I think it's gonna be a dirty election. Bring gumboots :)
I'm not entirely sure there is anything we can do to change things nor do I think that humans are at "fault". Now, humans have done a lot of shit wrong, messed up the planet good and proper but that's not the same as saying we're doing this to ourselves. ...
"along with hotel fuckups." You mean this? https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/121923893/housing-minister-megan-woods-hits-back-at-national-party-over-alleged-homeless-man-isolation-breach
When it comes to understanding true motivations of a person I never take a person at their word. Like, ever. Truth is found in between their words, in what they hide, not what they put in the shop window. Everything about JP says to me that this guy is ...
Re: JP. There's a running joke about JP where if you ask him a question his answer will invariably start with "Well, it depends on what you mean by X". He's a weasel speaker whose ambiguous language means you can't really pin him down on anything he says. ...
Thanks Gsays. Part of what I am reading from Red is the shift from us to I. Yes, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. What I find fascinating is that, to me, it appears to be so paradoxical... but I'm still straightening out some thought noodles on ...
Political truth was always malleable, it always shifted as the ground moved under us. But in order to be useful it has to be anchored in at least some empirical, objective facts. The article I quoted, asks the question, what happens when political truth ...
"He's quite anti-Utopian, which is why the left hate him so." I think this is pretty dismissive and incorrect. JP is not anti-utopian at all - I just think he has a different idea of what constitutes a highly desirable or high quality society. This ...
That moment when someone is so close......
"The ruse of re-defining the term when it gets used in a way you don't like is a pretty but transparent dodge." That's a pretty bad faith position to take not to mention a strawman. It is easier to attack an argument when you can fit it in a box right? ...
"Given the left created identity politics" No they didn't. Identity politics has been around in one form or another for a very long time but primarily saw it's birth after the industrial revolution and capitalism began separating people from the core ...
Yep, that was unbelievable - breakfast 12 minutes late and she's in hell.
Hahaha, Omg, that was too good! TY for sharing that!
I'm under no illusions as to the voting power of stupid people who can't grasp the idiocy of voting for a guy who thinks less testing = less covid.
Ohhh, that is hilarious!
"But he electrifies his base" I think that says more about his base than any perceived skill. Small things amuse small minds.
"One wonders if perhaps millsy's bile is rejection induced? Since that seems to be a thing…" This made me smile, nicely done!
"genuinely a bigot" I would have used the R word but bigot works too :) Ultimately intentions don't matter not that I believe he has genuine concern for black lives. There's nothing in his rhetoric that suggests he's done any internal housekeeping, no soul...
"Every cop understands that black men, consisting 7% of the population are responsible for about 52% of the homicides. Facts are not racist. (Males commit around 80% of all homicides but it would be insane to call this fact 'sexist'.)" Intelligent, ...
I appreciate the reporting and agree with your concerns however I haven't seen much of his death being politicised. Even most of the comments I've seen (on other sites) are reflective of the US situation and not framed in terms of NZ police. Almost ...
How utterly devastating for his family. I've heard some lovely stories about him - a genuinely kind and sincere person.
I'm just wondering if the meeting was recorded. I'd love to watch it. Excellent initiative, thank you Mike.
No. You made a false comparison between the lifetime risk for black men being killed by cops and cops being killed on the job. "the environment is the relevant factor for police, and I would expect them to adapt to that elevated risk by selectively paying ...
I think perhaps there's a fundamental misunderstanding of meaning here. I'll come right out and say that I believe the phrase "All Lives Matter" is racist because it's used as a reactive slogan against the BLM movement. But I don't consider all people who ...
Heya Red, good to see you're still you're old feisty self. Couple of points; "While 50 police deaths in 2019 looks like a small number, that is out of a total population of about 600,000 sworn police in the USA, giving an annual death rate of 0.8 in 10,000...
I'For me I cannot stand or stand by when I see injustice – ll try to use wit laced with scathing points and edges but I can't guarantee nobody will get hurt. And that is why I love your comments.
I don't care (about regulation) – Your words. No, those aren't my words and if you're going to add your own words to my comments at least have the decency to mark them as yours. I don't care about the FDA or their rulings because they aren't proof of ...
I don't care what the FDA has approved or not approved. Bureaucracy muddies the waters and I form my own conclusions on peer reviewed research from sources who don't have conflicts of interest. If you want to be taken seriously then don't take comments out...
Thanks Marty!
I don't think you're dishonest, just emotionally invested in your own opinion. It's ok, I get like that too sometimes so don't beat yourself up over it. I'm a direct speaker, believe what I'm saying is accurate given my understanding of the material and ...
I know you're looking for answers Rosemary, I respect that even if I don't agree with the conclusions. I'm not trying to argue with you, just give you some data to consider.
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