Lexi,
It's the dead wood on the ground that they want to save because, believe it or not, it's the home of bush cockroaches, centipedes and other bugs.
Of course in the next bushfire it'll probably be burnt.
The Greens know quite a bit about bushfires, just ask a few people in Victoria.
There is now, thanks to the Greens, a $5,000 fine for taking dead wood from the side of the road.
If you stop at one of the thoughtfully provided fireplaces that councils put at stops along some highways and you wander down the road to pick up a bit of wood to boil the billy then you are liable.

But rather than label Samuel with the anti-Green brush why don't you refute his claims?
Surely this would not be hard to do for one of your ability.
Either he is talking rubbish or sense.
So show him up, if you can.

Here's another from Samuel,
(quote)
The Greens don't believe in self defence.

Quote:[from the Greens' website]
20. That personal protection should never be regarded as a genuine
reason for owning, possessing or using a firearm . [unquote].

If a firearm is used against a human being for personal protection then it becomes a matter for the Court to decide not the Greens.
The Greens ought to have greater respect for our legal system than to have a policy that would pre-empt the Court.

What about Mrs Jones, the farmer's wife?
Why should she not use a firearm to protect herself or her children from a wild dog? Would the Greens deny her the means of protecting herself?
People in NSW have been savaged to death by dogs.

Let us imagine that Farmer Jones has been throw from his horse when an abandoned wombat burrow caved in and he has broken a leg and his horse has galloped off. His mobile phone doesn't work because he's in a dead spot. Fortunately he was carrying his rifle slung and his ammunition in a belt. So he is armed and when two wild pigs appear he shoots them both.
Would the Greens have him lay there and be eaten or would they excuse
him for saving his own life? (unquote)

Does Samuel have a point?
Should people be allowed to defend themselves with a firearm against wild dogs and scavenging wild pigs?

One would think that saving one's life, or the life of a fellow human, would be a genuine reason for USING a firearm, sometimes the only way, but for some unfathomable reason the Greens seem to think that this is wrong.
Would they value the life of a wild dog or of a pig more than the life of a fellow human?

"Should people be allowed to defend themselves with a firearm against wild dogs and scavenging wild pigs?"

IM Yes lets make a concession for those Australians that are subject to attack from wild dogs and scavenging wild pigs, please note the pigs must be scavenging. I will go even further than that Australians subject to unprovoked attacks from Polar Bears and/or marauding Wilder Beasts may also strap on a colt 45 and hang out in Dodge City as for the other 99.99% of the population, No!.
The truth is its not about doggies and piggies, these extremists want uncontrolled firearms in our society. Its just not on!

Paul,

You're not that thick, you can read and write.
The Greens would make it an offence for a farmer or any other person te USE a firearm for self defence.

People on the land may find themselves in such a position, don't make light of it. It shows that the Greens do not think through to the ramifications of their proposals or that they don't give a damn for the lives of their fellow Australians.
It's either one or the other; I prefer to think that they are just stupidly ignorant of the real world.
Wild pigs Paul are scavenging most of the time, they eat a lot of carrion (which is a good thing) but they also kill to eat, and they will kill anything that can't fight back.
There are an estimated 23 million feral pigs in Australia and their impact on the land and on the economy is enormous.
If only the Greens would get out there and kill a pig now and then instead of trying to make life hard for their fellow Australians then they would be doing something constructive.

Geez Paul,

I thought that as a Greens supporter that you'd have popped up with a few logical answers to my posts.
Well I suppose that if you wont defend them it means that they are undefendable.

One thing about the election tomorrow, when it's all over we'll be able to know what percentage of NSW voters don't have a clue or are closet communists, the Greens' vote will tell it fairly accurately.

Pity that Ian Cohen is retiring because he is a genuine enviorenmentalist and a gentleman to boot. Never for Ian the denigration of his opponents, who, one and all, have always respected him.

Tomorrow is the big NSW Raffle, you can get your Free tickets at any Polling Place.

Earth Hour is just over and I've turned off the eight extra lights that I turned on to celebrate the event; and the Greens aren't doing well in the election.
Think I'll have a wee dram to celebrate.