I’m looking forward to getting old because it’s not socially acceptable for me to be as grumpy as I am at my age.

But in 20 years’ time, look out because I will be fully embracing the grumpy old man that is already inside of me and is desperately trying to get out. And honestly, the world needs more grumpy old men. Men who are past caring about anyone’s feelings, not even their own, and they just say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done. And we all know that it’s true. We all know that we need more grumpy old men. Otherwise, how do you explain the viral phenomenon of Jerry Nunan who had this to say?

[From video]

What does the future look like regarding electrification and battery electric vehicles in your mining operations, son?

Well, we have coal because we’ve got the biggest coal deposits in the world, but we’re not allowed to burn the [……] stuff. So, the world’s rooted really. It’s all right to be idealistic, but you also have to be realistic.

[End video]

And before you complain about the language, he’s not swearing. He’s speaking native Australian. We’re going to get back to Jerry and also have a listen to Kerry for his classic and still hilarious verbal battle with the Australian government in just a minute. But first, my name is Topher Field. This is the Topher Project, and I help busy people like you to make sense of the nonsense that surrounds us. I am 100% viewer supported. So, if you’d like to keep the Topher Project going, and help me on my journey towards being the grumpiest of grumpy old men, then buy me a coffee via the button at topherfield.net. And also check out my books, DVDs, t-shirts, and more at goodpeoplebreakbadlaws.com.

All right, this video of Jerry Nunan simply talking common sense and stating the obvious has gone massively viral, racking up millions of views in just a few days. But why? I’ll play it for you in a minute, and I want you to ask yourself, what’s he said that’s truly so incredible that it deserves to be shared Australia-wide and indeed worldwide?

And the answer is nothing. He’s just said what’s true and it’s a measure of just how twisted and dishonest our national conversation has become that some simple raw honesty feels so foreign and refreshing. Let’s watch.

[From video]

What does the future look like regarding electrification and battery electric vehicles in your mining operations, son?

Well, we have coal because we’ve got the biggest coal deposits in the world, but we’re not allowed to burn the [……] stuff. So, the world’s rooted really. It’s all right to be idealistic, but you also have to be realistic. And until the lights go out, the idiots that want to be green on everything and not do mining, not do coal, not do anything, they’re going to have to go back and use candles and live in tents. Then they’ll re — No, you won’t [……] laugh, but it’s true.

Are you understand what I’m talking about? I’m not talking [……] I’m talking reality. If we don’t get realistic, we’re [……] It’s as simple as that. We’re not allowed to use uranium. We’ve got the biggest uranium deposits in the world in Australia. We’re not allowed to mine the [……] stuff. So, it’s all [……]. So, when half these die, well, the world will be a better place and then those of us that survive will get it going again.

Well, just — my next-door neighbor, I was talking to him. He’s a lawyer, so he’s not an idiot. Well, he is a [……] with but that’s another problem. But he said, “Oh, that’s right. You just put plugs along the highways.” I said, “But if you haven’t got a [……] source from a power station, plugs on the highways aren’t going to do [……] jack shit.” Right? Do you understand me?

The people don’t understand. They think the electricity comes out of [……] space. But if you haven’t got a charging system, which is a steam coal burning power station, how the [……] can you charge your batteries? Do you understand that?

I understand.

Well, there a lot of who can’t understand. And that’s the problem with the world.

Thank you so much for your time. Enjoy the rest of your visit. [End video]

Is he wrong? He’s not wrong.

But why is it so refreshing to hear such clarity and blunt honesty?

Well, it’s refreshing because we’re so used to lies and mealy-mouthed politically correct nonsense from everyone else. With no disrespect to Jerry, this moment should have been completely unremarkable. We should all be this blunt, this honest, have this sort of clarity about the world around us all the time. And it says terrible things about what’s happened to our country that this interview feels like a throwback to a bygone era, a time when Australians weren’t cowed in fear of the politically correct and the woke.

Actually, it feels like a throwback to 1991 when Kerry Packer fronted a Senate inquiry where the arrogant politicians thought that they were going to be able to make Kerry sweat, put him under pressure, make him justify his behavior as a wealthy businessman who intentionally minimized his taxes. But Kerry was cut from a different cloth to our political class, and he was having none of it. If you haven’t seen this before, grab yourself a beer and enjoy this quintessentially Australian moment from a truly great grumpy old man.

[From video]

What the Four Corners program suggested was not that you were evading tax at all. That would have been libelous, but that you were minimizing tax. There’s nothing wrong with minimizing tax. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t minimize their tax, and that you were doing so in ways that were contrary to the spirit of the law.

Well, I just got through telling you what I thought about that and what you’re saying is exactly what the Four Corners program says. I am not evading tax in any way, shape or form. Now, of course, I am minimizing my tax and if anybody in this country doesn’t minimize their tax, they want their heads read because as a government, I can tell you you’re not spending it that well that we should be donating extra. [End video]

Again, he’s right. And if anything, the government today is even more wasteful, even more irresponsible with our money today than they were with his money back then.

And we’ve just had the news that now 50% of all Australians are dependent on government money to make ends meet,

which is to say that the government has so buggered up the economy and the cost of living that half of all Australians can’t get by without mooching directly off the other half. And the other half, the productive half well, we’re getting sick of it.

Lots of wealthy people are already leaving Australia and plenty of other decent, hardworking Australians are actually just giving up and joining the parasite class, the mooching half, either by getting onto welfare themselves or by getting into lazy government work like NDIS support workers. Cuz why bother trying to be productive and taking all the risks and making all the sacrifices when it’s all just going to get taken off you? And then you’ll be demonized if you dare to complain about the fact that it’s all being taken off you just like Kerry Packer was dragged in front of a Senate inquiry for the sin of being wealthy and objecting to government-sanctioned theft and waste.

There’s just one example out of many. The guy that used to mow my lawns fabulous, hardworking guy, good, honest, salt-of-the-earth Aussie sold his lawnmowing business and became an NDIS support worker because he could make double the money for taking people shopping compared to what he was making bringing his own equipment and working outdoors in the hot sun. And I don’t blame him. The choice makes sense from where he’s standing. But he’s now joined the ranks of the 50% of Australians who are now an entrenched, entitled parasite class.

This isn’t sustainable. We can’t go on like this. But people aren’t going to recognize that we have a problem unless someone is willing to say the thing, the thing that’s not supposed to be said, which is why we need more grumpy old men. That’s why we loved what Jerry Nunan had to say. And that’s why I’m looking forward to becoming a grumpy old man myself. Men like Jerry Nunan, men like Kerry Packer these aren’t throwbacks to the Australia of a bygone era. These grumpy old men hold the key to Australia’s future.

Say the thing. Say the thing that needs to be said. And [……] everyone’s feelings. I am sick and tired of my life and my children’s future being damaged or indeed discarded for the sake of protecting the feelings of a precious few un-Australian snowflakes.

So what exactly is it that needs to be said? Well, I don’t pretend to have a comprehensive list, but I’ll start.

Inflation is theft.
Taxation is extortion.
The disarming of law-abiding Australians is a human rights violation.
Net zero is stupid and impossible.
The welfare state needs to be abolished.
The Welcome to Country and smoking ceremonies are pagan religious practices which have no place in our government.
Politicians should get paid nothing in any year where they push us deeper into debt.
Most of our problems are created by the government doing too much, and none of our problems are created by the government not doing enough.
And the older I get, the more I realize that there really is no difference between organized crime and government.

That’s how grumpy I already am. And I’m only 43. I can’t wait till I’m old enough to really get my grumpy on. What have I missed? Jump in in the comments and tell me what else you think I should add to that list.

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