Small is beautiful

I used to work for an organisation that got things done by co-opting people it thought would help resolve things in a practical down to earth way - onsite. It was the best .
 Many managers have the good sense to know the idea but are stymied because of the heirachy of organisation they work in .

• The bigger they are the worse they often are .
• The bigger the problems the organisation tries to work on the higher the risk of failure - the big problems are only human and the real problems ( human) only grow with more human elements esp fixed and title ones.
• Wannbes are always creating new organisations mega departments - worst idea ever 

I could do my job because the organisation I worked for was small . "You work for SCA - well what would you know ".
That little organisation modeled environmental planning in Victoria like none since . If you are tempted to start a mega department or committee you would do well to study its modus operandi. 

If wannabes are going to preach--- they must bring heaven back to earth, or be dismissed

In a paradox of profound proportions today's new religious left are going to try to drag us through their endless purgatory of carbon bashing by focusing on the world beyond . Will it work on Q and A tonight ? .Probably not - the producers are trying to control something they don't understand . Time our polys told them to properly let scientists speak . The wonder of the universe is indeed wonderful with wonder increasing with each new view, but to deal with wicked real local world problems we need focus.
Most of us have been waiting for our public broadcaster to stand aside and let the scientists fight CC out in front of us ( I have asked for it heaps of times ).Never happened in 2 decades on non debate.  . It even looked like it was going to happen tonite but its closed shop The same old same old echo chamber as usual

 Even with  the profound rebuke of the last election the worry warrior politicians  within the ABC ( is this right???) select the panel, the questions and largely control the outcome . ho hum  zero sum game

Even when a  bomb goes off , there is usually enough scorn and cynicism sprayed on by the ruling class to keep limpet like ABC audiences from switching off .
But switching off the thinking ones are and have been - the country is watching Sky news  and if you think that means we are stupid you are being regionalist and you would be wrong .
Sustainability issues 
Most importantly,  the only religions that last , offer a sense of freedom and a future that works . Not one that is pie in the sky . where the heroes  talk of batteries w e haven't got yet , a world we can't control .  Worse a worship type world which requires us to sacrifice ourselves like Jesus ( but no lasting personal reward ) as a token to solve the climate crisis.   No sale .

So whatever happened to the Climate Catastrophe?

ABCTV's Tony organised it so all the heavies would be there,  but somehow - all the angst about
the impending climate catastrophe went off like one big fizzer on last nights Q and A 
The asteroid may have hit , but noone felt it
Maybe it was just guilt passing by , as Bauerlein is saying
Who in their right mind would allow any of that  confused and confusing panel of wannabes to rule.
More pain is clear,  but for what Gain is definitely not clear. 
The whole thing seems to be just a lot of hot air . Nothing new in the offering by the worried parties 

Nothing at all from the Opposition Coalition .

If Labor gets in,  it will be on the basis of deception,  deceiving the people. Worse, Labor and the Greens ( the most unstable and unpredictable coalition in Australia's history ) will use that hot air to waste another ten years taxing us more to just hand out  solar panels for middle class roofs ( and stupidly-- as the Greens do on their site)




What irrational rhetoric allows these DIMWITS to proclaim such incompetent , unjust  and ineffective meddling.   Great evil done in the name of the best intention . 

Not even a prod from Tony about the reef gave Richard more than goosebumps
The Greens went to water with Tanya and Helen following on.
Richard was desperate enough to avoid the reef , but made the worse mistake of mentioning another Green labor fiasco ,. The MD plan ;

Tanya ,Burke and Richard might be better to go back to worrying about the reef , or protection plans for warming or rising water    Take another 6 years and develop a plan . No just confess you don't know what you are doing and find something more productive to do . 

I am not as smart as I think i am .

When I forget that,  I observe how others get carried away with their wisdom , abilities and power.
When I forget that,  I note that there are none so blind as them that will not see .
And when I forget all of that . I might be tempted to pray that  I be shown a few things to help me out of the pit.

Observe how some Australians still think they can walk on water; That Darling river .

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