Posted by Matt Hayden on Monday, September 1, 2014,
Just when I thought that the deep green campaign to stop the West Australian "shark cull" couldn't get any sillier, the outraged nature boyz 'n' girlz waging it have outdone themselves with a deranged doco
called Apex Harmony "The Shark Cull".
The title on its own is a hoot. Apex Harmony refers to Sea Shepherd's hilarious "shark defence" campaign. It's like "Shock and Awe"
for big fat fish.
The site proudly proclaims that new merchandise will be out soon. Hey, don't these people detest capitali...
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Shannen Doherty the latest celebrity to oppose the shark cull
Posted by Matt Hayden on Tuesday, April 1, 2014,
I always find it amusing how Hollywood celebrities are attracted to green-left causes. Their motives are so transparent. They clearly have no sincere belief in them. They are just trying to latch on to the feel-good factor, gain some extra publicity and thereby bolster their careers.
Perhaps more amusing is how the green-left activists themselves are so enamoured of these vain airheads. They fawn over them like schoolgirls over Justin Bieber.
So odd. Aren't these brave crusaders for nature and...
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Memo to greenies: sharks are not the new dolphins
Posted by Matt Hayden on Friday, February 21, 2014,
When it comes to demonizing humanity and idealizing nature, greenies routinely go to extreme and shameless lengths. Recently, for example, they said that a dolphin was killed in the shark cull. Turned out there was no truth
to this claim.
As well as being typical of how shark huggers are so fast and loose with the truth this assertion brought to mind one of their wider aims. That is to convince the wider public that these gruesome carnivorous fish are as deserving of respect and affection as ...
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Colin Barnett believes shark cull has public support
Posted by Matt Hayden on Thursday, February 13, 2014,
Considering the level of outrage about the policy of deploying drum lines and killing big sharks, you may be wondering why the WA State Government is going ahead with it.
I think that there are two reasons for this. Firstly, they are pretty sure that despite the noise created by the anti-cull protesters and their fellow travellers in the media, most West Aussies are quietly in support of this approach. Premier Colin Barnett said as much during
a live blog session earlier today.
I doubt this is ...
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Media focus on drum lines as shark debate intensifies
Posted by Matt Hayden on Wednesday, February 12, 2014,
It's amazing to watch how the shark wars are covered by the media here in Western Australia. People are intensely focused on this subject -- not least because they're worried that the next time they go for a swim at one of our beautiful beaches they might get bitten in half by a bloody great white pointer!
They're also forming into two polarized political groups. There are those strongly against what they feel is the brutal murder of these deeply misunderstood creatures. Or, more likely, they'...
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Anti-shark cull protest at Cottesloe had a surreal atmosphere
Posted by Matt Hayden on Saturday, February 1, 2014,
Having been an avid surfer in my youth, when the sport was a lot safer than it is now, I've taken a keen interest in how the local shark wars are progressing. So I went down to Cottesloe Beach earlier today to watch the latest protest against the so-called cull and get some video footage of it.
And isn't it interesting that the term "cull" is the default description -- even for those who are
for the State Government's mitigation strategy. In my opinion it shouldn't even be defined as a cull. ...
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Large crowd at Cottesloe anti-shark cull rally worries me
Posted by Matt Hayden on Saturday, January 4, 2014,
In these days of social media mania, "slacktivism" is rife. There are countless people all over the globe who think they are changing the world for the better simply by pressing a like button on Facebook. Routinely, many more people pledge online to attend upcoming demos than actually rock up on the day.
Frankly, I thought this was going to happen with this rally to oppose the State Government's plans to kill sharks deemed a threat to human life. See, six thousand people
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Shark-huggers up the ante in stoush over "cull"
Posted by Matt Hayden on Friday, December 13, 2013,
A coupla days ago one of the marine greenies who had vowed to protect sharks hinted at extreme action against fisherman hired to take out
threatening noahs. Now the threats have been clarified. They are both funny and alarming, and reveal just how silly the green movement has become.
So enamoured with their toothy brethren are these dangerously naive numpties that they will now intentionally get in the way of professional shark-hunters in the manner of the
harpoon dodging anti-whale crowd.
Sha...
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Shark-huggers react predictably to "kill zone" strategy
Posted by Matt Hayden on Tuesday, December 10, 2013,
I'm really glad that the WA Government has finally decided to do something about the threat posed by sharks. As this article makes clear the proposed "kill zone" strategy is
nowhere near a cull. It's actually a targeted approach.
Quite frankly I would have been much happier with a cull -- preferably one involving dynamite. But you can't have everything. The Government was under immense pressure to make a compromise and has done so.
Well, good to know they are doing something proactive. Obvious...
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MacTiernan's concrete city scenario reveals her green delusions
Posted by Matt Hayden on Tuesday, June 25, 2013,
Mayor of the City of Vincent Alannah MacTiernan is angered by WA's new residential housing codes. The
changes are minor:
WA's new residential housing codes, to come into effect on August 2, reduce the minimum open space requirement for multi-dwelling R50 and R60 developments from 45 per cent to 40 per cent.But of course this is all too much for Ms MacTiernan. She says the change will contribute to a heat island effect. Wouldn't be surprised if she
invokes climate change as well ...
I think mos...
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West Australians for Shark Conservation indoctrinating children
Posted by Matt Hayden on Sunday, February 17, 2013,
Hot on the heels of the barmy
Peaceful Paddle (Against Shark Culling) comes another dippy deep green campaign of "attitudinal reconstruction". The group
West Australians for Shark Conservation is now offering school classes teaching kids that sharks aren't scary at all. No, they're actually
kind and cuddly cweatures just like weally big fwuffy-eared bunny wabbits! That's
so typical of greenies' "get 'em while they're young" philosophy, isn't
it? And highly ironic given that while they want ...
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