5th October 2010, 11:34 PM
Excuse my ignorance, but i'm not sure i totally understand what Archaeologists for Global Justice want - other than a non-Conservative, Lib-Dem government!
At least one of their own principles seems to cut a large sector of work:
6.We are concerned about the impact of the human race on our planet and will not collaborate with development plans which are not based upon principles of sustainability or which have the potential to cause major damage to the environment;
No more road schemes then!
It can't but help think that this is all a very nice idea, but we aren't a crime fighting force. It's all a bit wishy washy and free love-esque. What is wrong with professionalism partly based on commercialism? WE are trying to be taken seriously in a commercial world lets not forget. I'm not suggesting that money should take the place of a job done properly, but there does to me still seem to be a large sector of archaeology that is still highly pretentious and thinks we're doing something amazing and should be applauded on this fact alone. It isn't even necessary to have a degree to be a commercial digger, to be an academic most definitely, but much of archaeology is a step-by-step process that could be done by a trained monkey.
Public spending is needed, but people can't magic money out of their arses for construction. If it's not there to be spent then it's kinda tough! There's more p*ss*d off parents at the moment than there are p*ss*d off archaeologists and i'm damn sure they're shouting louder. I just don't think this is at all realistic but then I am a glass half empty kinda person.
If you always expect the worse you're very rarely disappointed.
If any of the above doesn't make sense then blame the time and the fact that i'm slightly annoyed after hearing this time and time again. If we all really cared we'd join the IFA or create a new body for ourselves and all stand up together. Surely we should be in alliance with construction unions not artists and actors! If all the actors get fired they can replace them with the Hollyoaks cast, if we all lose our jobs they'll probably just replace us with monkeys or dogs or a fantastical alliance of both!
At least one of their own principles seems to cut a large sector of work:
6.We are concerned about the impact of the human race on our planet and will not collaborate with development plans which are not based upon principles of sustainability or which have the potential to cause major damage to the environment;
No more road schemes then!
It can't but help think that this is all a very nice idea, but we aren't a crime fighting force. It's all a bit wishy washy and free love-esque. What is wrong with professionalism partly based on commercialism? WE are trying to be taken seriously in a commercial world lets not forget. I'm not suggesting that money should take the place of a job done properly, but there does to me still seem to be a large sector of archaeology that is still highly pretentious and thinks we're doing something amazing and should be applauded on this fact alone. It isn't even necessary to have a degree to be a commercial digger, to be an academic most definitely, but much of archaeology is a step-by-step process that could be done by a trained monkey.
Public spending is needed, but people can't magic money out of their arses for construction. If it's not there to be spent then it's kinda tough! There's more p*ss*d off parents at the moment than there are p*ss*d off archaeologists and i'm damn sure they're shouting louder. I just don't think this is at all realistic but then I am a glass half empty kinda person.
If you always expect the worse you're very rarely disappointed.
If any of the above doesn't make sense then blame the time and the fact that i'm slightly annoyed after hearing this time and time again. If we all really cared we'd join the IFA or create a new body for ourselves and all stand up together. Surely we should be in alliance with construction unions not artists and actors! If all the actors get fired they can replace them with the Hollyoaks cast, if we all lose our jobs they'll probably just replace us with monkeys or dogs or a fantastical alliance of both!