Posts by andin
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
and later to Arab leaders wanting to unite their people against surrounding groups.
More specifically Mo
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Hard News: Irony Deficient, in reply to Jeremy Eade,
Mohammad didn’t want himself drawn. I kind of respect that.
You make it sound as if he was a media shy prophet of 1500yrs ago.
Ever heard of idolatry and how it arose in the Middle east?
About the same time
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Do the laws we have reflect a proper regard for the competing values our society recognises?
Those "competing values" need to be looked at, but they wont be.
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the hard stuff – satire, and particularly political satire – is basically absent
Wonder why? Not on TVNZ ?
Hmmmm, a quandary for sure -
Legal Beagle: Dotcom spying: Crown…, in reply to Russell Brown,
But yet again Johnnygoldentonsils cant help himself. Engaging in a pissing contest while thinking he is possessed of an omnipotence (apparently none of us mere plebs could ever have) into the motivations of other beings. It is just a "political stunt".
Accountability be damned -
such unfairness can be avoided.
Sheez! Ross Meurant
When I speak about a police culture, I speak about the environment I have described. It is introverted, self protecting and lacking objectivity. It is a culture which looks after itself and has a certain view of how life should proceed. It is reinforced by drinking and bonding sessions. The “them and us” ethos becomes tangible. What is more, the culture is working class conservative in its origins. Bigoted and intolerant. Few of its officer corps are university graduates and even fewer hail from private schools. There is no network which pervades the upper echelons of society. The police are insular.
If someone has tattoos or hair too long or dresses the “wrong” way or does not have “acceptable” politics, then they are one of “them” and not to be trusted. Conversely liberals are a menace to stability and are even more dangerous than unemployed Maori.
So it will take a while then.....en masse... that reflecting and changing thing.
Wonder how many unacceptable types there are in this vid. Still cant stop songs about it.. not yet anyway, not here... yet -
Its not looking good or as if it will be very open.
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The actions of the Police in using the GCSB as an end-run around laws we have put in place deliberately limiting police powers are of much greater concern.
So in order to pervert the law you need to know the law?
The labyrinthine by ways of the legal system need simplifying is all I can say.
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Hard News: Music: New in the Neighbourhood, in reply to Russell Brown,
Yeah, and I always liked it too.
Phew! I mean that is a nice way
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Oh c'mon you must have heard this