Frankly, I am not sure that Adani is any less sinister. The gov't gave them that mining lease because they were (still are) trying to buy influence in India. Giving Indian oligarchs a share in Australia was the unacknowledged part of the deal that went with the ludicrous Quad. Australian resources are just being used to restructure alliances and linkages to suit the grand agenda of Washington, London and Canberra.
Private equity is a great way for our masters to drain wealth. It is also a great way for them to enrich themselves or each other via a trade in favours. Rudd's wife made a bundle on a gov't contract in the UK. You can bet your life there were strings attached. Many of the companies which deal extensively with gov't employ the wives and children of politicians. Australian capitalism is just as corrupt as any Indian or Chinese company.
Phillip, don't get me wrong - I don't like Adani, and I have put a lot of time, energy and money too, donating to various legal cases, signing petitions, and writing letters. (Not that any of that does much good.) There are all sorts of reasons why we shouldn't let them mine here, from the stomping on the rights of the Wangan and Jagalingou people, to dredging the Reef, polluting the water table, and exporting our natural resources with a lucrative tax deal. But that cause has now been hijacked by the "Stop Climate Change" movement, and everything now is about carbon dioxide and "dirty coal".
It's just that Caitlin's original post is about China (the CCP) and how they are being maligned by the media.
That may be true, but I think we also have grounds to be wary.
Glad to hear that you are active on behalf of good causes. It makes a difference. Don't let anyone ever tell you that it doesn't. Even if you fail, you are still putting the powers that be on notice that someone wants to hold them accountable and believe me, they pay attention to that. They would be even worse if they thought that they could get away with it.
Personally, I'd say saving the lungfish habitat is the key one...fauna like that are invaluable...one cannot exaggerate the intrinsic value of something as rare as that.
China is complex. No one should have any illusions about the gov't there. Ditto the incitement on offer in our media. Awareness is resistance. Respect (for the Chinese people) is the only sane and decent way ahead.
Yes, Capitalist are going to do what Capitalism demands. I'm constantly amazed that anyone could see Madam Jabbaette-The-Hut Creosote, née Georgina Rinehart, as a better option than Chinese or Indians. It' amazing what institutional bigotry can do to twist a mind.
Frankly, I am not sure that Adani is any less sinister. The gov't gave them that mining lease because they were (still are) trying to buy influence in India. Giving Indian oligarchs a share in Australia was the unacknowledged part of the deal that went with the ludicrous Quad. Australian resources are just being used to restructure alliances and linkages to suit the grand agenda of Washington, London and Canberra.
Private equity is a great way for our masters to drain wealth. It is also a great way for them to enrich themselves or each other via a trade in favours. Rudd's wife made a bundle on a gov't contract in the UK. You can bet your life there were strings attached. Many of the companies which deal extensively with gov't employ the wives and children of politicians. Australian capitalism is just as corrupt as any Indian or Chinese company.
Phillip, don't get me wrong - I don't like Adani, and I have put a lot of time, energy and money too, donating to various legal cases, signing petitions, and writing letters. (Not that any of that does much good.) There are all sorts of reasons why we shouldn't let them mine here, from the stomping on the rights of the Wangan and Jagalingou people, to dredging the Reef, polluting the water table, and exporting our natural resources with a lucrative tax deal. But that cause has now been hijacked by the "Stop Climate Change" movement, and everything now is about carbon dioxide and "dirty coal".
It's just that Caitlin's original post is about China (the CCP) and how they are being maligned by the media.
That may be true, but I think we also have grounds to be wary.
Glad to hear that you are active on behalf of good causes. It makes a difference. Don't let anyone ever tell you that it doesn't. Even if you fail, you are still putting the powers that be on notice that someone wants to hold them accountable and believe me, they pay attention to that. They would be even worse if they thought that they could get away with it.
Personally, I'd say saving the lungfish habitat is the key one...fauna like that are invaluable...one cannot exaggerate the intrinsic value of something as rare as that.
China is complex. No one should have any illusions about the gov't there. Ditto the incitement on offer in our media. Awareness is resistance. Respect (for the Chinese people) is the only sane and decent way ahead.
Yes, Capitalist are going to do what Capitalism demands. I'm constantly amazed that anyone could see Madam Jabbaette-The-Hut Creosote, née Georgina Rinehart, as a better option than Chinese or Indians. It' amazing what institutional bigotry can do to twist a mind.