The normally jaw- dropping New Year fireworks in Hong Kong were subdued and limited this year, as protests against the government continued. The techno music dominating the show added to the joyless, "let's get this over with" impression we got watching this:
In Sydney, Australia, meanwhile, despite pleas not to put on a fireworks display in the midst of historic bushfires burning across Australia, including near Sydney, the right- wing, climate change skeptical PM Scott "Bogan" Morrison opted to go ahead anyway. We won't be showing you their display. But we'll show you this (click on image to enlarge):
It's really not comforting to know there are morons like Trump running other "advanced" countries.
BONUS: Morrison tried to console bushfire victims, to disastrous results.
4 comments:
I send along my sincerest good wishes for a happy New Year, my dear Hackwhackers! May we face the many obstacles in the coming year with grace, hope, and fortitude. And may we prevail over all of the rotten Republicans and their repulsive leader.
I'm grateful, as always, for your sense of humor and your dedication to democracy. I can't believe it's 2020, but I'm ready to roll!
Happy New Year, friends!
donnah -- Happy New Year to you and yours! Thanks for your kind thoughts and support, as always! It means a lot to us. And, yes, we're ready with you to roll!
A couple of thoughts. Hong Kong already puts on a significant light display every night that the fireworks are really superfluous. And the music was not uplifting, but probably best reflects the current state of affairs. We have friends moving from Sydney to Hong Kong this month and all I can think of is "from the fire into the frying pan." I thank you for the map as I thought there was more fire activity in the Blue Mountains area, and was shocked by the intensity of the activity in Victoria. I agree wholeheartedly about the gross insensitivity of having the Sydney Harbor display this year. If the government officials were only thinking of the tourists' disappointment, they were wrong. I believe the tourists who were there for this year's event can just come back another year and be able to tell their friends they were there at a time when officials did the right thing - cancel a display of fire and divert the funds to help fight the fires. P.E.C.
Ms. Cake -- well put! Happy New Year to you and John, a.k.a. "Mr. Cake"!
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