Posts by Steve Barnes
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Very refreshing Dyan all I can really say to that is ditto.
Do you think, maybe, that long distance running could cure us?.
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I guess you have to right the wrongs before you start telling people that their rights are wrong.
Because Sue Bradford was an arrogant MP who couldn't be bothered doing anything other than treating anyone who disagreed with her like a piece of shit on her shoe
Oh, perleeeez. Compare Sue Bradford to Pullya Benefit; Bradford "I have been there, it sucks. Now I have a voice I will do my best to help those who's rights have been trampled.
Bennet: " I have been there, it sucked. But I'm not there now so's fuck all youse bludgers"
The difference being that Paula aspired to be something "Better" the kind of "Better" that John Key promised us, pull yer socks up, pull yer weight while I pull the rug from under your feet.
Of course, they don't say it that way, they have Crosby Textor to make it sound like an invitation to the land of Milk and Money... "Youse can be just like us if you help us get our preshusss."
You have to be careful what you get people to aspire to, didn't Hitler do a good job for the economy? But yeah, he was a Socialist.
Since the beginning of the cold war we were told that Communism/Socialism is a bad idea and that the proof was in how the USSR collapsed, forgetting conveniently that the downfall was financed by the most powerful nations on the planet, those with the most to gain when the "Experiment" ended.
So how do we win back the reigns of power?
Simple, we have to instil feelings of guilt in those that possess more than their share, those that benefit from the suffering of others, those that turn a blind eye to the fact that every dollar that you sort away for your future removes it from the future of the helpless.
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It did remind me of a recent flight where on landing at Brisbun aerodrome a passenger started to go for his baggage (not a euphemism for wanking) and was asked to sit down. He totally ignored the request and proceeded with his task, the attendant , this time a little more forcefully, repeated the request, he again ignored. When approached he just opened his jacket to reveal a shoulder holster complete with scary looking cannon thing and a US Marshals badge. I didn't know whether to feel safe or relieve myself.
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And then sometimes people are so annoying you just have to Lose it
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'disorder' is a social construct wrt autism.
As is "Normality" wrt society. Excessive amounts of "Navel Gazing" will, inevitably, lead to one wondering what "Others" think of you whereas obliviousness of ones effect on the comfort of others seems even stranger to me. It may just come down to self importance and that just brings us back to the Nature/Nurture argument. Surely we all feel more comfortable when surrounded by relaxed and comfortable people and that sort of demeanour tends to rub off on people. So, take a deep breath, relax and dance. Like I have always said. "If your saying it right you're singing, if you're doing it right you're dancing but if you only think you are right you are probably not".
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I an curious to figure out if there is a co-relation to peoples AQ score and their use of headphones/iPod etc, it's something I find really hard to do, I feel the need to be able to know what is going on around me. Paranoia perhaps.
I'm a 29 and a no.
On the dancing thing... Whenever the mood takes me to dance, I am told I really shouldn't.
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the probability of situations and the accurateness of the way questions
Accuracy </pendant>
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Does that mean the Divinyls I Touch Myself is really about dancing then?
No, it's about Russell and apple products..
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I used to get over my social ineptness by getting thoroughly drunk, it worked to a point, I had no trouble explaining the most complex ideas, often many times. Later I discovered the amazing power of deliberate misunderstanding and talking at cross purposes, as an mechanical engineer, David, I'm sure you could have great fun discussing leverage with an accountant.
I find talking to beautiful women easier now that the likelihood of any form of reciprocal attraction has faded into the dim recesses of time. In a similar fashion have found that talking to intelligent people is far more fun knowing that I may have forgotten, by volume if not import, more than they have ever known."A host of golden daffodils... fluttering and dancing in the breeze," my tutor intoned. "What was Wordsworth trying to convey? Does it remind anyone of the act of urination, perhaps?"
Perhaps he was taking the piss...
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I liked the old idea of actually having to be in the house to vote, at least then the opposition had a chance to affect the outcome of a debate. The whole party whip thing needs a good rodgering too, if you ask me, there is little point in having MPs at all if they just agree with their dear leader all the time.
As to the attendance issue, chip the buggers I say and arrange it so's us voters can administer a shock when they piss us off.