Shame about Dotcom's presence. I understand he is a high-profile victim of our government's actions, but I still struggle to cheer for the billionaire who specifically complied with Banks' request for a $50,000 donation to be split in two. Corruption goes ...
http://www.transparency.org/gcb2013/country/?country=new_zealand Can't believe not many people are talking about this: "According to the survey, 79% of New Zealanders believe the country to be run by ‘a few big entities acting in their own best interests...
Do people here actually vote for Labour? I'm not being sarcastic; I genuinely want to be given reasons why people vote for the Labour party, besides the old "they're better than the Nats" BS. Being a Green Party member, it really amazes me how people on ...
Some of the comments on the Herald were pretty shocking. According to their poll, 69% of Aucklanders approved of the banning. The idea that begging is a "lifestyle choice" is so absurd I honestly doubt people truly believe it. I suspect criminologist John ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fao4Z8JooxY#at=746 Greenwald’s awesome counter against the old “nothing to hide, nothing to fear” BS. Really relevant after Key’s terrorism this afternoon… His questions to Thomas Beagle, of Tech Liberty, were a fucking ...
When did I say I agree with neofascists? Of course I don't agree with the extreme "Right" (or "Left", for that matter) who have used these protests as an excuse to promote violence. You, yet again, show you know nothing of Brazil's history or what the ...
Karol, The key source of discontent in Brazil, as indicated by the majority of people protesting, is not simply how much the World Cup is costing, or the fact that Brazil is guided by a flawed "economic system". The real issue the protesters highlight is ...
People need to stop finding excuses for these "Labour" MPs... This wasn't a simple matter of stupidity or Shearer's bad "strategies". This was a matter of ethics or, perhaps more appropriately, lack of such. National stinks but it's instances like this ...
Here's my take on it... the links are worth looking at too. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/blogs/in-our-nature/8529428/Love-DOC-today
This was a billionaire, a guy whose fortune was similar to what was amassed by the Castro brothers in Cuba. This was Venezuela for those who don't know, a country amongst the 10 MOST corrupt countries in the planet. What do you suppose being a billionaire ...
Now you're just being a prick. You don't know me or my family. We didn't "try for five minutes" you arrogant douche. My family struggled for YEARS; mom and dad left after more than two fucking decades, trying to change things wherever they were, be it in ...
Colonial viper doesn't really know what he's talking about. The guy is as bad as some of the nutcases from the ACT party.
Karol, Yoani Sánchez does not talk about the "goods and bads" promoted by Castro. She is in fact extremely critical, breaking the left illusion that Cuba is somehow closer to a fair society than most of the rest of the world. It's not. It's corrupt ...
What an awesome reply, colonial fool. I have just tried to give you a bit of insight into the situation in South America and you have failed to make any points at all. You're just a fool, mate, wrapped in empty ideological statements that don't reflect ...
What's next? Honoring Fidel Castro and his "socialist" Cuba? Read Yoani Sánchez's blog before making any stereotypical, uninformed comments on Castro's capitalist state....
Fuck, seriously, people's lives were getting better? Because they were getting an extra 200 reais a month while cockroaches stole, literally, BILLIONS that should have gone towards feeding, clothing and educating my people? Sorry if I seem to be getting a ...
The alternative is not colonialism... The alternative is an honest government. And this is going to sound incredibly paranoid but the figures on "millions" being lifted out of poverty? They might not be so reliable, considering we're talking about a ...
My very first sentence might have been a bit hard to understand... No, mom and dad did NOT get involved in the corrupt schemes occurring within the party, although they were, literally, offered a part in it. I meant to say they were involved in the party, ...
Mate, PT stinks, literally. Even if mom and dad hadn't been directly involved with the party, when it was still beginning, I'd have still seen how much FHC and Lula have in common. In the end, once you reach the state Brazil is in (and the country is ...
Colonial Viper, my parents were involved as were many young people hoping a better Brazil could be built; a Brazil for the people. At least, that's what Lula's PT promoted. It didn't take them long to see demonstrations of corruption within the local party...
... I'm sorry but this post is completely mistaken. People don't seem to understand what the situation is in Latin America. I'm originally from Brazil and my family was involved in left movements in Brazil, around the 80's and 90's... I can tell all of you...
"Self-interest drives OIA review" http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10863710 "Opposition parties were split on whether scrutiny of Parliament should increase. The Green Party supported the proposal to extend the OIA to ...
I'm a bit confused... Why the hell are people trying to convince this guy of ANYTHING? He's beyond any help. This is a man who'll never change his world views and any time spent on trying to do that will be wasted time. I'd rather talk about child poverty ...
Hi all, I've been focusing on the DOC cuts in particular. The cuts come at a time when the agency charged with protecting our 'clean green' image (and according to Pure Advantage - Rob Fyfe, Stephen Tindall and Co, the key economic driver to our ...
Actually, the economic development stuff doesn't stack up. It's uneconomic to mine the conservation estate - there was some good stuff on that last year, by Geoff Bertram. http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/publications/media-releases/economic-case...
All the online videos of Yasi are on the following hub: http://cyclone.videohq.tv They have people on the ground providing video feedback from most affected areas. I hope that's useful. Michelle
Over on Pundit, Claire Browning sums up David Suzuki's warning on Friday.http://pundit.co.nz/content/david-suzuki-an-elder%E2%80%99s-vision 'Course, no-one's listening, and we continue to worship 'growth at all costs'. It's sad really, only when we've used...
Thanks for the votes everyone!
Didn't he pull funding from SPARC?
Nah just build some motorways around the buildings. Then they won't even go near, let alone climb in the windows
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