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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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From Metro & February North & South…
“Is John Key the finest actor of his generation?”
http://www.metromag.co.nz/current-affairs/opinion-is-john-key-the-finest-actor-of-his-generation/
thanks for that, inspired to print it out and stick on the fridge, ready for those who say “…but he has charisma” or the other line” but what is the alternative?”
the alternative is anything that doesn’t drag this country into a mire of corruption…oh and lie pathologically
I am fascinated always when chatting with people about “no name” and his lies and nastiness and that he needs to go that they then say “but what is the alternative”. I just reply if you cannot find an alternative, any alternative, for goodness sake would be an improvement, then you have big problems peeling back the layers and knowing the difference between a sincere and insincere person. We have heaps of pretty shallow people in this country these days it seems. To me personally one would have to be as “thick as bat shit” – his words there – to not see through him to the real persona underneath.
Good article by the way and explains him perfectly.
Thanks Katipo. Great vision from Graham Adams. The face which is a mask and fools most of the people most of the time.
Stereotyping and racism is no longer a major problem in NZ?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11606044
How Copenhagen Became A Cycling Paradise By Considering The Full Cost Of Cars
As I’ve been saying for a long, long time: Cars are uneconomic. And yet our governments keep building more and more roads for the bloody things.
This government is the strongest supporter of cycling we’ve ever had.
How do you come to that conclusion?
Draco, They got all to powerful people to gather in an economic summit in 2008?. AND the best they came up with to save NZ was a cycleway!!!