So Marty this calling bullshit. Bill in each paragraph says "I might".....why might he not? Obviously the vast majority don't but some do. Calling bullshit just does not cut it. I don't know the real reason this person suicide bombed and we need to know. ...
Seems to me I have seen this whole argument here before so many times at the Standard and other Leftist blogs. The same fierce tribalised polarisation where facts are dubious and positions inflexibly intolerant of dissent. In this case we have the neo ...
Helen Kelly was a legend in her lifetime for those who were left disempowered and voiceless. She defended them from the establishment. To expect any recognition for Helen from the establishment is a ridiculous concept. We who agree with her principles ...
I wondered what would drive somebody to do this? Sounds to me the act of somebody who has been driven to distraction by tragic events. One wonders about the "system" adding to these woes by going judicial. Cannot some sanity prevail and some balance be ...
Rosie I suspect you have a good take on how NZ is. Greer was writing specifically about the USA but like all theory exceptions break the rules. I found his idea quite useful in explaining where the focus of class warfare is, the salaried classes backing ...
Ben I stand admonished. Maybe you might wish to consider the need for a change for those who suffer because of the greed of the better off wealthier NZERS. Thone who pay inflated rent because the housing market is inflated, or those who suffer cuts to ...
Bill, a few weeks ago Greer commented on the Trump phenomenon on www.thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com. Its worth a read because he notes that Trumps core electorate is the "wages class" as opposed to the "salaried classes". If you read Tariq Ali he uses the...
Anybody who doubts pain is close have a look at the state of the world markets: * demand for oil has collapsed and supply is up: nice as cheap fuel is it hides the specter of industrial demand being low because commodity and manufacturing demand is ...
I can't stand the term "hater". Today I am a proud "hater" of all things "gong". To the guillotine with the lot of them (you may choose who can be real and whom metaphorical ).
Thanks P for answering this way; my thoughts but expressed more eloquently. Your response to Matthew on autonomy or agency demonstrates pretty clearly that Matthew is very Randist in terms of the individuals choice. Ultimately its got to be collective good...
Gents give Amy some credit. What she says about internal Chinese policies I saw myself in China. This is not binary however, there are external forces taking advantage such as the US. Too many internal and external malevolent competitive interests.
Not only riddled with sectarianism but also tribalism. Also dont count out worldly materialism (most ISIL fighters are only as reliable as the next paycheck) and lust for power.
I think your point may have rather laboured validity Matthew. What Kate says is plausible and probable. What is missing is an historic understanding of Wahabism. I suggest everybody Google it. What you will find is an extremely aggressive and dangerous ...
Totally agree they did not only women proud but us men too. The men shoulx have walked out with them. As a man I have only deep contempt disgust and scorn for Key scoring points at the expense of rape survivors. The support Key garners from my fellow men ...
There is something more shameful about Key and Nationals outburst: it demonstrates (once more) a contempt for the principles of the law, for democratic process and for the people. Key might be right about the "criminal" label of those detained, but ...
I'm totally with you Sabine. I was proud of Labour MPs for the first time in 30 years. Staying to "debate" the issue with a pscho in a forum that only pretends to debate, what use is that?
So Matthew is no individual human being able to remember everything a good thing? Does it mean a whole pile of bureaucrats put together something unintelligible? Do we need a team of lawyers on the state payroll merely for audit and adherence? Is it going ...
How richly royally deserved. Lets be clear that the decision was clothed as a commercial decision based on dollars. Let's be generous and say it was...our much lauded managers Weldon and Christie made it. Would a shareholder feel any comfort in having such...
Just been looking around The Standard and see collective woe at the latest polls. I sense an aura of powerlessness on the "Left" like a rabbit in the headlights. Key the Untouchable, ruler of all you see. Couple of observations..Key Stormcrow. Imagine ...
Thats the beauty of democracy. We all get a vote. Unfortunately a vote from a cretin like Hoskings is equal to yours or mine.
Thats the beauty of democracy. We all get a vote. Unfortunately a vote from a cretin like Hoskings is equal to yours or mine.
Julz, we cant live on a climate changed planet. I can take the Pope, an Ayottolah, a Dalai Lama, Vlad Putin...in fact anybody who can make a difference very seriously. Yes all of the above are medieval towards all sorts of things, particularly women, add ...
Gloriavale. A place run by a convicted sex offender and his patriarchal mates. Heres what they take from you and me. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/68145084/education-researcher-calls-for-gloriavale-school-to-be-closed In effect this place pays no tax ...
So we cut methane from cows. Wow! Great. Then we leave as many or more cows creating the same huge pollution but this time with added compounds doing God only knows what down stream. Then we will deploy another techno fix to cure the first techno fix. ...
Good, I feel very strongly about this: the buggers turned a million and a half bucks in profit based it appears upon no wages.....then paid no tax because they are registered as a religious group. Consequently you and I may have been ripped off for PAYE, ...
I did not have spelling autocorrect in the 70s thank God. In reference to above RIP Steve Rickard.
I'm feeling older sadder and no more wise today as I hear news of the passing of Sydney Batt. My mind transforms me back to 1975..my flatmates and I head into the old Christchurch Town Hall on Manchester St. The place is fizzing, TV cameras set ringside as...
Handbags at 5 meters from yesterday's people.
Thanks again to Illargi for visiting this site. I have read http://www.theautomaticearth.com for several years now and have thoroughly enjoyed your commentary upon the Ukraine and Charlie H. One question. I cannot see any tour dates on the site for NZ.
Mr Chairman. ..One word. EPSOM. Labour voters learnt to be tactical. Good thing too as Labour would probably have lost a two horse race for Northland. The real key to Labour winning is the proportional vote. Overall even on election night the total anti ...
I did some rough calculations on the Northland by-election. The vote was down 20% (7000) but last time half of that number (3200) voted NZ Focus or Conservative. Another 1300 voted for Willow on the weekend...I reckon that probably half of the 9000 ...
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