Posts by andin
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Hard News: A message from The Fabians, in reply to Sara Bee,
It happened at the end of the civil war the "Reconstruction" as it is so nicely called. Gave rise to carpetbaggers, yes, people walking round with a carpetbag full of money.
The US of EH? got the fourteenth amendment to its constitution. -
the delusion that we’re doing anything for the first time
And sometimes it positively feels like we're going circles.
Round and round, same shit, every day ...blah blah blah on & on -
This is a thought provoking post Thank you Nicola.
recent visit here by British anti-tax spin doctor Christopher Snowdon to talk about the evils of taxing sugary soft drinks.
So he kinda snuck in quietly, talked to like-minded people and away. Wonder what those evils are hmmm...
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OnPoint: Sunlight Resistance, in reply to nzlemming,
From the article:
It requires us to seek truth, whether the truth is ugly and discomfiting or whether it is reassuring and soothing. It requires us to ask questions – a lot of questions – of very powerful people, without fear or favour
Not just journalists have to do this now, its getting to the stage where everyone must consider themselves part of it.
Don't know if most are capable of it. Turning away from sports (the mass entertainment) and taking a good hard look at themselves. And not fall for the soothing platitudes of people like Key. -
BIMs
oh stop it with the whacky acronyms... :))
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Speaker: Science and Democracy, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
(c.f. Michael Cullen’s dismissal of Treasury’s 2005 briefing to the incoming Government as the usual triennial “ideological burp.”
Umm don't think Treasury is a very science based dept. Could be wrong tho'. All those numbers... looks kind of sciencey.
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OnPoint: Sunlight Resistance, in reply to Creon Upton,
It’s all in the presentation.
Well kind of..
More the narrative that we can think/believe is “true” or has “truthiness”
There has been times when a collective narrative held it all together overriding our personal narratives. The collective narrative is in serious trouble tho'. Perhaps we still hanker after that and what journalist’s (whatever they like to call themselves) hope to provide. But all we get is a lowdown on the personal narratives often conflicting, because when we create a personal narrative we all like to present the prettiest of ourselves. And in the narratives of others we can present as a villain sort of. Funny that!
Maybe we can learn from baboons. Yes I’ve posted it before, but ….. -
Hard News: The sole party of government, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
How about that rugby,
I hear a drugby player got so pissed, he missed a flight to somewhere foreign where they fancies their chances against the.... what was their name again??
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Politics is about leadership. Always has been. Always will be.
You can see into the future? my my...
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to mark taslov,
reading back again just now I see Andin. you didn’t call me an asshole either,
Umm No but glad you got it sorted :-)
A lot of people's self interest at work in this election. To be expected I guess.
Its the great motivator for all of us. As to whether that's good or bad depends on your pov I s'ppose
Apropos of our previous conversation, a Sapolsky vid gets very interesting about 4 mins in. And I'm not sayin' anyone's a baboon