Silent majority
The headline said "Powerful rebellion set for pavement" (Gaz 3/12).
When did common sense, respect and manners become an endangered species?
Mother Earth would not be pleased that the very people who claim to care about environmental issues such as climate change and the welfare of all living things, take it upon themselves to disrupt a busy Thursday morning in Warragul.
As one of silent majority and a much vilified Baby Boomer I ask why?
Let me take you back a little, the smartest man I ever knew was my late father, a farm labourer before World War II, then a factory worker, someone who had never taken a sick day in his life.
He, like all those who experience war, was left changed forever;.; There was no welfare, no counselling, but depression was everywhere, they just didn't talk about it.
People like my father never had the opportunity to reach their full potential, but they wanted the generations that came after to reach theirs.
They believed education was everything, it is what lifts people out of poverty and creates a better world for all.
With this in mind does anyone have the right to deny a person a livelihood, because they don't agree with how they earn their living.
Does the privilege of having a university degree or doctrine, give a person the authority to disrupt others?
Does the disenfranchised social media amassed army, have the right to force governments, employers, farmers, and the silent majority into a climate change corner at whim.
If you want real change it egins with the individual. Don't look to grab a headline on the 24 hour news cycle or social media streaming.
Get that education, study mathematics and science, that way you will be helping solve the world’s environmental problems.
As any baby boomer's will tell you, this is not new to us, we lived through the sixties and seventies; the biggest social change in history.
Joan Lye, Warragul.
A bouquet to the person who noticed my caravan wasn't hitched correctly in June Crt Warragul last week. Leaving a note on my windscreen alerted me to the problem that was rectified without any further issue.
A large bouquet to Warragul Primary School year 5/6 students for their outstanding performance of Kids at Sea. It was so well done and a joy to watch. Congratulations.
Bouquets to the Baw Baw Shire for prompt action in cutting the roadside of Bona Vista Rd after I put in a request. Much appreciated and a job well done.
A big bouquet to all the people trying to help an injured kangaroo on Queen St between Warragul and Nilma on Friday night.
You were all doing an amazing job with traffic control and the care of this poor animal. I was sad to see on Saturday that it hadn’t made it. Well done everyone involved for trying. all times.
Many bouquets to the wonderful woman who planted up the lanes of Drouin. The plants make our town even more pleasant.
A bouquet of roses to the wonderful shops and businesses for the Christmas lights display for an elderly shopper who shops local at
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