Accept part in poor showing

STATE ELECTION

IT has been oft observed that one of the main determinants distinguishing successful people from those less so is that of acceptance of personal responsibility. Successful people tend to accept they are responsible for their mistakes whereas less successful people tend to blame others for the poor results they might get. In Cassy O’Connor’s post-election speech she found many things to blame for the poor showing of the Greens but virtually no recognition she may have had to accept some responsibility for the disaster. A pity because it is through personal acceptance of our mistakes that we learn and become more effective in our future activities. proven smokeless methods of land clearing to be used. This smoke is deliberate, disgusting and needs to be stopped at the source. Now the election is over the burns are on again, 205 of them.

Goon memories

THE Greens’ response to the election result is reminiscent of an episode of the BBC Goon Show, “How to win an election (or not lose by much)”. Enough said. dictable but despicable reaction of its opponents in harnessing the reaction of the proprietors of this means of making easy money. We now know might prevailed over right, but it is appropriate to ask why, and the answer must be that the electorate was cynically misled. Maybe the Greeks proceeded on the basis their citizens would see through false arguments, rather than accepting nonsense being peddled by politicians, or maybe their voters were just smarter. This is a defect in democracy not confined to our own small corner of the world, and the answer can only lie in the education provided to a nation’s citizens. It is difficult to deceive people taught to understand how their society is governed and to be aware not everything they are told is factual and may not safely be accepted as such.

Historic firearms

SURELY the Second Amendment should only give the right to bear such arms as existed at the time the amendment was passed.

Time to grow up

AS a young man in Tasmania I used to go shooting, drove without a seat belt and possibly over the limit; but I grew up and, of course, do not do that any more. Shooting wild animals and birds is primitive behaviour. WA banned duck hunting years ago. Time to grow up, Tasmania.

Change codes

JUDGING by the crowd attendance at the Melbourne Storm and Canterbury Rugby League pre-season match at North Hobart in 2017 and the North Melbourne and Melbourne AFL pre-season match at Kingston this year, Tassie should look at NRL and give AFL a miss.