Posts by Kumara Republic
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Petra,
Petra: in short, Lebensunwertes Leben by stealth.
I can see the headlines now...
"Barbed wire manufacturers and gated community developers are set to rejuvenate the ailing NZX following recent policy changes..."
"Bodyguards are set to displace plumbers and electricians as the most lucrative trade..."
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Hard News: Where nature may win, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
so could we just serve a round of fuckupachinos and be done with the point scoring?
Speaking of which, the American reality-based community has formed the Coffee Party movement in response to the Tea Party. Any ideas about forming a NZ branch?
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I'm also disingenuous of those who take cheap shots about "green tape" to blame for the miners' deaths. Just as bad as the tabloid vultures on the scene.
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
"I don't think it could be - taking away or cutting benefits if people get pregnant is simply not going to fly as policy. But it's a nice illustration of the group's real priorities."
And with workplace pregnancy discrimination still prevalent, we know where that's headed.
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OT: The Irish are starting to think outside the square. They've woken up to the SftR&CftP agenda and they're pissed off.
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And to add, this will likely stoke fear of unemployment in those already in work but antsing about whether they'll still be working next week. And increased fear of unemployment, well, 1984 British miners' dispute or French bossnapping, anyone?
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Hard News: What about that Welfare…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
How would it be enforced without raising the spectre of human furnaces?
I hope for their sake the WWG people have access to a good supply of barbed wire and SAS veterans to cover their arses. Among their ranks are a former ACT yes-woman and an Elders of Mecca conspiracy theorist.
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New Zealand will be free of untaxpayers.
The DPB will hereafter be referred to as the Sexcrime Unbenefit.
Economic and social forecasts predict doubleplusgood outcomes.
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This comment by "Curmudgeon" in the FranO column above best sums up what sets Whittall apart from the typical executive:
"I think this man is proof that promotion from within is best practice. He worked on and in the mine, he knows the workplace and it's staff, and seems to be a feet-on-the-floor kind of joker.
Much different to most of todays technically qualified but practically incompetent suits who need a PA to make their coffee and remind them to take a pee.
Lets all hope the Whittall mould still exists and that there are more like him out there."And notice the resemblance with this gem from the Dog & Lemon Guide...
"British cars were designed on the precept that suffering builds character. There is no other reasonable explanation for the years of diabolical designs inflicted on the people of Britain and her colonies.
Simple, yes, practical sometimes, lovable even, but never easy. Unlike the Japanese system, whereby the man managing the assembly line probably used to work there, the rigid British class system ensured that the people who made the decisions were almost always completely out of touch with reality.
Probably the best example of this is the Morris Minor. You probably think of the Minor as a traditional British design, yet if Lord Nuffield, (head of the company that owned Morris) had had his way, the Morris Minor would never have been built. Lord Nuffield fought tooth and nail, first to stop this silly new design from being developed, and then to stop it going into production. It was only the sheer will of its designer and his allies that gave the public the chance to vote with their chequebooks."
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Kraftwerk vs The Trons, live on stage. How epic would that be?