Message to self

Dear Self,
As you bumble along, kindly remember the basics.
   
You don't believe...

Anything to do with the environment.

Anything to do with climate change.

Anything to do with ocean acidification.

Anything to do with species extinction.

Anything to do with green energy.

Anything to do with polar ice.

Anything to do with polar bears.

Anything to do with passive smoking.

Anything to do with health and alcohol.
Anything to do with cholesterol.

Anything to do with ‘front line services’.
Anything to do with education.

Anything to do with the war on drugs.

Anything to do with crime statistics.

Anything to do with statistics.

Anything to do with celebrities.

Anything from university professors.

Anything from the BBC.

Anything from newspapers.
Anything from magazines.

Anything from local government.
Anything from national government.

Anything from the EU.

Anything from the UN.

Anything from the mouth (or arse) of a politician.

Check, compare and draw your own conclusions. If in doubt draw no conclusions at all. Move on and be content to observe, to resist the fatal lure of consensus.

Yours

Chip