Charlie is from Sri Lanka and has only rudimentary English (far better than my Sri Lankan though). Charlie is gorgeous; tall, broad and velvety. I think Charlie is having a hard time though, because he was, I suspect, a playboy in Sri Lanka. Here he is finding it hard to do ALL his charming non-verbally. He is no slouch at communication though. Delectable in repose, his eyes and his smile communicate oodles of devotion and appreciation with only a smattering of innocuous English words to distract you when he is leaning over you. As you try to piece together his sentences you find yourself glued to a strong dark gaze when you are not dazzled by his grin. I would love to see him operate in his native tongue, I predict he is lethal.
Trust me, they know the climate science Let’s imagine for a moment that the 1% of Australia, with their university degrees, access to the best climate science and neoliberal think tank papers and their dominance in politics, were acting in rational self-interest. They know that the water and energy wars are coming and they have a country with unique assets: No land borders Renewable energy resources Space and minerals Industries that specialise in extracting minerals Industries that can be turned to R&D and manufacturing An education system to get citizens to the point of carrying out necessary R&D And a politically apathetic population that believes whatever the politicians tell them through monopolised and crippled information outlets. To be honest, if I were a conservative politician in Australia (and the way I was brought up, I may as well be), this is what I would do to ensure my political and social survival: I would claim the government didn’t believe i...
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