Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele of Samoa lashed out at leaders of the United States, China, India and Australia for not doing their bit to prevent climate change.
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele hits out at climate change sceptics during fiery speech
By Pacific affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic
Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele has lashed out at climate sceptics and urged Australia to make deeper cuts to carbon emissions to help save Pacific Island nations from the “disaster” of climate change.
Key points:
- Mr Sailele says “greater ambition” is needed to stop impact of climate change
- He warns geostrategic competition is creating uncertainty for small Pacific countries
- Australia, New Zealand and the US have been scrambling to reassert influence in the Pacific
Mr Sailele told the Lowy Institute in Sydney that climate change posed an “existential challenge” to low lying islands in the Pacific, and developed countries needed to reduce pollution in order to curb rising temperatures and sea levels.
“We all know the problem, we all know the solutions, and all that is left would be some political courage, some political guts, to tell people of your country there is a certainty of disaster,” Mr Sailele said.
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Prime Minister Sailele also criticised loans from China which he believes are burdening Pacific nations with unsustainable debt.
“Some might say there is a patronising nuance, believing Pacific nations did not know what they were doing, or were incapable of reaping benefits of close relationships with countries that will be in the region for some time to come.
“One has the tendency to be bemused by the fact that the reaction is an attempt to hide what we see as strategic neglect.”
Read more: same link as above
From a video of his comments;
… We all know the problems, we all know the costs, we all know the solutions, and all that is left would be some political courage, some political guts, to get out tell the people of your country do this, do this, the certainty of disaster. So when any political leader in Australia or in Samoa or in China or in the free countries that are responsible for all this disaster, China, India and also the United States, and any leader of this country who believes there is no climate change he ought be taken to a mental confinement, he is utter stupid, and I same the same thing for any leader here [Australia] who say there is no climate change …
Source (Video): http://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/the-world/2018-08-31/samoan-pm-hits-out-at-climate-change-sceptics/10185198
Tuilaepa Sailele seems one of the more competent and honest Pacific leaders, so its a shame to see him get the climate issue so wrong. Perhaps he should do some more research before demanding mental confinement for people who disagree with him.
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With Google, Facebook, Twitter, Lamestream news censoring us, it is equivalent to “Mental Confinement”
A simple case of idiotillogical censorship
No worse than Trudeau, Merkel, Corbyn, or Clinton.
RE: “Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele of Samoa lashed out at leaders of the United States, China, India and Australia for not doing their bit to prevent climate change.”
Perhaps ‘His Corpulence’ should refuse all products and tourists from the USA, China, India, and Australia, to show his determined support for the continuing climate change fraud! As for me, I’ll be taking my vacation and winter retreat dollars to Belize and Panama, so as to not offend the poi hoi polloi any further.
We have a lot of Samoan climate refugees in Australia and New Zealand. They are called rugby players.
Considering the carbon footprint of US tourists flying to Samoa, he would be a first-class hypocrite not to ban the flights. Come on, Sailele. Don’t you have the political guts to do it?
So send me money. Preferably a random assortment of 10s and 20s in plain grocery bags.
Sorry can’t use plain grocery plastic bags as they have been banned in Australia
And about to be banned in NZ. All other “single use plastic bags”, about 90% of the total in my shopping, are fine though.
Surprised they’ve not banned re-usable recycled bags since they shed and decay far more toxic materials and have approximately the same lifespan as a good plastic bag.
Venezuelan bolivars? I’m guessing ‘No!’
Don’t forget they must be in used, unmarked,currencies of my choosing, that cannot be traced. Please arrange for anumbered Swiss bank account tobe opened in my name just before receipt of the funds! Thank you!
Swiss bank accounts are so last century. Nowadays the preferred, modern laundering operators are the Clinton and Obama Foundations & similar.
unmarked currencies are also last century. Bitcoin or other cyber currencies are all the rage among todays crooks and conmen.
I’ll say this for him, he didn’t actually mention the wests ‘commitment’ to hand over Billions in Climate Cash. It was all about cutting ‘pollution’. So maybe he’s a true believer and not just a rent-seekers.
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How very Soviet of him.
The western media and the slathering lefties got this guy all revved up, they ought to be the ones to calm him down, not rational folk who’ve been ignored and sidelined all this time.
