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5:30 pm, November 23rd, 2023 - 4 comments
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Daily review is also your post.
This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day.
The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy).
Don’t forget to be kind to each other …
Listening to TVNZ news, it struck me that 'strong and stable,' 'getting NZ back on track', 'governing for all NZers' Luxon actually believes his own slogans!
An illusion? Or just an ego talking himself up?
It's a tactic. Keep talking (and saying nothing) to prevent a follow-up question.
The reporters are often as culpable as Luxon. He would have to answer more substantially if they just waited while a colleague maintains one line of questioning ("You've said ABC, so in that case, how about XYZ …" etc). But they jump in immediately with another topic instead and so the emptiness of the answer is allowed to slide.
See today's stand-up for the latest example, it's on all the usual media websites.
Evangelical mantras. Have faith brother and believe.![devil devil](https://cdn2.thestandard.org.nz/wp-content/plugins/ark-wysiwyg-comment-editor/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/devil_smile.png?x42494)
lol
@gtiso
Sir Topham Hatt! How did we not see this?
https://twitter.com/gtiso/status/1727432712364126425