of the slower ones. Of course he had to go to court and there was quite a too-doo over it all, but we were thankful to note that all sign waving disappeared from the bridge after that. Well, that is until this past political election. Our feisty lobsterman passed away early last year and we noted a number of them had become embolden by his absence and although they didn't stand on the bridge, they did hold up signs from the relative safety of the roadside.
I guess that what I am saying is, that I can empathize with you. It can be difficult to understand what makes some folks tick...
Bert,
Although I must admit that my interaction with Australians has been minimal, that which has occurred, was always exciting! Those Aussie's I've met left me with a lasting impression of a rough and tumble group of lads who were always ready to try anything, especially anything wild and wooly.
Because of that impression, I imagine fellas of that ilk, finding themselves suddenly confronted by liberals, (which I rather expect your "Greenie" movement is composed of) to be a situation somewhat difficult to understand... (Or tolerate, for that matter!!)
Short story: We have a small mid-coast town that in the summer time is populated by liberals "from away" , (a Maine term meaning tourists from any other state, aka "foreigners"). They had developed a habit of standing on a small bridge that spans a river between two towns, holding up signs like "Save the baby seals", or whatever their current bleeding heart crisis happened to be. Some of the locals found this to be distasteful, or maybe they just felt it was a waste of good time when a person could be doing something useful, (Maine folks have a fairly strong work ethic and are usually happiest when working at something - and they have little use for anybody who doesn't 'work'!) . . . . . anyway - One of the local lobstermen had a couple of beers at the end of a long day of hauling traps and spotted several sign wavers on the bridge as he was driving home in his pick-up truck. He was taken by a sudden fit of displeasure and drove up on the sidewalk forcing several of them to climb the railing for safety and may have slightly 'bumped' one of the slower ones. Of course he had to go to court and there was quite a too-doo over it all, but we were thankful to note that all sign waving disappeared from the bridge after that. Well, that is until this past political election. Our feisty lobsterman passed away early last year and we noted a number of them had become embolden by his absence and although they didn't stand on the bridge, they did hold up signs from the relative safety of the roadside.
I guess that what I am saying is, that I can empathize with you. It can be difficult to understand what makes some folks tick...
