There is an argument that marijuana should only be used by beatniks, artists and the criminal fringe. Marijuana should be what delineates the mainstream conformists (non users) from the outsiders and free thinkers in society. Perhaps its purpose was and ...
I hadn't realised Jacinda was so young. To achieve all she has before she even reaches 40 shows that she is a freak of nature. It also explains why Jacinda, Clarke and Neve are the world's first hipster first family
I think the Labour candidate should step aside to insure that the Greens remain in Parliament. One can't assume the Greens will get over five percent of the vote based on current polling
I'm glad someone was smart enough to take that photo when the opportunity arose
Christopher Columbus brought Capitalism to the North American continent when he borrowed money from the Spanish monarchy and had to pay it back plus interest. The monarchy expected a return on its investment and Columbus knew he had to deliver it. This is ...
If the Green Party did not exist, there would be thousands of New Zealanders who felt there was no party in the political spectrum that represented their point of view. I don't vote Green because I hate Labour. I vote Green because I prefer the Green Party...
If people start talking about mortgage holiday to help people, or making it impossible for banks to foreclose of people who can't pay their mortgage, what about a rent freeze as well? Ie people who live in rental accommodation who can't find the money to ...
This MPI document highlights just how severely the dairy industry is in debt. It looks like some sort of ponzi scheme. Here's a few quotes: On-farm bank debt has increased by $30.1 billion since 2003 and currently stands at $41.4 billion. a 267 percent ...
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." President John Quincy Adams
An excellent interview that gives an Iranian professor's perspective on Syria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opbiV61Qy1c&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1F4XBF8W2JVznbxYEwNF5JOdl2k2s9D26U9CkkN5k_5SzFd7jkW3mH37g
The United States makes another face-saving peace deal so it can get the heck out of a war it has been losing for years, and leaves everyone who supported them to the mercy of the enemy
It amazes me how little it costs to buy politicians. Less than the price of a brand new SUV here. In the United States you can get them to vote in your favour for major legislation for as little as $100,000 or so
I wouldn't be travelling through Dubai to other places right now. I think the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade should put out an official warning for people to avoid travelling through Dubai, rather than just people visiting the United Arab Emirates ...
My understanding is that Trump didn't take any troops out of Syria. He's moved them to another part of northern Syria to protect the oilfields there https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/28/syria-us-troops-oil-fields-isis
Yep, it's a state of war now. George Galloway says Iran won't hit back via its proxies because it is proud and instead will do the job itself. Trump saying any attack from Iran will be met with far greater force leaves Iran in the position of either bowing...
George Galloway, as per usual, gives the best explanation on what went wrong with Labour - Brexit. Along the way, demolishing all the illusions that a lot were under, such as an impending youthquake based on photos from just one or two photos of hipsters ...
I'm waiting for a motor home disaster to happen with one motorhome driving over a cliff and another 50 following it
The problem for Labour is that rather than respecting the outcome of the Brexit referendum, it is proposing to hold another one.
I think for the most part, the British monarchy has produced outstanding personalities over the past 120 years. King George V and Queen Mary, King George VI Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother), Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret (unfairly maligned...
Good idea Weka. One thing that came up on my Facbook feed yesterday was this story shared by a Green MP: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/climate-news/117730772/landfill-levies-could-rise-in-govt-bid-to-urge-people-to-recycle "The cost of dumping ...
This is a fascinating and revealing interview. The short version of it is that Iran is close to now being a net importer of oil because 1) it's petrol prices are so cheap that smugglers are selling the oil overseas for profit and 2) Iran itself is ...
Every prisoner has the right to vote. One person, one vote. That's called democracy
A forestry consultant I talked to, said farmers should take advantage of all the different types of forestry assistances available to them at present which will help their farms to increase their profitability as well as help the environment, as this ...
Back some years ago, John Key said New Zealand was "on the cusp of something special" About six years later British PM David Cameron said almost exactly the same thing. The New Zealand, Australia and Britain conservative parties all share the same PR ...
Free to air tv has treated its viewers with contempt for years. One example is the Graham Norton Show repeated at prime time on a Friday night. My parents, who are both in their nineties and have been free-to-air viewers all their lives recent got access ...
"Moderation note: no climate denial comments under my posts, thanks." That will deprive a lot of older white males of the opportunity to share their opinion on anthropogenic climate change
Excellent military analysis of the recent events here, suggesting that Saudi and the US have more or less already lost the war against Yemen: "The third-biggest arms spender in the world is incapable of defeating the poorest Arab country in the world. It ...
I was watching the video interview with CIA whistle blower John Kiriakou where he gave a personal anecdote of when he was working in Saudi Arabia and every morning he would give a friendly greeting to a Saudi military person of some kind and the Saudi ...
On the subject of a CIA whistleblower citing Trump abused his power by asking a favour of the Ukrainian president to dig dirt on Biden, Biden himself on camera told the story of how he insisted the Ukrainian government fire its attorney general before he/...
Fascinating insights in this interview with a former CIA whistleblower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSG800M8n9c
Excellent comments from George Galloway on Brexit and the Labour Party. Interestingly, he says that the Blairites have taken over the party again, and predicts a landslide victory for the Conservatives if they make a deal with Nigel Farage, because so many...
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