Thread: Some useful statistics from Nicole McKee

This country in recent times has pretended no 'physical' threat exists - we rely on diplomacy.
Part of that 'diplomacy' includes we aren't seen as getting too close to potential allies (Aussie and America) - we are an ostrich with its head in the sand.
Our potential enemies play the game and suck us into a false sense of security - "Yeah, we'll buy your spuds."

As you said - we got rid of Marsden Point ............ what a brilliant thing to do, some clever bugger forgot about the 'dry ice' it produced and made us dependent on importing it.
We did the same with coal.

During WW2 the Scandinavian countries had no fuel resources, they relied on imports. When imported fuel dried up they reverted to wood gasifiers to power transport. Wood gasifiers weren't popular, they required a degree of physical exertion and some specific knowledge to make them work - but they did keep essentials operating.
Wood Gasifiers can operate transport, both diesel and petrol and generators to produce electricity - they kept those countries operating, food and other essential supplies was delivered.
Sweden and Denmark's independence (relative) relied on them doing shit for themselves - and they did it. Wood gasification is ready to be rolled out should such another shitty eventuality occur.

We are at the butt end of nowhere, we are not a threat to anyone - so we tell ourselves.
But I look at the immigrants and wonder what they tell their friends in those fucked over countries they escaped from.
We do not 'fix' those countries, they're usually fucked because of internal strife created by Russia and America - and so the flood of refugees continues.
Those countries are fucked because they have oil, or something else the major players want - and it's been like that for a very long time.

We are a country with a tiny population (by world standards) with a vast food growing potential - we have got to be highly attractive to someone.

I watched a doco on the Aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan - and that vessel could conquer NZ on it's own. It has better attack power and better defences - and that brought home a realisation - all we have is diplomacy.