I hope he continues to rant at them, I hope he badgers and harasses them, demands his coin, takes them to court – anything at all really. They promised him a lolly and he wants his lolly, let them deal with the tantrum.. It might prove a learning experience for the clod media / lefties/politicians
maybe he should confine his eating habits to vegetables and fruit, rather than the copious amounts of small island children he is obviously eating.
Way out of date attitude. Samoa has many Christian Churches which are well attended.
He is after monetary compensation for rising sea levels . New Zealand governments are convinced there are rising sea levels so can’t get out of being bound to “help” with donations. Drat !
Rising sea levels in NZ? It’s ironic that the Beehive sits of land that rose in an earthquake in the mid 1800’s.
The Kaikoura coast has just risen 10 to 12 metres in the earthquake (which wasn’t a very big one). So they are protected from rising sea levels for a few hundred years or so.
That’s a shame Samoas were always my favorite Girl Scout cookie 🙂
https://www.littlebrowniebakers.com/cookies-info/samoas/
Same as the PM — filled w/sugar and fat.
I note the complete lack of any evidence of looming disasters for Pacific island nations. You’d think he would look to see what climate change hath wroght before mouthing off.
The looming disaster is the potential destruction of wealth transfer to Samoa from ‘Climate Change’ cash.
“One has the tendency to be bemused by the fact that the reaction is an attempt to hide what we see as strategic neglect.”
The behavior of a petulant adolescent throwing a tantrum over not being ‘loved’ enough.
Strategic neglect? As if our purpose is to nurture these states who have existed longer, in some form of mismanagement or another, than the United States. If Mr Sailele wishes to see the problem he only need look into a mirror.
SONEL shows Samoan subsidence.
http://www.sonel.org/spip.php?page=gps&idStation=831
Very confusing chart! Still if something is subsiding, especially near a coastline, then geological common sense would imply adjacent sea-level rise correspondingly!
Forget looking at tide gauges, Samoan islands are all volcanic and rise up to almost 2000m asl. If SLR was a real issue, Samoa would be a save haven.
No, Arthur. The downsides of climate change are round the next corner. Always!
Samoan islands are volcanic mountainous, like Hawaiian and Fijian, and NOT low lying coral islets. So there can’t even be any pretending that the Samoan islands are in danger from rising sea levels. (And also not in danger of tipping over.)
There is certainly a lack of sanity on this earth. The global warming cadre has much to answer for.
He simply means ”Give me money”
“more money”
The business of Samoa appears to be aid. For 2018/19 they will receive $35.5 million Australian dollars and $22.9 million NZ dollars. China contributes a much larger but more secretive amount.
Our aid are in the form of grants. China’s are loans; loans that they can never pay back.
Many low lying Pacific islands became inundated 1000 years ago. I doubt t if lowering carbon dioxide emissions will achieve much.
In my expereince (not personally), loans that cannot be paid back often end up in repossession! Could this be China’s intent, although I hardly think they need the land?
“In my expereince (not personally), loans that cannot be paid back often end up in repossession! Could this be China’s intent, although I hardly think they need the land?”
They could re-po NZ, then build a string of artificial islands all the way down there to greatly extend their borders. Then charge tolls for shipping traffic.
I hardly think they need the land?
Another naval base…..
More the fishing zones that come with the territory
It’s all about the Benjamins.
Satellite images show large expansion of the confinement units in NW China for re-education of ethnic Muslims there. I’m sure Dear Leaders can work a deal for low cost detention for Deniers too. “Room for one more honey”
“Prime Minister Sailele also criticised loans from China which he believes are burdening Pacific nations with unsustainable debt.”
Here’s a tip: Don’t borrow the money if the rates are too high. Stay away from pay-day lenders.
Sadly it seems they are practicing the: “Live within your means even if you have to sink into debt to do it.” philosophy.
“Life is hard. Its even harder when you’re stupid.”
Yes.
You all know how dumb the average person is.
Half of them are dumber still.
Hence the proliferation of pay-day lenders. Seriously.
You haven’t the money to pay for a decent date/new washing machine/work clothes/new tyre/dental treatment – and yet you borrow at astonishing, outrageous, almost incredible interest rates.
Do use your social network.
