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"There's no difference between a pessimist who says, "Oh, it's hopeless, so don't bother doing anything," and an optimist who says, 'Don't bother doing anything, it's going to turn out fine anyway.' Either way, nothing happens."— YVON CHOUINARD, founder of Patagonia
I have the utmost admiration for the teachers who gave of their time to mount this protest and use the opportunty to make a point. I would lobve to have seen more banners and posters lamenting the imminent demise of Tafe NSW - which is afterall the broader issue here.
ReplyDeleteThe premier could afford to be conciliatory and reasonable - and it is admirable in him that he was - but in reality the agenda is to privatise Tafe and lop off the bits - the social inclusion bits - which the Govt sees as draining and unprofitable. Tafe will never be the same again so the issues about pay and hours are really just a gnat-sized distraction from the main event which is already underway.