The Prime Minsters performance on ‘Insiders’ yesterday reminded me of Erwin Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment.
This was an absurd illustration of wave function collapse, a characteristic of quantum mechanics. (Note: I understand absolutely nothing about quantum). It proposes that the imaginary cat can be both alive and dead at the same time. Clearly a challenging situation, for the cat at least. Dead but not dead, perhaps just not buried yet?
It also seems to represent the Morrison governments chattering about climate change, and the choices that are needed, and not needed, all at the same time, amongst several other important questions.
As with Quantum, I fail to understand the half in the box and half out of the box ambiguity that is presented by those supposed to be making the tough choices on our behalf, and then acting on them.
Perhaps they are acting and not acting at the same time as well, and perhaps acting, taken in the context of performing rather than taking action is appropriate.
The resurrection of Barnaby Joyce to the exalted role of Deputy PM may be another kitty both in and out of the box. It seems to depend on whether he is berating the Labor party (who have their own litter of pussie-cats hidden away, unseen in the box) for some infraction of his imaginary rules, or defending George Christianson’s right to blather nonsense in the federal parliament.
I guess George does have the right to blather nonsense in parliament, he had a solid majority in his electorate at the last election, so some must think he is on the money, but the Nats also have the right to kick him out of their box. Label him clearly as a dead cat! Problem of course that they want to hold the seat, so he must remain alive as well, at least until they can find some alternative feline just as screwy to replace him at the next election.
This is a ‘Schrodinger Government’ both dead and not dead at the same time. Disturbing to see them still stumbling around blathering.
The pussy is also busily clawing at the response/non-response to the question of enabling businesses making covid vaccination mandatory. They are hoping business will do their job for them, again, and carry the risk of legal action brought under the provisions of an act clearly not reflecting the current need.
That comes on top of the narrative happening in Kabul. The PM blathered yesterday about how hard the government has worked to get out those who helped us in the 20 years of slog, and how honourable the sacrifices made by our armed forces. The fast words delivered with the conviction of a snake-oil salesman will carry little weight at all to the families of the 41 killed, and 249 injured, and those we leave behind in that sad place.
At least the chronic decision making vacillation and teflonesque reflex to dodge outcomes is consistent!
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