Posts by DexterX
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Age has been mentioned a bit, it is interesting to me OBL was aged 54 years when he died and today Sid Vicious had he lived would be aged 54 years.
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Hard News: The witless on the pitiless, in reply to chris,
Did anyone ask God?
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Russell Brown,
I endorse earplugs and if they fall out or you forget them then compressed tissue paper, provided you have them, create an adequate substitute.
Either way your ears make the adjustment and you get to enjoy the music without the damage.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Dave Patrick,
Yeah that happened Brewster did the whole gig - shit it used to make me cringe - you would go see a gig and some out of his mind cock head would throw a can of beer at the act - I saw it happen to Lou Reed in Auckland.
With the Angels at Sweet Waters they did most of Dark Room making most eveyone else that weekend look soft and flulffy.
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Hard News: And we may never meet again ..., in reply to Dave Patrick,
The band was Mondo Rock - I remeber that Eagle Rock 'event" it was classic.
The Angels played on the Friday as I recall.
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Sacha,
“One law” advocates don’t seek equality. How can there be any equality when the rules you want the parties to abide by were written by your side?
I think that is a brilliant position - Thanks.
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Yes it is bullshit. - but it doesn't offend me.
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I am not that offended by what Hone has said about Brash, but I was pissed at his Paris trip a few years back.
Hone's Hitler comments originally came in response to the Brash Orewa speech and what was widely regarded as National playing the race card for political advantage - Hone's comments from memory were that Brash's policies were very much like Hitler’s.
In the Walrus interview Hone was asked what he meant by comparing Brash to Hitler and he explained himself, Hone did not raise it as an issue he was there to promote.
I enjoyed the bit where brash asked Hone if his party was “left-wing party or a racist” and Hone hit back with is Act “a ku-klux-klan or rich prick party".Other things Hone emphasised was that Mana would be a strong and independent Maori voice in parliament as opposed to the Maori party and a voice counter to Goff and Labour who Hone considered are not champions of the working class. This last bit I happen to agree with in that Labour and the union movement, in my view, have become representative of the bureaucrats that they are made up of rather than representatives of workers.
Hone also alluded to the justification of Rogernomics, the trickle down theory that doesn’t happen and tax cuts to the rich.
Less buffoonery and more policy might be nice in Hone's case
In politics ‘speech or speeches exist as a mechanism to hide though or intention, Hone says what he thinks so he isn’t hiding much and he needs to think more.
Brash on the other hand is a hollowed out right wing think tanker who is there to promote Rogernomics 3.
It is what it is.
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Russell Brown,
Sounds like they got head office.
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Hard News: For the kids, if nothing else, in reply to Russell Brown,
Thanks for the two posts re Hone.
Hone was asked his view and he gave it. I didn't find his view offensive - it isn’t my view.
Is Hone apologising for how others interpreted what they thought he meant - what he said wasn't that off - he is qualified to have a view and express it as a citizen living in a democracy.
It is wrong to consider OBL and Nelson Mandela as similar - that is a mistake.
It was interesting watching Hone & Brash being interviewed by the Walrus – Hone isn’t a separatist his view of the treaty and NZ involves partnership.
As regards Brash I am sick of his using the articles of the treaty to bash the Maori seats – they are part of the mix and until both parties to the partnership want to change them, then they are what they are.
Partnership doesn’t mean equality and equality doesn’t necessarily make a partnership.
In NZ “equality” is available to all in the same way that the tickets to the Rugby World Cup are available to all. It is interesting as a taxpayer I am funding the RWC but can’t afford a ticket. You could draw parallels with that position and what it can at times feel like to be a Maori in NZ.
I am inclined to cut Hone some slack and see what the Mana party can develop in terms of policy.
If Hone can provide the voice for and play a part in the leadership for a grass roots Maori renascence then I am prepared to listen to what he eventually has to say. I think Hone sees a need and is working with others on how it is best met. I don’t think he is as stupid or as bad as people portray him to be.