Bob LeFridge  

In their annual country report for NZ, the OECD concluded that National's over-priced gas terminal locking in fossil dependence is, and I paraphrase, a stupid idea.

"... and instead recommended investment in non-gas generation like biomass or pumped hydro."

But Christopher Luxon reckons that he knows better than the OECD and claims that their warning on the government's LNG plans are "a load of rubbish."

"Luxon said the coalition government was not going to tolerate "bumper sticker" policies or the sort of "kumbaya and mush" that Labour pursued while it was in power."

Putting aside the immorality of promoting fossil fuels over renewables, a deeply unpopular NZ Prime Minister describing the collective wisdom of the OECD as "kumbaya and mush" is one for the record books.

Dunning-Kruger appears to be getting the better of our PM. The man's an utter embarrassment.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594954/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-government-s-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish

#NZPol #OECD #Kumbaya #Luxon

Luxon calls OECD warning on government's LNG plans 'load of rubbish'

The Prime Minister says he is not interested in the OECD's recommendations.

RNZ
May 12 at 1:28amWeb
Show threadJeremyJupiterJones 1d ago

This fool of a man is inviting a high level of investigation into the level of corruption and treason he has committed against #Aotearoa #NewZealand

@BobLefridge

Show threadAlistair K1d ago

@jeremy_pm @BobLefridge The kind of 'man' who'd read Schopenhauer and mistake him for a fellow genius.

Or who'd read Tversky and Kahnemann and think, "Aha! That's my electorate!"

Show threadJeremyJupiterJones 1d ago

@libroraptor

To be honest, I don't pick Luxon as being interested in any philosophical reading, at best he might have struggled through the first few pages of Jordan Peterson while sitting in a Koru lounge.

@BobLefridge

Show threadAlistair K1d ago

@jeremy_pm @BobLefridge His persona is all about lacking the English to understand Schopenhauer in translation. I have no idea how his German is. Or how his English really is, but somehow I doubt that the illiterate fool persona is actually an act.

He and his buddies make a good lesson on how merit does not get you all that far in life, how the promises made in school – study hard, work hard, prosper – are really just a means of top-down social control.

Show threadcameraobscura1d ago
@libroraptor @jeremy_pm @BobLefridge Everyone standing to become an MP should be required to declare the 5 books that have most informed their politics to date (other than the Bible, because you just know some types are automatically going to try to claim that... Or maybe the Bible is OK as long as you specify which Book within it...)
Show thread🇳🇿   💉*10 Roger1d ago
@cameraobscura @libroraptor @jeremy_pm @BobLefridge yes, the Bible has to count as the individual books. Then we would know if they'd read any of them (maybe). Also we would draw very different conclusions from which they pick.
I recall Trump being asked for a favorite passage and he was all hand wavy and "all of them", which convinced no one.
Show threadquixote17h ago

@BobLefridge God. Luxon is truly, screamingly a pink bag of corruption in a suit.

I keep hoping that hole to pour our money into, his gas terminal, is being stopped?

Show threadPhil Stevens 8h ago

@BobLefridge He blathers about all the hurt the previous govt caused him. But everything the coalition has done has been contrary to advice and evidence.

Like basic physics and first-year economics. Building a stranded asset on purpose has to be about the dumbest move you could make, and that was *before* world LNG supplies went off the cliff.