Daily review 12/07/2021

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  1. Incognito 1
    12 July 2021 at 7:38 pm

    National demands a debate, presumably an open and honest one, or at least a pretty legal one without Dirty Politics.

    Ok then, let’s debate Don.

    And after Judith Collins has neither denied nor confirmed that she has briefed Don ‘The Godfather’ Brash, perhaps she can kickstart the debate with the feebate scheme that this Government supposedly has not mandate for.

    Mind you, one person’s debate is another person’s rant.

    Chant the Rant.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300355706/leaked-document-suggests-judith-collins-briefed-don-brash-on-new-campaign-against-he-puapua

    • Pete 1.1
      12 July 2021 at 9:31 pm

      The headline on the link says, “Leaked document …” Oh my God! That surely means another late night caucus meeting. Or wasn’t Barbara Kuriger there when it was leaked. I’ll have to ask Simon about it when I see him.

      • Incognito 1.1.1
        12 July 2021 at 9:53 pm

        Nah, don’t get sucked in by those headlines. Anyway, all is sorted in the National Party, as they have done their reviews, rejected the most important recommendations, and continue with BAU. You see, there are no leaks anymore, because they’re now a tight team united and brimming with political talent with a light sprinkling of personal ambition on the side. Why would any National MP endanger the winning old horse, with the winning old formula, winning old trainer/coach, and that amazing winning jockey who has will singlehandedly lift the Party above the 35% cut-off in the polls? That would be mindbogglingly stupid, wouldn’t it?

  2. weka 2
    12 July 2021 at 8:04 pm

    ooh, new commenting interface. What’s this preview button like?…

  3. pat 3
    12 July 2021 at 11:19 pm

    and ever so topical

    “Instead of pursuing this obviously good idea, we opt instead to leave all of that wealth in the hands of the rich, so that Sun Valley attendees Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson can use it to race one another to become the biggest asshole ever to go to space.”

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jul/12/what-happens-at-sun-valley-the-secret-gathering-of-unelected-billionaire-kings

    and the obviously good idea?

    “There comes a moment in every good gangster movie when all of the villains come together in a remote hideaway to make nefarious plans. If the good guys are smart, this is the moment they swoop in and arrest everyone.”

    • greywarshark 3.1
      13 July 2021 at 10:20 am

      Putin arrested one/a few of his oligarchs* didn’t he?

      2. (from google)(especially in Russia) a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence. Why just Russia, the USA is the same? USA dictionary?

  4. greywarshark 4
    13 July 2021 at 10:37 am

    Why did my comment put up at 10.22am go into moderation? No links, Russia, Putin, USA and gave dictionary quote from google. Totally inoffensive – in a free country that is.

    And now this one has gone to moderation also!

  5. greywarshark 5
    13 July 2021 at 6:13 pm

    Thank you incognito about the way that mod works. But of course i wondered about more, what word was it.

    And weka, that actually leads onto restricting discussion, a secretive way of controlling people when people aren’t advised that a certain topic or word is off-limits. Humans are so devious, even when they say they are not being devious,.

    • Incognito 5.1
      14 July 2021 at 12:31 pm

      The Moderators know what they’re doing and have it in hand.

      There is no “secretive way of controlling people”, as they receive plenty of warning before Moderators apply additional tools available to them to make sure the flow of commenting and genuine robust debate is not restricted by a few malcontents having shit fights, for example.

      There is no “restricting discussion” because most comments are released in a timely manner and without any editing or alteration. A few comments may have minor or major edits by a Moderator in the usual bold font and in square brackets.

      There is no editorial control.

      There is no “devious” secret agenda.

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