Pests & Diseases


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Appropriation of blame for a given situation is transferred externally; it’s the legislators, it’s the chemical companies, it’s the chafer grubs, it’s the crows and badgers who are to blame and there is nothing else which can be done


such circumstances is invariably to recoil and dismiss as ‘too difficult!’ The subsequent reaction to this mindset is to sow self- justifying thoughts as to why this was the correct conclusion for the brain to have come to.


The next step is to seek justification for this


approach by seeking the validation of others to further cement the mindset. We then engage in conversations with others who hold a similar opinion and we embark upon a festival of agreement; the result being that we collectively feel satiated and justified in our approach and opinions. We tell ourselves; we did all we could do, it


wasn’t our fault, we’re not to blame, we took the right decisions and there was nothing else we could have done to effect a different outcome. The added danger being that those who do hold different opinions keep quiet, they falsely agree with our opinions for fear of


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not singling themselves out and provoking conflict, or they act the same because they have a vested interest in maintaining an harmonious relationships with us. It is then, that appropriation of blame for a


given situation is transferred externally; it’s the legislators, it’s the chemical companies, it’s the chafer grubs, it’s the crows and badgers who are to blame and there is nothing else which can be done. And, thus, the rallying calls start. The


legislators need to bring back chemicals, companies need to develop alternative controls, someone (else) needs to come up with a solution! But why? Solutions already exist, that is not


to say that other solutions are not being actively investigated, but any that do come will be closer to the new model than the old model.


The truth is, however, that none of the


The reality is that this is the situation we are in and it is not going to change anytime soon


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