Australians, angry at Prime Minister Tony Abbot’s reluctance to adopt an alarmist attitude on climate change, think the “ostrich” is the perfect metaphor to protest their country’s inaction on what they perceive to be a grave threat. From The Guardian:
More than 400 protesters stuck their heads in the sand on Australia’s Bondi Beach on Thursday, mocking the government’s reluctance to put climate change on the agenda of a G20 summit this weekend.
Prime minister Tony Abbott’s perceived failure to address climate change is all the more galling in the wake of an agreement between the United States and China on Wednesday to limit their carbon emissions, they said.
“Obama’s on board, Xi Jinping’s on board, everyone’s on board except one man,” activist Pat Norman, 28, bellowed into a megaphone on the Sydney beach.
“Tony Abbott!” the protesters shouted back.
And here are photos of the protest:
https://twitter.com/533D/status/532909304131510272
https://twitter.com/shadowgiants/status/532861659640233984
Australians put heads in the sand for Bondi Beach protest http://t.co/afBX9MtlXo #BondiBeach #Australia #protest pic.twitter.com/vmIJFKadSD
— etalia.net (@etalia_net) November 13, 2014
https://twitter.com/newzuluAU/status/532825451127787520
400+ protest #climatechange by burying their heads in the sand at #Bondi. #abbott #sydney #australia #auspol #G20 pic.twitter.com/HFoN8dIc1a
— ?FairGo‼️ ?❤️???? (@johndory49) November 13, 2014
But do any of these pro-science geniuses understand that ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand as a means to avoid danger?
Sheesh. Who are the deniers now, huh?
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