The Thorley Youth campaign ...

From WIN News:

29 June 2006

Water Website Anger

Yes campaign under more fire

Toowoomba City Council's Yes Campaign is once again coming under fire, this time for an online video targetting teenagers. A CADS spokesperson slamming the ad, who says it's nothing more than a ploy to brainwash our youth.

Source - WIN News - Water Website Anger.

The Water Futures website states:

"Talk to your parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbours. Let them know that you support the Water Futures project.

The July 29 poll is about your future, tell them to vote YES to keep your future flowing!"

What if they don't want to vote Yes? Should the children resort to violence against their parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbours?

Toowoomba City Council knows it is losing the referendum battle so it is resorting to movie pass and chocolate give aways to get people to its sessions.

It is also trying to convince children that the Water Futures project is Toowoomba's best option.

The Yes campaign appears to have formed the view that it is too hard to indoctrinate the older generation. Kids seem less skeptical of Council's one-sided and misleading campaign so target them for 'education' first.

One could say that "those who have youth on their side control the future" but that's a quote from the Hitler Youth days.

Surely that's not a fair comparison ...