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Comment:Open mike 20/11/2023
Date published: 11:51 am, November 20th, 2023Probably foreign land purchases?
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Comment:Open mike 19/11/2023
Date published: 11:39 pm, November 19th, 2023Apologies. I shouldn't assume.
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Comment:Open mike 19/11/2023
Date published: 2:32 pm, November 19th, 2023...it constitutes only an incentive to Israel to keep killing Palestinians and destroying the infrastructure of Gaza until they all flee. Oopsy, you let the mask slip a little there. So force Palestinian civilians to stay in harms way, i.e. use them as a ...
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Comment:Daily review 17/11/2023
Date published: 12:13 am, November 18th, 2023He seems to have a very inflated opinion of himself and his "abilities". #1 requirement to become CEO in most companies.
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Comment:War crimes in Palestine
Date published: 3:21 pm, November 14th, 2023Oh, you mean the report that caused Amnesty's Ukrainian head to resign, complaining that amnesty refused to consult with Ukrainians about the report on events in Ukraine? A report widely regarded by Ukrainians to be mere russian propaganda? And used by the...
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Comment:War crimes in Palestine
Date published: 11:53 am, November 13th, 2023Yes, that is a exactly my point. Regardless of justification or not, hamas has certainly launched significant violence, while the nazis attacked Jews with no real provocation.
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Comment:War crimes in Palestine
Date published: 7:39 am, November 13th, 2023That is a superb letter, and I hope everyone here reads it. It is informed, humane and compassionate. It accurately identifies and criticises malign actors on both sides and realistically discusses what needs to be done, and how monumentally difficult it ...
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Comment:War crimes in Palestine
Date published: 7:12 pm, November 12th, 2023What action did Jews take that led to collective punishment from Germany in WWII?
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Comment:The Holocaust should be a lesson not a template
Date published: 3:05 am, November 12th, 2023Well, that is one side of the story. And very much only one side. The fighting in Gaza is terrible - but it isn't the holocaust. Both sides are fighting and are committed to continue to fight.
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Comment:What will National do about special voting rights?
Date published: 12:31 pm, November 11th, 2023Voter participation is far more important than a few days delay. Classic strategy of the authoritarian right world-wide - putting barriers in the way of voting and trying to drive down turnout.
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Comment:Open mike 10/11/2023
Date published: 2:53 pm, November 10th, 2023It is ok, certainly this is true I think: In fact, Israel’s ongoing industrial-scale slaughter and nationwide repression of the Palestinians, in retaliation of Hamas’s gruesome October 7 attacks in southern Israel, is both utterly criminal and terribly ...
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Comment:Daily review 09/11/2023
Date published: 2:15 am, November 10th, 2023"30 percent intensity reduction " Another loophole there - this is only CO2eq per tonne of production. So if production goes up by 30% - guess what, no actual emissions reduction at all.
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Comment:Open mike 09/11/2023
Date published: 12:44 pm, November 9th, 2023That is brilliant! Decent and sensible people on both sides.
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Comment:Open mike 07/11/2023
Date published: 11:54 am, November 7th, 2023I like Chloe Swarbrick, but she shows remarkable lack of judgement with the "river to the sea" chant. This phrase is aligned with hamas and while you can argue "but I mean it differently" - should you really be using an iconic phrase popular with terror ...
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Comment:Open mike 05/11/2023
Date published: 11:40 am, November 6th, 2023Completely agree. What we see in some liberals is a demonstration of the horseshoe theory, in my opinion. And many are soaking in a rich brew of russian propaganda.
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Comment:Open mike 05/11/2023
Date published: 6:12 pm, November 5th, 2023There are certainly some Israelis who are strongly racist, think all Arabs should die etc - I've personally met the odd one, and the settler groups are generally terrible. But many Israelis are secular and more moderate. Good luck trying to find any ...
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 5:43 pm, November 5th, 2023"that is how I understand this site works" I believe so, but there comes a point where such evidence is not required. For example, you may believe allegations that the earth is round are incendiary, unsubstantiated, misinformation etc...but I won't be ...
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 4:49 pm, November 5th, 2023OMG you took that seriously. It is risky to make assumptions about people here.
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 11:46 am, November 5th, 2023Your use of language tells me you are RNZ/Guardian and BBC reader/listener. Not only! I also have a voracious appetite for MSNBC, Newsweek, Washington Post, The Economist, CBS - the complete spectrum of possible news sources.
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 2:28 am, November 5th, 2023I have worked that out - certainly the Israeli settler groups are racist, violent criminals. Hamas are also terrorist murderers who have no interest in a political solution.
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Comment:Open mike 04/11/2023
Date published: 1:20 pm, November 4th, 2023almost exactly the same countries who support and arm the Ukrainian forces... Weird, russia invading Ukraine is ok, but Israel invading gaza is not? Minor differences include repeated attacks by hamas (modern Ukraine has never attacked Russia) and hamas ...
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Comment:Open mike 03/11/2023
Date published: 11:12 am, November 3rd, 2023Boots? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 4:50 pm, November 2nd, 2023This opinion on CNN seemed right to me. (I know this source will annoy some, but stopped clocks twice a day etc). The author says Israel's current response won't work and and will result in more terrorists, not less. The only way is to look for a political...
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 5:30 pm, November 1st, 2023Exactly.
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Comment:Still pussy-footing on Gaza
Date published: 5:28 pm, November 1st, 2023""As I see it, both are to blame"… …why would you say that?" Adrian must have missed the pre-planned mass-murder of unarmed civilian Israelis, babies, children, mass rape (in front of relatives), beheadings, mutilations, that hamas committed...I guess it ...
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Comment:Open mike 17/10/2023
Date published: 12:11 pm, October 17th, 2023They may have also shifted right, but it is the relative shift that matters. Are they still a bit more left than the normal votes, even though more right overall than last election? If they are still a bit more left, will still get the"special votes move ...
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Comment:That was not as good as was hoped for
Date published: 3:52 am, October 16th, 2023Heard similar stories from Air NZ employees. Luxon hated anything to do with workers when he was CEO. After he became a politician, was all smiles and handshakes everytime he went on a plane. So I was told.
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Comment:Daily review 10/10/2023
Date published: 1:23 am, October 11th, 2023And what hamas did was a little yuk also.
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Comment:The Big Mo
Date published: 4:18 am, October 9th, 2023Agree with almost everything Corey says here. The original post betrays some of Labour's attitude problem. Some of the people I spoke to were very negative about Labour. It is not difficult to understand why, the country has been through a one in one ...
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Comment:Open mike 04/10/2023
Date published: 5:19 am, October 5th, 2023The russophobia is built by russia's murderous invasions, tortures, rapes, looting. That is what builds it in. Here's an idea - how about they take their military and f*ck off back to russia? Unlike Ukraine, they can leave and return to their own country.
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Comment:Open mike 03/10/2023
Date published: 2:39 pm, October 3rd, 2023Oldie but a goodie (GOP Jesus) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2L-R8NgrA
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