oh Christ, if they wanted to ban me I've given them plenty of opportunities already. The Standard is a unique place, but I'm not that attached to it that I'd fall into a "fear of loss" state for it. Freedom of thought wasn't invented by The Standard. "They...
In Ireland every year, their is a march of identity that crosses socio-religious-political lines through a couple of neighbourhoods, based on old ideas of what the people thought was right and wrong and who god was and it usually ends in a four day riot. ...
Think about the gene pool of colonial NZ: Irish, Scots, English scum, Welshmen; the gene pool of indigenous people, their mana; and all we can say is "something should be done"? haha we're a disgrace to our heritage. If this were Ireland, they'd be bodies ...
Don't get me wrong, it's an important issue. It's just that personally, if those guys knew the full truth of my life, they wouldn't spend thousands "surveilling" me. I'd just tell them up front what they don't want to hear, what they can't bear to hear. A ...
"...and this grouping of events between my hands is your political future..."
Stuff like that always reminds me of George Bush reading the riot act:"...those oil wells belong to... the people of Iraq...".
Discourses of Rumi: a sample taken from Discourse four... "...This is like the story they tell of a certain king. This king entrusted his son to a team of learned men. In due course they had taught him the sciences of astrology, geomancy and so forth so ...
"...doing nothing more than clark did..." Well at least he admits it. His supporters can now follow his lead, saying he is principled, because honesty is the best policy is it not? And principles are good yes? Therefore he is good in all things. Because ...
"You can’t pretend that they don’t get the importance of policy and policy detail. But other things are more important to them – like (their) values, social norms and peer group approval." Greed. For power, for material possessions, for influence, for ...
Christ almighty, so now we have to go back to explaining capitalism to the capitalists?
Infiltrated by trolls and a dirty media, huh? I emailed The Greens earlier this week with concerns and they sent me a standard reply this morning (which did not answer my questions directly). I accept that a volunteer is not going to be authorised to ...
It's true. I don't want you to risk feeling disillusioned, but the way The Greens are saying what they say is purposely ambiguous. You are ignoring the line between intention and expediency, (both of which are extremely clear) to save your own hope. When ...
If that's what you have to label me to support your cognitive dissonance, I'd like to make it clear that it has nothing to do with me or reality.
Some clarity on these issues would be nice, I am waiting on a reply to an email that I am pretty sure will never come. It is disappointing. Using weasel words is no longer acceptable to me. Russell saying "our intention is to work with Labour" is just ...
The argument is not whether prisoners will get "something to do" while inside. It never was. The argument is two-fold: One, that the Greens and Labour are asking the electorate to throw themselves on the mercy and benevolence of the National Party machine ...
Can you provide clear concrete evidence the Greens have not changed their position dated 29 Jan 2013? Have they contact you or vice versa? The Herald story is dated yesterday/today, the position of the Greens you link to was published last year. So Isaac ...
People will argue it is a small thing, a trifling policy point that won't affect many... but it's slavery, plain and simple - a return to days that were quite rightly left behind. Until the Greens publicly retract their support I will not be voting for ...
So no party in NZ wants my vote. Good for them, all working together to keep Key in his job and hate as the new love.
“…by its very nature, life inflicts on us universal pains based on timeless psychological and social realities; we all wrestle with the dilemmas of childhood, education, family, work, love, aging and death – many of which now bear semi official labels (‘...
"Unemployed people will be subject to attitude profiling to judge whether they are “determined”, “bewildered” or “despondent” about taking a job, under plans prepared by Esther McVey. Those that are less mentally prepared for life at work will be subject ...
oh great news! That means no one but supporters of the other parties need to vote on election day. yippee!
"respond positively to “sh” sounds..." That'll explain why they keep voting for sh'bags and put up with so much sh...
So if we suspend reality for a moment and imagine (because they are alleged to be up to their necks in DP) that the MSM and people Like Armstrong are good indicators of what is really happening in Team National and spokespeople for Party Power; and also ...
Concrete evidence isn't a dream. That evidence will be presented in a few days. Anyone who thinks that the election has already happened, and that National have already one, they are the ones dreaming.
"Labour will: recognise voluntary work with a non-government organisation as providing a service to the community because without the voluntary sector, much work would not be done in New Zealand; voluntary work is also a pathway for many to paid employment...
Is he hinting at photographic evidence? That would be concrete. A dated correspondence? That would be concrete. If we accept the unofficial dialogue that KDC is a "megalomaniac" when not on camera/radio, it seems unlikely that he would under-promise on ...
"Wherever the knowledge claim comes from in terms of the personal attributes of the person advancing it (e.g., that they are politically inclined to the left or right) is irrelevant. The claim must be analysed purely on its merits." Why then why do we ...
That is the difficult problem. Disclaimers aren't fail-safe in the minds of media consumers if said consumer only wants to believe anything that supports his prejudice. It's not like we'll suddenly see a huge shift in news reporting towards week-long peer-...
If it's that bad, I would recommend not telling your boss you aren't following his/her every whim outside of work hours. Unless you want to lose your job, that is. There is fighting back openly = high losses against more powerful enemy, and there is ...
The problem is there is no discernible (at least not discernible in the span of a radio sound-bite or news article) line between professional opinion and personal bias when it comes to politics. Anything said, right or wrong, would mislead voters. ...
In addition to that, the influence of our up-bringing and culture and even the influence of anything we see that is "not us" creates a identity that is not ourselves. By the age of seven, there is very little left of any particular child's individuality or...
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