Posts by andin
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Hard News: These things we must now change, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Thats an eerie coincidence...
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Hard News: These things we must now change, in reply to Katita,
100’s of comments about how the name change was a disgrace, PC gone mad, they have 28 years proud history,
28 years isnt a particularly long time. Sure people can have their say but its up to the club in the end, and maybe they are capable of exhibiting more sensitivity towards the larger issues than some of their obvious kneejerk supporters. And PC gone mad is getting to be a catch-all phrase, empty words signifying nothing more that the idle irritation of the speaker. To them I say 'Grow a pair you couch potatoes!'
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Hard News: These things we must now change, in reply to Matthew Hooton,
You obviously have no idea how condescending that last paragraph do you.
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Hard News: The korero we've been waiting…, in reply to linger,
In its best interpretation jihad is the internal/introspective struggle in the individual against ones baser? instincts.Crusade will always have negative associations for some adherents of Islam because of history. A crusade for peace just sounds like an oxymoron to me, dont know about anyone else.
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Hard News: The korero we've been waiting…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
And Stuff has another go and get it wrong.
"The Crusades were a series of conflicts that included wars between Christians and Muslims in the Mediterranean that started about a thousand years ago. The Crusades were estimated to have resulted in between one and two million deaths"
FFS will some one there do some fucking research.
"in the Mediterranean"? Honestly? ever heard of Jerusalem? Conflicts? try invasion by christian zealots. And as no one there has a clue the first invasion was as much anti semitic as it was anti islam, 'cause for a few centuries the lie that Jews were somehow complicit in the death of the "son of god" had been spoon fed to an illiterate population. Another thing to thank the RC church for. -
The Crusaders
Stuff had this once over lightly explanation of the Crusades, It would make Trump proud it was so white washed.
"The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291."The Crusades all originated out of Europe led by christians The first one originated out of Germany.
Islam had taken the "holy land" from Roman control in 637 allowing Jews to worship there something prohibited since Rome took control circa 80.
Centuries after the fact christians whipped themselves into a frenzy and set off to drive out the "infidel". Any so called christian sacred sites were well and truly gone or built over. There was no need for any of what ensued, 200 yrs of on/off wars. Instead of trying to give a potted history fucking Stuff could just tell readers to go to a library and educate themselves. -
Hard News: The korero we've been waiting…, in reply to Craig Young,
Pity they dont bring out this guy...fat chance.
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Hard News: The korero we've been waiting…, in reply to Craig Young,
Does he have tour dates and it better be free admission, cause I'd like to go along and throw rotten eggs at him.
I wasnt going to pay $150+ for the same pleasure at that Canadian cretin JP's nonsense I dreamt up tour. -
Legal Beagle: The climate strike and the…, in reply to Walter Nicholls,
vote the same when that is the right thing to do, and differently when that is the right thing to do,
Im not sure you can extend the current situation out in that way.
Maybe its a one of.
So many adults have a compromised view when it comes to climate and the future. Compromised by self interest usually, and a younger generation dont have that baggage. Going against the views of parents if their view is wrong on this is the right thing to do. And forcing a change thru some kind of vote and extending that vote outside current legal restrictions may be a way out of this looming mess.
I’d like to see a way to unite in the face of it, after that well who knows! -
Legal Beagle: The climate strike and the…, in reply to Stephen Day,
I’ve meet 30-year-olds who we probably shouldn’t include if we truly believe some people’s views should not count because those views are not well developed.
Neuroplasticity in older people more often that not goes downhill, probably because they dont know what that is. But accounting for bias and prejudice is just a lot harder practically all of it is learned.