If dotcoms convictions for fraud and insider trading had been in NZ I doubt anyone would support him, his foray into politics is clearly cynical. Having said that none of his convictions involved violence so perhaps he will be given a pass at election time...
The basic problem with socialism and communism is that homo sapiens will always try harder if they can get a better life by working harder, it is human nature. If there is no incentivisation they won't try harder but will languish in mediocrity. This is ...
Well whoever is responsible needs to SORT THE PLAN you have had long enough. Then everyone should get a shovel and do the bizzo, even if they are not paid ( shock horror). Bet if everyone pulled together and did the work and didn't bitch and moan the job ...
The massive hole in JKs morality on this issue is "oh no we can't test the effects on animal's" well how about the general population then, well maybe not the general population just the ferals. Never mind just politics. I love the animals you know, just ...
Bingo. That's the thing about geldings, always thinking with their vaginas. Go ask a tumescent penis if you don't believe me. You're right though, default position of many is you're sexist, you're racist, you're right wing ( worst of all). Its not like he ...
Ok deep breath to all radicals on all sides. Jones has gone he was a great leveler for the working class male, white or brown working man. He didn't attract the labour woman vote no doubt. But labour still needs that working class white or brown male vote....
They might hate the US fair enough. But the people responsible for bringing the US to their country by perpetrating 911 are responsible for starting the strikes. 3000 civilian deaths at the world trade center were always going to be avenged. Drone strikes ...
A couple of points. Bin whatever was unlikely to have been a regular kiwi who was tramping around in sandals with a back pack on doing his OE, and just stumbling into a nest of Al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen sharing a hookah at the same time a hellfire ...
If Cunliffe stated he would ban synthetic dope he would immediately win thousands of votes. It would be the right thing to do for a variety of health reasons, and be an popular issue to take a stand on. Certainly more people would care about it than some ...
Rheumatic fever is an immune mediated disease that would be more common in Europeans if they were as genetically susceptible to it as Polynesians. Basically it is a result of Polynesians genetic susceptibility to it, not the proportion of individuals ...
He stole that money mate. But full credit to the guy if he has done something for kids with cancer, not going to argue that that is not a good thing ( you knew that anyway though eh). By the way acknowledging dotcoms a crook doesn't make you right wing. ...
Hi Bert, you do realize dotcoms convictions are a matter of public record. They are fact and not opinion. He is a smart man and has fooled you very easily, don't waste your time defending this scoundrel. It is a valid political strategy to use this man, ...
Hone's a practical man, good on him go for the money. But he runs the risk of alienating his few highly principled and white supporters ( Bradford and Minto), must be a bitter pill for them. Dotcoms a joke, if he doesn't go to jail he's going to be ...
There are significant differences. If you don't know them you are blind. Key is a citizen, his politics are are for the benefit of a large percent of NZers ( intent). Dotcom has no intent to help nz, he is only here to avoid extradition. He made his ...
Dotcom will be loving it. He is a total media whore and a fake. An unnecessary distraction this election year. I cannot see how people have not seen through him yet. He will do nothing good for this country.
Parata has to go. A complete muppet. Doesn’t get it. Education is the most significant issue to most New Zealanders. She is asleep at the wheel and always has been. Go, get lost, you are not helping anyone. Buy another pointless jacket which you should ...
You can piss and moan as much as you like about TV3, but there is no comparison between whatever his name is and Taurima, that guy takes the cake. TVNZ is owned by the people, not the labour party, and he has fucked his entire unit, total dickhead. Still ...
Cunliffe continues to disappoint, not in policy but in the number of procedural fuck ups. I don't believe the general electorate gives a fuck about trusts etc, but it is just unnecessary ammunition for the right wing pr machine. Not a good look for all the...
I don't see how the proposed incentives could be a bad thing. They will encourage a section of the work force who did not previously consider the teaching profession an option worth considering. As for charter schools give them a go let the market decide, ...
Bingo, dotcom made more money though, slater's an amateur in this area.
Fact or opinion, hmm, is a widely held opinion a fact? Statistics are the simplest of lies, sometimes. If poverty is defined as income 60% of the median it will exist for as long as it is measured. Does that mean its a fact or an opinion? This is the ...
Welcome to election year. Parliament might as well be a school play ground. Please Miss those white girls over there said my expensive jacket was ugly. Don't worry dear they are definitely racist (tui ad) Possibly they are. But whats really happening is a ...
My prediction Key 60-70% for pm. definitely a smiling assassin. ( but people trust him) Cunnliffe 10-20% for pm, he needs a jaw line. ( people don't trust him) Nats 40-45%, bullet proof currently. (police rapists) maybe a bit unfair to the cops. Lab 30-35...
Fully support a system of enviromental regulation for dairy farms. Their bussines is profitable and could easily afford to meet compliance costs. Most of them have been irresponsible for years. I can't see a justifiable reason not to impose a set of better...
NO, In reply it is not okay that every government in the world has a history of spying on its population. My assertion is, the technology exists now to make it very easy to spy ( a simple mechainical reality), and if govts had the means we have now they ...
To clarify, Reality is, it is unlikely people are plotting to kill you , you are not of strategic importance, more on this later ( you'd still be dead in a random attack though). An Orwelian type state is not ever going to be a desirable outcome, but the ...
Governments have always monitored their populations, spies have always been around, the only thing that has changed is now they can do it very easily, thanks to the technological devices that are now indispensible to us. All computers and phones can be ...
A few years back when contraception was still a new invention, Helen my lovely sister had the misfortune to get seduced and knocked up by the local sports jock, son of the famous B Williams. Who then moved and got a job as a scaffolder from his uncle Hemi ...
Read that, interesting, but its not evidence, where is the climate change model that explains the pause in global warming? If it exists reveal it. Here is a link but you'll probably say its just propaganda (as is most of the hype yours included). http://...
Oi meataxe, bath tub experiments don't explain climate change. You might think you can predict it but you cant, just admit it. You might know a few phds who agree with you but but there is significant ( and scientific) evidence that you/we don't understand...
An interesting explanation lprent, but it still has to be cold for the ice to remain. It is hard to believe some of the media hype around climate change when there are statistics around which do not show any rise in global temperature in nearly 20 years. ...
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