Totally Unconvincing

The most ridiculous thing about the ABC's over promotion of the grand agendas is that they don't realise, if SCIENTISTS were really seriuos about influencing any needed change debate - they most certainaly wouldn't do it in the same old ways that they have been led to do it by the new damnation and salvation sellers - for what is now 4 or so years?
The fearmongers haven't got it have they - a scientific way to be convincing!
The " new " whole long speech from london school of whatevers trick isn't working and just because the man has learnt a few things about the campaigns mistakes, doesn't mean he's not still making them . Calling greens black is careless talk too!. The science of education calls for consensus across the board ----dummies !

What does clive hamilton know about motivation? Giddens, when pushed by Sales about targets ,talked about schools - well; have we got time to wait for education campaigns in schools? - I thought we left teachers the task of teaching . Oh dear, what a mess ! Are we teaching science in schools ?

Lee Sales asked some good questions tonight, but they went absolutely nowhere because the ABC is not really interested in debate ( only the appearance of it ). Lee will wonder why clive hamilton got another guernsey when his own defence of the fear cul de sac is the same as all these salvation advocates have driven themsleves into . Just like Gore, giddens is trying to play the media game (get a new angle) .
The more Giddens spoke on yet another of the ABC's free to hot air ads, the more it was clear he wasn't ready to fight - Mr gore is right about one thing - you aren't convincing if you aren't convincing. You aren't serious or scientific if don't identify the enemy and the means of warfare . Giddens ended his puff of wind with a call to more patchwork - maybe he's more suited to craft work?

So yet another ABC lateline program dedicated to let the new saviours put their point of view - The idea that we need to change is Ok, but what absolution do we get from responding to this new gospel .Its not gospel perhaps?

Pity too ( if he was seriuos about science based extension solutions) that Giddens is not urgent about one critical method (accepted widely but not used_) ; a scientific way to address the cynics - have a debate .
Until the ABC do debate properly ( don't they realise journos are under threat?) the ABC heads too will be part of the problem rather than part of the solution to being convincing about difficult issues of resource use . Standing in the road of a bigger discussion .