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6:00 pm, July 4th, 2016 - 14 comments
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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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Nga mihi whanui ki a tatou katoa tautoko ana i te whakatautanga o te reo tuatahi o to tatou whenua kainga i te rawhitu o te reo maori ia tau, ia tau,
Tena tatou katoa.
This analysis from Fairfax examining why Turnbull and the Liberal Party got it so wrong in Western Sydney is interesting, especially the bit about the faulty polling. It’s looking more and more likely voters are getting very resistant to being constantly polled and have either stopped picking up or are even outright lying to the pollsters.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2016/election-2016-the-five-ways-western-sydney-was-lost-20160704-gpxwr8.html
Polling, constant choices about which side we take, whether it’s on “the block” the “bachelorette” or a flag….same in US, Trump or Clinton? And in UK, Europe or Brexit?, Corbyn or Blairites? etc, etc”…….all about division, and being ruled?
Cooperation
Nigel Farage has just resigned as UKIP leader. Achieved all he set out to do, apparently.
There has been talk for a few days of some internal maneuvering in UKIP but it’s hard to argue with his view that he has achieved his major political goal and without ever having to win a General Election.
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11668638
I bit of news
Thats profound:
https://twitter.com/di_f_w/status/749751009535074305
“Obviously like any language, [Maori] is a series of words and of course if you can understand those words then I can understand what they’re saying.”
Now guess who said it, go on, guess. Hint: sounds like “Donkey.”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/04/nigel-farage-resigns-as-ukip-leader?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Nigel Farage resigns?
bwhahahahahaahahahahahaha
bring out the smelling salts.
Turkey, Bangladesh and Iraq have made for a shit few days so here’s Rufus and Choir! Choir! Choir!.
Epic song and an epic rendition.
Thanks for the link Joe that one goes straight to the bookmarks 😺
Not just any choir.
http://www.choirchoirchoir.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/CHOIRx3/videos
hmmmm next time I’m in Toronto I’ll have to make an effort to visit Clinton’s Tavern.
Lyrics
The man himself singing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q
He has himself put this version up on youtube so obviously thinks this is up there.