9th October 2014 Refugees a repercussion and examples of human cosmos-...

The agenda presented by the club secretary Mr. D. Brooke
Subjects presented in order

Introduction

1. Recorded Introduction:
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First Present

All that need be said on the subject was outlined in the introduction.  In any case when in January the URL was visited for the hereby intention, it (the episode) had expired. By the way, on the same page (SBS.com.au) a earlier episodes on related subject was able to be viewed -- draw your own conclusion!?!?  

Courtesy sbs.com.au a synopsis:-

Twenty thousand Sudanese refugees have recently arrived in Australia. Some have arrived after years, even decades, in refugee camps, and as the community has grown, so has the discrimination and racism.

When Abraham arrived in Australia he knew two words in English, ‘yes’ and ‘no’, and he consistently confused the two of them.  He is now the Slam Poet Champion of Victoria and recently came third in the national titles.  He is also about to have his second book published and perform at the Glastonbury festival.  However, he still can’t get a job, is subjected to daily racism and won’t travel on the train after dark. 


Nick is the founder of a fledgling political party who says allowing Africans like Abraham into Australia is asking for trouble.  He believes they can’t assimilate, are a welfare drain on the economy and have nothing to contribute to a society built on Anglo-Celtic foundations. This is one of the most explosive and moving episodes in the series.

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Second  Present

The member selected a good choice.  A program where dialogue moved from Earth science aspects, geographically, and aspects of human behaviour. Condemning people who conduct themselves according to financial elitism, but recognising others, in that they adapt to their domestic surrounding.  Water was used in this context as a limited resource.  Its scandalous use in a arid region in the West of The United States by some people, seeing beauty in lush introduced vegetation.  Whereas others by landscaping and encouraging native plants of the region: people for survival accepting a less pristine environment.  Taken as a micro-cosmos(sic) -- not much order there -- of human endeavour.  Generalising, those advantaged by a money system (as emphasised in commentary) and a system subject to collapse. Alternatively folk possibly less well off materially, suggested as survivors by compromising with ecology.     

The next resource in context, ground gas and the science of "fracking".  Populations in specified countries of Southern and Central Europe, people "locked up" by tradition and probably agrarian based, caring not for the reality.  Apparently, people who believe because the Earth is not flat, in time no one will fall off the edges; and as populations grow so will Earth expand to accommodate.  Caring not for humanity as to future, increasing numbers and energy demand.  Because of the countries and diversification, taken as a macro-cosmos(sic) -- not much order there --  of indifference and/or ignorants.

By using water and C.S.G. (extraction) the programmers promoted the theme of a kind of end of days scenario.  Example of confronting challenges and those with a sense to relent when survival becomes imperative.

Last offering a interview with a writer on fossil fuel energy extraction and a market (America) distorted by the consequence of Q.E.  Major energy producers sell their product at less than cost, at the same time look to export, when factually the US is a net importer of LNG.  The author (the "writer") gave examples of supply, demand disparity.  Perhaps a consequence of unusual regional weather; be that as it may, some people paid 2500% more for the same unit of energy.  Apparently what to be learnt: buy in cheap (import) and sell (export) so that the difference in dollars makes for good business.  The author's claim is Americans are being sold a "pup" when it comes to CGE (coal seam gas extraction).  The US hasn't the sustainable resource (tapped and untapped) being popularized.   

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CONCLUSION with a vote of thanks for the secretary evenings events.