Great for those well into politics. It is necessary for that/this kind of fourm for the hard core of left wingers. But that on its own will not bring change. There needs to be a massive change within the general culture, and a grass roots led- movement ...
Thanks, everyone who commented above. It is good to get some appreciation. And, goodness, y'all have sent my little blog's stats through the roof. Edge Times is my little experimental blog, ropata and chooky. Right now I'm just working through some issues ...
Fletcher's sudden resignation does invite speculation. I/S does have a point about the timing leaving open the possibility of an about-to-be-disclosed GCSB stuff up. It's also possible it's something else, totally unexpected: eg something surfacing that ...
Very good explanation, weka @ 11.18am, 13 Jan.. I do like the way you describe the process of doing some self-critique, and then attempting to change some of your behaviours as a result.
Oh. Dear. And too many nation-state leaders are trying to get in on the populist, media fueled responses to the attacks in France. What a nightmare. This article from anti-war.com on "the march of the hypocrites" What a muddle. That politicians would steal...
Yes. Well said, Anthony. I'm not sure it's showing up Key and Joyce's incompetence, as much as their MO. They didn't expect to get such media coverage, maybe? Thought they could get away with the public spin, while doing various anti-democratic ...
Is someone on Stuff reading TS?
Probably not. However, it is a very good piece by Fisher. Shows how Joyce and Key operate apart from anything else. Fisher's article has more public visibility. Haven't seen the other one.
I'm not comfortable with the word being used to put women down - kind of has connotations of irrationality, witch, and evil female power. But it does seem to have been re-claimed or reworked in an ironic way to affirm positive female assertiveness. ...
Ah yes they have changed it - must have been changed in the last 10-15 minutes.
Well spotted. I woke to Al Jazeera's coverage of the march this morning. I was saddened that other violence and press censorship doesn't get so much opposition and news coverage.
You mean this image? http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/4/v/y/j/image.related.StuffLandscapeThreeByTwo.300x200.12m201.11h8q4.png/1418261248305.jpg Used on the front page for this article.
The first sentence is a compliment. The second sentence is ambiguous.
There was a couple of errors - there were two open mikes - this one was dated with tomorrow's date (12th) and the other one with no comments had today's date on it. I've fixed it.
Thank-you for the apology re-my moderating. Accepted. I think your response on open mike has been quite partisan. My attempt at moderating was to be more even handed. You continue to fail to understand the difference between attacking someone for their ...
RL. I do think there is too much animosity between a small number of commenters, who have been too dominant of late. I don't think you've helped on open mike today. You have added to the animosity, and undermined my attempt early on to moderate and stop it...
But then we lose the diversity added by the kinds of crops specific to the lower South Island climate - and not to mention, the people living in Southland lose out in terms of the kinds of local foods available.
Agree, mm. It's why I rarely go to those blogs.
RL,that looks to me to be an unhelpful comment.
Agree its an excellent post and well worth a read.
It was timing out for me fairly early on yesterday.
weka, I re-posted this LB post on TS about 10 minutes ago.
Excellent bit of research, micky. Well explained.
That's a prescription for the whittling away of democracy and reversion to autocratic rule. Edit: and that democracy goes any checks against the elites using their power to increase inequalities, injustices, and the assurance that all will be provided for.
It looks pretty much like bread and circuses to me. Enough to live on plus a little more for some cheap entertainment/R&R. Nothing there about encouraging democratic debate and critique, or about valuing democratic, equal and active participation from all ...
I agree with most of your comment, but this is two-edged: The best form of integration and de-radicalisation is a decent job, a pension fund, hope for you and your kids future, and the prospect of a cheap holiday in the sun. Then no one will have the time...
I have long wanted to see a cinema and more focus on social and community life in New Lynn than on the commercial venues. So, on the one hand I am very pleased to see the beginning of the building of some cinemas there. However, it seems to be part of a ...
My reading was not that the NSA knew in advance, but that Obama and the NSA are being very opportunistic in jumping in quickly - suits many of their agendas, including justifying the use of intensive international and invasive surveillance. If the perps of...
I was motivated to the above post by watching coverage on Al Jazeera this morning. One thing in my post, that hasn't been commented on directly here, is Obama's speech yesterday. The AJ journalists commented that it was very unusual for Obama to make such ...
What have the "Je suis Charlie" t shirt wearers done with the "We are Gaza" "ونحن على غزة" ones from last year?
The latest on Stuff, reprinted from SMH & Washington Post: The gunmen who attacked the Paris editorial offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday appeared to be focused professionals who'd carefully prepared the assault. Video ...
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