DEAR News Of The Area,
US older Australians cling in hope for a return to the good old days, days not burdened by climate insecurity or even the discussion about such matters.
Like a smoker who has been advised to give up smoking by his doctor, we seek out a different doctor.
Our old faithful National Party, like an ointment on a gangrene wound, tells us there is no need for “net zero”; it’s just a cycle, put your slippers on and light your pipe by the fireplace and rest easy.
And us older Australians vote for that reassurance and re-elect the party of denial, the party of anti-science, the party of faithful farmers praying for rain or less rain.
We struggle to absorb the sheer magnitude of the problem lest we scream in horror at the legacy for our grandchildren and our great grandchildren.
Our Nationals know that the choice they make is about saving their seats in parliament, not saving a future planet for the next generation.
Instead, us older Australians must seek out the advice we need to hear rather than the advice we want to hear.
Regards,
Peter LEWIS,
Park Beach.
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