American singer Bette Midler pulled no punches as she lashed out at Mr Morrison early this morning in an extraordinary tweet that has already generated more than 19,000 likes and 5000 retweets.
“Pity the poor #Australians, their country ablaze, and their rotten @ScottMorrisonMP saying, “This is not the time to talk about Climate Change. We have to grow our economy. What an idiot. What good is an economy in an uninhabitable country? Lead, you f...wit!!”
bush fires everywhere
a war zone
the skies covered in darkness
political feuds and false premises abound
about the cause of this catastrophe
the streets are quiet and eerie
all the windows are shut
the mood is mournful this festive season
in spite of so many giving a helping hand
hundreds are homeless
some have perished
our birds and wild life are dying
prayers for peace and rain
ringing from church bells and spires
don't seem to be working
perhaps we are being sent a warning
of things to come by u know who
we should really listen
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: 106" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson: wild, false, ring, hand, bells, feud, peace, darkness, dying, spire, wars, mournful
Rall, I have been struck to my soul by the wildfires and the death of 450 MILLION innocent and helpless wild creatures. I am glad to find you here. We are bearing witness to unimaginable times, sooner than we thought. I remember when wildfires hit the Valley I lived in before.....the sky was eerie and yellow, it felt Apocalyptic. But your wildfires are beyond anything ever seen. They are terrifying. And you do have a f-wit "leader". OMG. Get rid of him.
ReplyDeleteOh, good for Bette! I didn't know that. And your poem is spot on, of course. That middle verse is haunting.
ReplyDeleteMay the rains come and save life...
ReplyDeleteThis drills right into the hard parts of catastrophe -- the scale of events unnatural, the politics useless, the prayers futile. I think we have to grind straight through this to get to what matters, for us and the planet we're destroying. Too bad that it takes this amount of vanishing wildlife to discover the futility of a strong economy in a dead country!
ReplyDeleteI read that tweet earlier and it is unfortunate that Australia is not taking the lead in the climate-urgency, given the devastation to land and animals and human lives. I hope you get rain and cooler temps and all the help you need down under.
ReplyDeleteScientists have told us that the climate will change rapidly but we do not listen. I wouldn't have thought there could be a more ignorant leader than the one we have here. Wouldn't have believed that possible. I hope it isn't too late to listen. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt is my hope that the heavens will assist with some much needed rain in your area. sigh...times are changing and there will be many challenges on the road ahead.
ReplyDeletestay safe ...
Truly a disaster you have captured it well
ReplyDeleteSo bad. Surreal yet real. My god what have we done
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, I think I do know who. And one day the wrath to come will be the wrath that has come. Not a pretty picture.
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