Libertarians (DG) are wannabe feudal lords in liberal clothing - using the tools of capitalism and power to oppress workers & pillage resources, and using the language of freedom to act illegally & spread lies. They are the religious fanatics of capitalism
The Dominion of New Zealand is a settler colonial republic and since its establishment has always relied on plunder and extraction, enclosure of the commons or outright theft. We are past all the gold-rush money-for-nothing schemes, what is left is either ...
National are shite and traitors, but they only got into power because Kiwis were sick of Labour & Ardern's constant failure to make significant progressive reforms, despite all their nice noises and airbrushed photo ops. As @Liquid_Times put it: Does the ...
Done. What a fucked up thing to have to submit to.
A few on Christian Right feel that if they can't "pray the gay away", they will "trans" it away
Yes it is well travelled ground, I don't have any striking new angles, it's just dirty politics continued from the last National regime. There are scurrilous rumours around John Key (again) but not sure if it's worth digging up that stench again
"Labour was wasteful" So let's splash out on mega motorways, tunnels, and unaffordable tax cuts for landlords on the one hand But on the other "we are poor" Austerity, public service cuts, collapsing schools, removal of fair pay agreements, cancelled ...
At the risk of further inflaming a hornet's nest, this thread is a wake-up call for feminists in America and other countries following them on the road to Christo-fascist Gilead As I was helping my wife put on a hospital gown, we believe she started to ...
Yesterday's Bondi attacker was a white guy so "mental health", although some commentators were looking for a terrorism angle. Today's horrible stabbing looks like a hate crime by one unhinged individual, not a planned attack by a "terrorist" organisation. ...
Thank-you Robert, I had my doubts, because you seemed to shoot off on a weird tangent, but that's OK.
Keep holding the buggers to account instead of getting sucked into rabbit holes.
RIP Shub, Long live Shtuff / NewStuff / stuff 3.0
I was commenting sincerely but it seems you aren't. Mockery is unhelpful.
The left is eating itself while a far-right government pillages the commonwealth of Aotearoa unopposed. Sigh.
Sad to see the demise of an important news organisation that has been a part of our cultural conversation for 3 decades now. Best wishes to Stuff, I hope they build on a great legacy. Also, I'm glad that Rupert Murdoch hasn't gotten his grubby mitts on it.
Simian Brown should be sacked for incompetence. New Wellington tunnel: 'An astonishing misunderstanding of transport priorities' | RNZ News
These issues might touch people here more closely than you realise. Adolescence and identity formation is a universal human experience (or should be!)
Bombers hits the mark and this is why I’m increasingly ambivalent about gender debates Class: You can not point out that the demarcation line in a capitalist democracy like NZ is the 1% richest plus their 9% enablers vs the 90% rest of us. Oh you can wank ...
I'm not gonna promote hate sites
National Review: the propaganda arm of a Conservative thinktank First Things: American Catholic Christian Nationalists There is a wider agenda here, to get the working class angry about gender theory, instead of much more acute and urgent class injustices ...
Well, good. I have no wish to go digging in sewers but I assure you they exist.
The NZH paywall is a joke, I could suggest 3 ways around it but that could get me in trouble. 🙈
Sites like reduxx and gaysagainstgroomers that focus heavily on demonising gender nonconformists and fringe communities. Pizzagate is probably the most famous example
Some people who should know better, have failed to denounce the violence at Albert Park. That signals a deplorable lack of willingness to engage in good faith.
You overstate the case joe90. All I was suggesting was not to jump into right wing conspiracies, which is where this debate can lead if it's not carefully focussed on medical outcomes and fairness for women.
Shanreagh was posting links to right-wing sites - my comment (7) was intended as a reply to that, but I messed it up from my phone.
Plenty of sad stories to go around, it's likely that QAnon nutjobs are a significant factor. (Not feminists!)
Yeah my twitter handle is on one of those stupid lists. We can see from the antics of Destiny Church (vs rainbow crossings and drag storytime), that there are a significant numbers of people who feel their values are being trampled by the LGBTQ+ movement ...
It's not the GC feminists themselves that are causing trouble and strife on the GC side, but some of the more excitable and unstable religious conservatives inserting themselves into these issues and stoking a culture war for their own political ends. ...
I would be more careful with my bedfellows. Cosying up with conservative right-wing outlets like NRO and FT might be fun initially but their mission is far from liberal
Extreme activism on both sides of gender/sexual politics have effectively poisoned the well so that nobody wants to talk about this stuff. I am sick and tired of it. Thank-you Weka for continuing to speak out for reason and compassion and biological ...
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