panic. don't panic. then panic some more.

This is a call to all ye dispossessed, come out of the cold and join the joy for a feast is to begin. A feast I say! Come, come; can you not see the sharks orbiting in ever decreasing circles? For there is blood in the water. Ah, cryptic, no?


I am speaking (rather haltingly) of the crisis that is upon us!

Tivo as a form of political oppression, numbing our minds into submission?
The Australian government's pathetic excuse of a support program for alternative energy and failure to take meaningful measures to reduce this country's contribution to Climate Change?
Rampant alcoholism, teenage suicide, angry beavers, avian flu or the sudden unprovoked cancellation of Farscape? Perhaps it's the rate of homeless that die in supposed first world countries every day?

Wrong, wrong, wrong.

This is more catastrophic milk-less cookies.
This is a bigger calamity than sold out tickets to a Led Zep Again concert.
This is more heartbreaking than when Elmo left Grouchland.
This is Apocalypse Now, baby... without all the fun shooting.

It is snowing in the desert and Red Square is green but as always the eyes of a nation turn to the most important event in our fair planets current history... And pray what is foremost in the hearts and minds of Australian's this festive season?

The credit crunch. The global stockmarket collapse. The financial meltdown.

Meltdown... meltdown? Where have I heard that word before? Oh yes, climate meltdown. A phrase scientists were 'suggested' not to use when speaking to the public as it might 'cause alarm'. Total planetary systems collapse. That is what we may face.

And why are we unable to do anything about reducing this problem? Oh yes, because the economy might suffer. And the jokes on us because it collapsed anyway. Since my grandmother entered, and later exited, the workforce the economy has collapsed three times. Three.

Guess how many times we can survive the environment collapsing?
I don't really want to know, do you?

I'm tired of the mixed messages capitalists governments send us...

Save. Spend. Save. Spend.

Don't panic. The terrorists could strike anywhere, anytime.

You are fine. Australia's children increasingly overweight. Public hospitals are understaffed and underfunded. Look at all the money we are giving public health care. Waiting lists are endless.

Use public transport. Rail lines require a massive overhaul. Mismanagement. Mistakes. We are confindent in the management of NSW rail system. Minister for Rail and Public Transport replaced today.

Be carbon neutral. The economy is more important. Spending on the evironment means less economic growth. The economy isn't in recession it's just slowing down. 10 BILLION dollars to prevent recession. Just 500 million to alternative energy research. We are focused on climate change. A target of 5% announced today. Pathetic.

Give me a dictatorship anyday. At least then we don't have to pretend they govern in our interests.