tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post7143759149596149192..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Soapbox Salinger sacked [updated]Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-17952985449693434342009-05-03T14:02:00.000+12:002009-05-03T14:02:00.000+12:00LGM, do you know what a nutshell is?LGM, do you know what a nutshell is?Clunking Fisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020166717482531977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-18826095048132850212009-04-30T07:57:00.000+12:002009-04-30T07:57:00.000+12:00Clunking Fist
It's not a matter of being "allowed...Clunking Fist<br /><br />It's not a matter of being "allowed" or "not allowed". It's a matter of doing the correct actions consistently even when such actions make you unpopular. If you can't, then resign and find a better role more in tune with your nature.<br /><br />As an executive holding a responsible position I've previously had good reasons to have "spoken out". As a first step issues may be dealt with internally. In some instances the best alternative is to enter the public domain. If the issue relates to a criminal activity there is no alernative other than to contact relevant authorities immediately. Your skill, experience and morality as a professional executive informs the decision. <br /><br />LGMLGMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-68724898125262845022009-04-30T07:44:00.000+12:002009-04-30T07:44:00.000+12:00John
There would be no problem if an individual (...John<br /><br />There would be no problem if an individual (such as a "scientist") is speaking his mind in public as any private citizen can. Jim (the sky is falling) Salinger was not doing that. He was relying upon his artificial status as a government authority to utter proclaimations from the parapets of a (government) castle. All is well for him so long as the proclamations to the people are as his masters require. Not so good for him if he annoys his masters or fails to behave as they require (or if they detect that the people have stopped believing in him or, worse, don't take him seriously/respectfully). <br /><br />As a government owned creature (a modern version of the old town crier) he's presently experiencing the fact that he must do as his owners command if he wants to stay up on the parapets. They own him. He is not his own man. <br /><br />BTW free men are able to speak their minds in public... <br /><br />LGMLGMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15185182866347595222009-04-30T07:28:00.000+12:002009-04-30T07:28:00.000+12:00John Scott, most employees in positions of respons...John Scott, most employees in positions of responsibility are "not allowed" to speak out, regardless of the organisation, industry or occupation.Clunking Fisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020166717482531977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15740504056447338032009-04-29T17:46:00.000+12:002009-04-29T17:46:00.000+12:00Perhaps the issue is really about free speech. Cro...Perhaps the issue is really about free speech. Crown Research Institute scientists are not allowed to talk in the public square without approval. It is in the interests of a civil open and free society that scientists are encouraged to speak out and argue the toss in public. Whether one agrees or disagrees with Jim Salinger's comments is essentially irrelevant. We need our politicians to remove the restrictions on scientists speaking in public. The removal of current restrictions can improve the quality and breadth of public discourse on a myriad of issues that affect us all.John Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-3127992138545674462009-04-28T07:44:00.000+12:002009-04-28T07:44:00.000+12:00Illuminated Tiger
Interesting how there are so ma...Illuminated Tiger<br /><br />Interesting how there are so many, such as you, who fail to consider real evidence, weigh concepts analytically, check premise and consistently measure each and every conclusion against reality. <br /><br />You are in the position of a blind believer who evades critical thought in order to take what you perceive as the easier, more convenient option. That's the inconvenient truth you need to consider about yourself.<br /><br />Next time you want to post, try writing something of substance.<br /><br />LGMLGMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-15526845823068620462009-04-27T20:23:00.000+12:002009-04-27T20:23:00.000+12:00Nice to see the neo-Luddite movement alive and wel...Nice to see the neo-Luddite movement alive and well on this blog!illuminatedtigerhttp://newzblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-20865129732548043282009-04-27T13:12:00.000+12:002009-04-27T13:12:00.000+12:00This warmist scientist has polarized the debate on...This warmist scientist has polarized the debate on climate change in NZ that he deserved to go. Perhaps the next one to go is another warmist Dr. David Wratt (government climate change adviser) who is also from NIWA. Dr Wratt has been dismissive about the NZ Climate Science coalition since it formed a few years ago. <br /><br />Anyway, here is a YouTube grilling of warmist messiah Al Gore by a Republican Congresswoman on cap-and-trade system to curb greenhouse gases during a congressional hearing recently which just been posted at TechCrunch. Watch Al Gore being frustrated by the questions put forward to him the the Congresswoman.<br /><br /><A HREF="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/26/al-gore-defends-his-right-to-invest-in-green-congresswoman-you-dont-know-me/" REL="nofollow">Al Gore Defends His Right To Invest In Green: "Congresswoman, You Don’t Know Me."</A> <br /><br />Al Gore is a partner in the Venture fund , <A HREF="http://www.kpcb.com/" REL="nofollow">Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers</A>, where Mr. Gore is promoting investments in Green technologies.Falafulu Fisinoreply@blogger.com