Posts Tagged ‘right wing’

We need a better class of right wing troll

Written By: - Date published: 9:58 am, January 17th, 2024 - 11 comments

Newbies, moderation, the purpose of the Standard, how things work here.

Postcards from the Trumpocalypse

Written By: - Date published: 10:25 am, January 26th, 2017 - 66 comments

This is what an unfettered right-wing government looks like.

Mythbustin’: guns save lives

Written By: - Date published: 10:31 am, July 29th, 2011 - 37 comments

Rightwing violence fetishists are exploiting the Norwegian terror attacks to call for looser gun laws. ‘If only one of those teenagers had a handgun to take on the drugged up zealot with the automatic rifle’. Fact is, the ‘guns save lives’ myth was destroyed by the Tuscon shooting earlier this year. The armed bystander there nearly caused more innocent deaths.

Thompson gone, Garrett back?

Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, July 7th, 2011 - 11 comments

The right’s leadership resembles a merry go round of disgraced old white failures. Brash, English, Shirtcliffe, Douglas had their time at the front, were disgraced. Now they’re back. Thompson was fired for his appalling behaviour but got a payout. He’ll be back in due course. While Brash says he’d welcome baby ID stealer Garrett back to Parliament.

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