Here in the UK, ‘Wonga’, tonight into administration, was (yes, past tense, thank my Gods) a leader.
Some loans were charged at an APR of OVER 5,000% – my comment
“astonishing, outrageous, almost incredible”
refers. In spades.
The trouble is, if quasi-semi-legitimate [though legal, I gather] lenders like Wonga disappear, many in the sixth and subsequent deciles will be strongly tempted to visit loan-sharks.
And they are certainly less scrupulous than the former managers of Wonga! By far!!
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My granny said, ‘never a borrower nor a lender be’ – but I like to get interest on my savings . . . .
Perhaps a philanthropic ‘Grameen bank’?
He seems to be living high on the hog, a bit portly, eh?
Samoans tend to be big boned and muscular.
Including his head!
They are also warriors! So are Tongans. They are tall and become portly . It’s genetic.
http://www.samoagovt.ws/directories/prime-minister/
“Tuilaepa was born in Lepa, Aleipata and educated at Marist Brothers School, Apia; St Joseph’s College, Lotopa before continuing his education at St Paul’s College in Auckland New Zealand. He attended the University of Auckland where he gained his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Commerce”
It seems that U S contributors have not had much Geographical Education through no fault of their own ,no doubt.
“Tuilaepa was born in Lepa, Aleipata and educated at Marx Brothers School”
Fixed it!
There’s a Groucho, Harpo & Chico et al Marx Brothers School? Does this establishment offer a master’s degree in comedy?
It seems that U S contributors have not had much Geographical Education through no fault of their own ,no doubt.
M E — triggered, eh? Grow a pair and then a sense of humor.
His Excellency is trying to make a lot of friends. He is almost as important as a mayor of Oakland, California.
He’ll succeed. California’s glitterati will be licking him all over.
Ewww
Each to his/her own I guess!
oh, have they finished licking up chavez already?
Let’s face it money was a bad invention in the first place—including those large stones as currency on those Pacific islands.
“…any leader of this country who believes there is no climate change he ought be taken to a mental confinement…”
Since I don’t know of any political leader who says the climate doesn’t change, I don’t think any of them are in imminent danger of being confined.
“Prime Minister Sailele also criticised loans from China which he believes are burdening Pacific nations with unsustainable debt.”
China is discovering what the US learned a couple of decades ago.
Deadbeats will use any excuse to not pay back their debts.
Nobody forced them to take those loans. The fact that they went to enriching cabinet ministers instead of economic development is not the fault of the lending country.
PS: The irony is rich here. China was one of the countries who in the past defended the deadbeat nations.
“that climate change posed an “existential challenge” to low lying islands in the Pacific”
Remind him how many new low lying islands China just built…and put military bases on them…
…then ask him if he thinks they are smarter than China
The difference is that China will send the bailiffs in, even if that means throwing out the current inhabitants and keeping the island because it’s the only thing those inhabitants have of any value.
The Chinese ‘repo men’ will come and take the island.
“The fact that they went to enriching cabinet ministers instead of economic development is not the fault of the lending country.”
I think it is in part at least. As we all know Globul Warming is all about creating & establishing a Globul (Socialist) Guvment to redistribute the Western democracies (or whats’s left of them) wealth globully!!!!
What he’s really saying is “Where’s my money!!!”
This all boils down to a really good shoe in December, at the upcoming “climate” talks. Popcorn futures are up. Buy now, before they become astronomical. I can hear the drum beats now, saying We want Yourmoney Now! We want Yourmoney Now! Here’s what I predict: It all falls apart in December. The demands for money, the hypocrisy, and the lies, lies, lies all self-deconstruct. Now popcorn futures, that’s a tricky thing. But buy now. Better than to be sorry later, no?
Butter safe than sorry…..
That depends on the year. Next year the verdict may change again.
By December I predict that northern hemisphere weather will be taxing the creativity of the AGW storytellers.
“Really good shoe“? Good Ed Sullivan impression, there! Kudos.
Oh I see. How stupid I am. Pollution is the problem…….. what kind of exotic gases do you have to inhale to comeup with this money based garbage? He wants free lunch. I alsi want free lunch but don’t lie to try and get it. Who filled his head with such magic? Is there ONE person on Samoa with a credible geological education? Seems not.
What is mental confinement?
