Posts by George Darroch
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I know first-hand the terrible damage to irrational policymaking an addiction to evidence can cause
I disagree with that, entirely. New Zealand Governments over time have shown that evidence can be used healthily, in moderation.
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if the chick is thrashing around, making those ridiculous porno pleasure-shrieks, and doing the o-face, then yeah, maybe it could be confusing.
I read somewhere (if I remember I'll post the link), that the internet is democratising porn. People are posting their own content onto the web, and suddenly porn is being defined as somewhat real images of somewhat real people, performing somewhat real acts. Which I think is a good thing.
Which is fine and good if it's consenting adults - but you don't have to be an 18 year old to have your body on the web, and there are also plenty of young looking 18-19 year olds blurring the boundaries.
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So, the govt. instantly dismisses, for no given reason, the preliminary findings of a long, expensive, and expert review.
They only way they can possibly get away with this is if they can somehow hold their position until the media* move on to something else. </sarc>
So, will Labour take up the findings of this review when they next come into power? Do they have any intention to do anything about it. Not bloody likely. I know I keep talking about Labour, but if they weren't so incredibly timid then we could have the conversation we need to have.
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You mean.., exactly like they do with male ejaculation?
You mean to say that male ejaculation is a myth too? Call the censors!!
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The speed of the outright dismissal and its tone are both notable. Power wasn't even trying to sound thoughtful.
Yeah, I dig that.
It has to be noted that this Government is acting like this in a great number of sectors. It might feel good, but I really can't see it being politically unsustainable in an MMP environment (it might have worked in previous decades...).
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I can understand being upset about this. But how is this different to anything under the last Labour/Alliance/NZFirst/United-Future Government?
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And there you have hit the nail on the head... we're still apparently quite keen on an FTA with the worlds largest borrower.
I don't understand it. It's like lusting over someone superficially attractive - who wants you to change to suit their lifestyle and do things that you really would rather not do. There are better suited suitors.
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Don't forget Quinn's bill yesterday to restrict suffrage.
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We do what we can...
A NZ devoted solely to pleasure? That's an idea.
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PS @ George Darroch - heh - "mainstream"
It's surprising how quickly things go from pornography to popular culture. I know this... ummm... from reading Ariel Levy... honest.