grodscorp@grods.comLefties un-Australian
 | Posted by Scott on Saturday 17 February 2007, 12:16 pm Categories: Politics, Society Tags: AndrewBolt, ClimateChange, NickMinchin, scepticism, TimBlair, unAustralian |
“It is more likely that those of a conservative disposition will have a greater quotient of inherent, and I think healthy, scepticism… We get attacked for this, but scepticism is one of the all-time great Australian attributes. It is one of the things Australians are famous for.”
Not only are those on the “left” (or “progressives”) gullible and guilty of groupthink, they are un-Australian too. Well, so says Liberal Senator Nick Minchin. Apparently that’s why people are swallowing this climate change thing hook, line and sinker: they’re not sceptical enough.
If only us “lefties” would be as sceptical of others’ opinions as those great Australians Andrew Bolt and Timmeh Blair. They would never accept anything other people say at face value and incorporate it into their belief system unthinkingly. Oh… hang on.
Saturday 17 February 2007, 5:17 pm #Jeremy
Yes, that cracked me up.
Funny, where was all that definitive conservative skepticism when claims were being made about, say, WMDs in Iraq?
Saturday 17 February 2007, 5:21 pm #The Editor
Asylum seekers throwing kids overboard…
Saturday 17 February 2007, 7:26 pm #Adam
Well he’s a bit of an obnoxious twat then isn’t he? Hope he enjoys being in opposition this time next year! Ha-hah!
Saturday 17 February 2007, 8:20 pm #phil
Based on their record over the last 10 years, I reckon that on the balance of probabilities they’re a lying pack of shits. Is that sufficiently healthily sceptical?
Sunday 18 February 2007, 6:31 pm #silpheed
At the risk of sounding like an SBS news bulletin, where was this healthy skepticism when the Americans regarded David Hicks as a terrorist traitor?
Monday 19 February 2007, 9:28 pm #John S.
Does this mean I should stop reading the Australian Skeptic Magazine?
Saturday 24 February 2007, 12:39 am #Mikey
Ah Nick Minchin. Mr ‘Lets let people give 10,000 dollars to political parties without having to disclose it’.
He’s a good egg.