Being locked in a mindset where everyone is an enemy if they deviate from the climate cathecism by a hair’s breadth. It’s a very narrow space.
It’s like those nightmares where you are tying to escape, but are running through chest high water, and then realizing its not water, but stupid people…and you’re not asleep.
Mental Confinement = the Magic Thought Bubble (MTB)
Brought on by long term use/consumption/ingestion of chemicals that depress/slow physical and *especially* mental activity in humans
Such things include cannabis, alcohol and all forms of sugar (cooked starch, sucrose, dextrose and fructose)
The chronic mental slowing leads to what is classically called Depression or constant feelings of sadness and the state of being ‘morose’ Also easily triggered feelings of guilt, a slowing of thinking process and the destruction of self-confidence.
Supposedly treatable with Prozac but since it has no active ingredient, you need to be inside an MTB for it to work. (Placebo Effect)
All those depressant chemicals also promote Dopamine release, creating fast-acting yet very short-term feelings of wellness & happiness.
BUT due to a process called Homeostasis, the users require ever increasing amounts of the chemical.
Contrary to (previous) popular opinion but now being recognised, it is the consumption of sugar that makes people obese, NOT saturated fat.
When was the last time this guy saw his own feet or his willy apart from reflected in a mirror?
*He* is in the mental confinement and as so nicely demonstrated here, the prisoners don’t even know what happened. The bubble works to protect & reinforce itself at all times and will quickly become physically & verbally violent when threatened.
Look at his photo.
Without thinking what are your First Impressions, as used by womenfolk to assess/rate potential mates since forever.
(You only get one shot at that, you CAN NOT have time to think)
Now, where *did* all the babies go?
What *has* happened to birth rates in Western societies?
Why do girls at dating agencies *always* ask for a GSOH?
Actually = an actual demonstration of self confidence & quick wittedness, because, if your humorous comment or joke falls flat, without self confidence you wont go there again *and* The Girl will use those ‘Boots were made for walking’ as the song goes.
Skyrocketing divorce rates anyone?
Is an MTB telling *you* that there are no babies because *you* are sooooo clever, intelligent, rich and humorous/good-natured- because those are exactly the attributes that would attract fertile women (witness Mr Trump) and promote baby production.
And all your friends and acquaintances agree with you as *they* are inside MTBs also and haven’t the self confidence to say otherwise?
Is an MTB telling *you* that *you* understand the GHGE or will you need something to eat and/or a glass of whiskey to help you relax while you think about it.
Case is proven methinks…..
and you want the really bad news?
Tough, I’m telling you anyway.
If you are male in the UK and your waist is greater than 37 inches, you are classed as potentially obese, you have eaten too much sugar and with 97%+ certainty you are inside an MTB.
Does anyone think it ‘strange’ that the figure in the US is 40 inches?
And you thought only Warmists were want to ‘move the goalposts’
Oooof, not *another* sign of MTB confinement – see how it reinforces and protects itself.
No, it is NOT normal.
And very quickly (First Impressions – no thinking), what is going through your head right now?
If you paused to think, you were working out how to lie, call-a-friend, which authority to appeal to, how pass the buck and/or insult me without being sent into moderation…….
i.e. Protect the bubble..
“how pass the buck and/or insult me without being sent into moderation…….”
You insult yourself.
PETA just wants to be loved. Is that so wrong?
“Such things include cannabis, alcohol and all forms of sugar (cooked starch, sucrose, dextrose and fructose)”
Wow, usually these show up near the ends of your diatribes.
Food is bad for you.
What is mental confinement?
Sent back to the re-education camps.
Maybe he should realize his ancestors only came there some 3,500 years ago. Long after the Interglacial Holocene Climate Optimum had sea levels higher than now. Only idiots and fools live in places where the high water marks of the past are obvious. Because they think that will never happen again.
I actually agree with him that anyone who denies that climate changes is material for the looney bin…
I was thinking the same, but he didn’t name any names. As always, people who like to bandy the D-word around never actually take the time and trouble to be precise about what is being denied and who is denying it.
Anyone who claims he can change the climate is material for a mental confinement.
I thought the main Samoa island flipped over when they overbuilt on one side.
Guam, actually… but the same result. 🙂
Chewing Guam
Practicing medicine without a license.
A Quack?
Vy a duck?