Bishop George Browning PhD DLitt tells the “ Morrison Government you are a disgrace”.
at least that was the headline of an article written by Bishop Browning and published Saturday in John Menadue’s Irritations & Pearls weekly.
Browning is a retired bishop of Canberra, Initial convener of the Anglican Communion Environment Network and now convener of his local Landcare.
here is part of the article:
”Government continues to insist its major responsibility is to keep Australians safe. Hey, wake up – climate change is our greatest existential threat. It is a far greater threat than terrorism. It is a social threat, it is a grave economic threat and yes, it is an environmental threat.
“How about you deviate a fraction of the cost of one of your never never submarines to fight a real threat?
“We are appropriately lambasted at international forums for our apparent indifference.
“Morrison you are a disgrace for claiming we are doing much – in the context of our ability and size we’re not, and because we are perceived not to be, we have absolutely no influence in encouraging others to be more responsible.
“-If the evidence were not in.
“-If we were too poor and therefore could not choose.
“-If action meant putting thousands of Australian jobs at risk.
“-If the task were beyond us for any reason. ——–
“Then I would understand.
“But none are true. We are in a better position to act than almost any other country in the world. Our not acting, and the world not acting will impact our continent more than any other?
“The long-term effect of not acting is economic idiocy.
”All of this is a disgrace and an indignity inflicted upon all Australians.
”if my house burns Mr Morrison, you most certainly will be on the end of another blog,
“Nero developed an unenviable reputation for fiddling while Rome burnt. ‘Fiddling while Rome burns’ does not mean being literally responsible for today’s fires, it is an idiom for referring to a person(s) in power who is prepared to do anything other than what is important. “
