Posts by Michael Fitzgerald
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Kyle I wish you would point out my contradiction, as I have yours & Russells.
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Route 66 an old strip club in CHCH used to have a g string show with guys and girls.
It worked well as heaps of chicks went there, heaps punters dancing together (clothed mostly), and the blokes in g-strings gave the guys a chance to get to the bar.
Then the club got bombed. -
Russell
The key difference is their threat is on their home soil from USA backed insurgents. It's only since vietnam the TF don't take their weapons home. Granted a level of corruption and abuse may well exist as in the Rotorua police where lines of control have been cut.Police operation/Peace Keeping/War they're all levels of military intervention. And as you pointed out Russell Politicians lied to the public to sell it.
Russell this is pretty bloody clear to me that it does give control to Maori. The most irksome aspect being that Wairua Maori have engaged in aquaculture since well before Europeans arrived and yet the racist Marlborough DC consistantly banned them from mussel ventures (but allowed Pakeha).
Article the second [Article 2]
Her Majesty the Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and to the respective families and individuals thereof the full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their Lands and Estates Forests Fisheries and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess so long as it is their wish and desire to retain the same in their possession; but the Chiefs of the United Tribes and the individual Chiefs yield to Her Majesty the exclusive right of Preemption over such lands as the proprietors thereof may be disposed to alienate at such prices as may be agreed upon between the respective Proprietors and persons appointed by Her Majesty to treat with them in that behalf.By 1887 Maori were outlawed from commercial fishing ventures, which priviously feed the growing numbers of settlers.
It is a racist law and Helen should be dragged through the Hague.
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Come now Kyle, a little consistency will go a long way here.
You aknowledged Chavez rearming was due to an Armerica threat.
We're with America and so have rearmed also.To hold the UN up as some moral authority has the same vaidity as saying God is on my side.
Can we add up the atrocities of the five perm Def members?
http://www.un.org/sc/members.aspLabour stood valiently to the side when Indo annexed Timor & USA gave the Solomons a hostipal pass during WWII - It's their fault!
I was comparing Helen with Olly Cromwell. To my knowledge Chavez is ahead on the score board in ethnic laws/cleansing.
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Kyle
To rearm is to rearm. That Helen rearmed NZ is the same as Chavez rearming his nation.
That USA has invaded oil rich nations for their oil is really without doubt, and is about defending the american way of life = cheap oil. This is a form of self defense to neocons.
Militia v TF Army = TF evolved from Militia and so too our RF Army. I still believe a well trained & armed citizen self defense capability is the best, most moral form of defense. Kind of like cops shud live in the area they police.
I take it Vietnam wasn't a war either?
All peace keeping operations is simantics for they're not coming over the top YET.Kyle, come now. Foreshore and Seabed legislation is racist law to stop Maori testing rights in a court of law.
The really horrible thing about this law is much the same stated ends could have easily been achieved with an amendment to the existing RMA. Outlawing human rights based on race is a crime - but Helens hero is Olly Cromwell - go figure? -
Kyle said
Helen Clark, for example, isn't importing thousands of AK47s into her country to prepare for an American led insurgency.Aunty Helen has led the rearming of the NZDF. (Of course the notable exception of the strike force - that has never ever been used - hell I came closer to shooting one down - a pure cock up in training , not terrorism. ) And led NZ into more fights since WWII, so who's the war monger?
Exactly which invasion has Chavez been party to?
Closing a TV station & banning coverage of MPs in parliment, a matter of degree but all going the same way.
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Wasn't the Hilters fave as well?
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Opera is not really my thing, ballet is great, but I'm sure we could get the whole of parliment out for some modern dance.
It's got the best of them all (no-one really understands it but)it's a way for the cultured to glare at bare breasts in pleasant company (& no tipping). -
"While any sensible person would have qualms about Chavez' recent actions"
Much of central/south america are at war (only on occation openly). As such being on a war footing requires strength.
Is he doing anything different than Helen Clark has actually achieved (& wants to continue)?
On Human Rights how about making it illegal for a people to try and get justice form courts, solely based on race!
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Neil
Democracy (or any internal political system) is not justification for invading a soverign nation.
As approx 1/2 the US pop actually vote but even less are counted - Florida anyone - is the USA a democracy? Plutocracy maybe?