Thread: Do city people care about the conditions in the bush?

Originally Posted by goingbush

I hate fireworks with a passion, Bloody noise & environmental pollution is what it is, as well as a huge waste of money. Tourists don't travel to see fireworks so the revenue argument is invalid. The tourists are there anyway.

As for the question "do city people care about the conditions in the bush? " In my opinion that would be an unequivocal no .

Environmental terrorists is what they are , getting away for the weekend involves disrespecting locals, buggering up whatever bush they can find & leaving tonnes of rubbish behind for the others to clean up .

I agree with your hatred of fireworks but I have been known as a party pooper. If you don't like fireworks don't go to Alice Springs on cracker night, horses bolting down suburban roads, dogs rabid with fear at having fireworks thrown at them, letterbox's blown to pieces everywhere and that's before it gets dark when the real carnage starts. Their a different mob in the Territory.

Now I have to take exception at the rest of your post, I know city people care about folks in the bush and as for being environmental vandals I think you have to the wrong way round. How many Cocky's do you know take their rubbish on the way to town only to dump it in some side road somewhere? I have known farmers who poison platerpus and shoot koala's so no chance of any greenies trying to protect them.
Now obviously not many are like that but they are around. Drought is a terrible thing that occurs naturally but seems many don't prepare for it, they ask for government assistance which city people pay taxes to support. Many city folk give generously to drought support in the bad times. Any small business that rely on rural clientele are left to fend for themselves, with no gov assistance or access to dole or support. Small business fend for them selves the same way everybody does with financial recession. When drought does go and good times are return how many times have you heard farmers give back for the help they receive? In areas I have worked some farmers have been on drought relief but the kids still go to the best private schools. They still drive around in a couple of year old Merc or top of the line Land Cruiser.

It's not good to generalise but you get the idea. Most folks are good hearted, help out in bad times and respect others and the environment. There are people who use the system, people both in and out of cities.

Now back to fireworks, I'll be knocking out Zzzz when midnight comes.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

There is no better way to show that city dwellers don't care about the bush than by wasting money on 7 tons of firework in Brisbane on newyears eve.
.W.

In general, no people don't care much further than their own nose, family, or maybe their local community.

If you look at the life style of the "rich and famous" on one end of the spectrum and then look at a family in a third world country that will lose a child to starvation by the nights end. (then times that one death x aprox 20,000 children under the age of 5 per day die from preventable causes)

It might as well be a different planet.....

The fireworks are nothing.
But 2 billion $ on a couple of football stadiums for Sydney.....

Imagine what that can do for services in the regions and rural areas of NSW.

When I lived in a very rural area we joked that NSW stood for Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.
Nothing outside there existed.

considering that stadium is only X years old,,, whats the go there???

What surprises me at times like this is that one never hears a squeak about air pollution from the Green lot.

Er I think farming has a bigger impact on the environment than fireworks.

Originally Posted by weeds

Er I think farming has a bigger impact on the environment than fireworks.

I agree . Lets ban farming.

that will solve the problem, the people will all die . no more people = no more problem.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

considering that stadium is only X years old,,, whats the go there???

Who the hell knows mate. Other than $$ for someone, somewhere involved.