Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Friday Music: The First Time, in reply to Andre,
My parents dragged us along to see Patsy Rigger and Suzanne Prentice at the Tomarata Hall when I was 10.
Fortunately blanked from my memory.
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Legal Beagle: Think it possible that you…, in reply to Anne R,
what Willie and JT have done is not just offensive, it's oppressive
because speech is action
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Legal Beagle: Think it possible that you…, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
a libertarian view
If we hear more than one in every hundred comments spouting that stuff, it's more than their share. But try telling em they don't own all the oxygen..
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Legal Beagle: Think it possible that you…, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
designed
seems to rely on intent, like many 'free-speech' arguments I've read lately. How is intent as opposed to results relevant?
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My main question would be why rights to 'free speech' seem to be invoked only to defend dickheads?
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Bryce Edwards has a roundup with various links.
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Same discussion on Dimpost recently, even featuring some of the same commenters. Meh.
Unanswered question there though - what it is about speech that some are so obsessed with, as opposed to other factors that shape and constrain real people's lives?
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Hard News: Housing: the Feudal Model, in reply to Paul Campbell,
built on an impossible isthmus
not hard to overcome - the Congestion Free Network is a good example of what's needed. Welli is even more constrained than Auckland but has had decades of better investment in public transport options.
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Hard News: Housing: the Feudal Model, in reply to James Bremner,
If you ask “why” 5 times about most symptoms in the Auckland housing market you get back to land supply restrictions as the root of the problem.
If you are asking a neoliberal, yes.
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Hard News: Housing: the Feudal Model, in reply to James Bremner,
Finacial system demand. Impose LVRs, CGT, and perhaps even a financial transactions tax. Stop making it so damn attractive for foreigners to 'invest' their money in our property casino.
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