Ayn Marx wrote on Jan 18
th, 2020 at 9:47am:
Dnarever wrote on Jan 14
th, 2020 at 8:04pm:
The useless Nationals have been the funniest show in town the bush for years.
Imagine - a Political group who have done everything they possibly could to trash the environment at every opportunity for decades and they are supported by people that stupid that they don't get that they are the group in the community most dependant on the environment.
Wonder why a lot of these guys are stereotyped as dumb hicks, just maybe they are.
Rash over-generalisation. Take for instance the idea farmers are ‘dumb hicks’. They may have had ideological blinkers over their eyes for generations but around here in Nth Tasmania the majority of farming families offspring are taking out universtity degrees in everything from agricultural science to information tech. You don’t survive in many branches of primary industry today without a decent education.
One aspect of groups such as Gippsland dairy farmers is the necessity of working seven days a week often from 4am to 6pm. For as long as I can remember this makes their membership in federal parliament very unlikely enabling the Nationals to ignore their particular industry. Not much longer though unless the Chinese, with the help of the Federal Libs turning a blind eye, manage to buy up the majority of dairy holdings in Australia.
I didn't really mean that they are dumb hicks, mostly. though your example could be the exception that proves the rule. I don't think that education trumps inbred political habit. Some of these guys have been shooting themself in the foot for generations.
There is no way around the facts that:
1) The nationals are a danger to the environment.
2) Farmers depend on the environment more than almost anyone.
3) Farmers traditionally support the Nationals politically or worse the Liberals.
4) This is really really dumb, they are their own worst enemy
It does make them look like dumb hicks even if they aren't.