The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

[madbluboy]

The narrative changed because the public didn't side with the netballers on climate change so they played the race card.

Gina's daddy was a racist so she should say sorry? Yeah Nah.

[Gointocarlton]

So to summarise:
Gina's Daddy was a racist
Gina didn't say sorry
Gina digs holes not put in big windmills (or batteries which are made from the stuff from the holes Gina digs)
NA are incompetent
Woke sportspeople rule
NA are in the red to the tune of $25M
Keep smiling kids.

[LP]

The biggest hole dug this week wasn't one dug by Gina! ;D

[PaulP]

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Gina's daddy was a racist so she should say sorry? Yeah Nah.

Absolutely the correct and honourable thing to do IMO.

[ElwoodBlues1]

"The ones that are no good to themselves and can’t accept things, the half-castes — and this is where most of the trouble comes — I would dope the water up so that they were sterile and would breed themselves out in future and that would solve the problem."
The above quote from the charming Lang Hancock is what is behind a lot of the angst, I reckon Gina might have got on the front foot and clarified that was straight out of the White Australia playbook and nothing to do with the present Hancock Prospecting's Managements views on members of the first nations community. A simple apology on behalf of her family would have done a lot of good PR wise and made her look like a decent human.

[PaulP]

"The ones that are no good to themselves and can’t accept things, the half-castes — and this is where most of the trouble comes — I would dope the water up so that they were sterile and would breed themselves out in future and that would solve the problem."
The above quote from the charming Lang Hancock is what is behind a lot of the angst, I reckon Gina might have got on the front foot and clarified that was straight out of the White Australia playbook and nothing to do with the present Hancock Prospecting's Managements views on members of the first nations community. A simple apology on behalf of her family would have done a lot of good PR wise and made her look like a decent human.

Yes, I agree. Even if you take a cynical position, and assert that she is simply reading from a script and probably disagrees with every word, saying sorry does make a difference, even a small one. Words do matter. Words backed by equivalent actions are even better, but the words are a good, albeit small, start.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Yes, I agree. Even if you take a cynical position, and assert that she is simply reading from a script and probably disagrees with every word, saying sorry does make a difference, even a small one. Words do matter. Words backed by equivalent actions are even better, but the words are a good, albeit small, start.

Agree..it would be Goebbels type PR without much conviction or truth but you have to start somewhere when you come from such a low base as her Fathers comments. But its gets people talking and other companies watching and learning as the bar is raised and thats whats disappointing as no progress has been made just more folk bickering.

[PaulP]

Agree..it would be Goebbels type PR without much conviction or truth but you have to start somewhere when you come from such a low base as her Fathers comments. But its gets people talking and other companies watching and learning as the bar is raised and thats whats disappointing as no progress has been made just more folk bickering.

Yes, I agree. Nice post Elwood.

[madbluboy]

They didn't want to associated with them and now they're not. What's the problem?

[Thryleon]

Well then, 3 Leos, I must be an idiot as when the chieftain of a not-for-profit I did at times refuse sponsorship from certain industries. Values were more important than dollars.

If you can find that sponsorship elsewhere thats all well and good.

Thing is, in sports, I've been part of organisations that have battled for sponsorship and Hancock are not Australia's biggest issue when push comes to shove.