CNN - Bush Fires Deliberately Lit

The awful images we see are akin to a third world country suffering from violence and war and crisis and self destruction.

DRCongo. Iraq. Afghanistan. Liberia. Lebanon. Kenya. And many others have travelled this path.

And now Australia looking very much like a third world nation needing help from the watching world.

Burned out car wrecks.
Women crying. Dead bodies. Children fearing.
Land devestated as if by atomic bomb.
Smouldering crushed homes & businesses.
Perished dreams.
Extinguished hopes.
Demoralised people.

Yes you will recover.
You must.

But forever you will know you are now only one step from the ghastly third world image that you scornfully claim other nations to be. And the witnessing world will also know such things, as they have always done, that your country is at all times but one small tread from humiliation. No better than the rest of us. Perhaps even worse as you are not yet hardened to the reality of large scale disaster.

Learn from this event the consequences of your HUBRIS and never imagine again that your nation occupies a glorified position of untouchability by disasters, natural or man made.

The ugly images broadcast to the world of Australia and its recent events must surely now give you pause to sit in quiet introspection as you assess how your behaviours have upset your own people so much that they would seek to turn on you and set such fires upon you deliberately.
And then once you have considered your national behaviour, think also of the world beyond your borders, and how you have treated the people who now witness your nightmare.
Australia must make changes.

But instead you will make defensive counter claims and excuses.
And denials.

Category:

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Tags:

• Melbourne
• Sydney
• Australia
• New
• South
• Wales
• Victoria
• Far
• Land
• North
• Queens
• Crocodile
• Attack
• bush
• fires
• 2009

[MrDidjcripey]

Wow, I just read the notes next to this video. What is your problem with Australia? Were you dumped by an aussie?

Why do you spend some much energy hating us? These fires were a national tragedy and you want to make it an opportunity to insult us?

You have more front than David Jones.

[sylviesgointohell]

She may be getting off on the images of Australia burning (she's probably pleasuring herself as she watches), but rest assured she WILL burn in hell! It's just a shame we'll never be able to see her suffering so we can laugh and point :( But IT WILL HAPPEN!

[PetenLisaT]

Sylvie Kloot, you are a fuckhead.

[krissyeh]

SylvieKloot. Have you ever been in a bush fire, have you ever faught a bush fire with stong winds pushing it towards you, No, I don't think you would have. It is one of the most frightning things to ever experience. You don't even seem to have any compassion towards the people that were burnt alive in their homes or cars or to the people that lost everything they had. The same for many hundreds of wild life and farm animals that were burnt alive.

[BobbieJeanEndZone]

The truth will out live a lie. History well documents the treatment of natives globally by white imperialists. Because of their poor treatment they will never catch up with the whites economically or educationally.

[Swfty01]

And what subject do you want facts on? That its the Koori's doing these attacks and raping little girls? That they live in free accomodation and trash the houses?

What area would you like facts on?

[Swfty01]

And what facts have you put forward besides a news report that contradicts the point you were trying to impose on others. Answer the question. How many Indigenous Australians have you actually sat down and discussed the topic with? Not one thats how many.

[Olatunje]

I provided more then you did in hopes that you would produce SOMETHING!

You are sad! Poor thing!

[Swfty01]

Oh please, stop being so blody stupid. What information did you provide besides showing that the Rape and violence occuring in these camps is done by other Indigenous Australians and that the authorities are trying to better their living conditions but are being refused?

[Olatunje]

You are just pathetic! What facts? You have presented no facts, no evidence and no stats. Blowing smoke again. LOL

[Swfty01]

No comment because you cant argue with the facts. By the way, how many indigenous Australians have you sat down and discussed these issues with?