Posts by Sacha
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OnPoint: Don't put words in our mouths, Rob, in reply to
39.5% of homes, vs 9.5% of population.
What is up for debate is the cause of thatYou did read what Keith wrote above, right? Your second line I quoted is a pretty good summary. Well done.
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Polity: A week on from the housing controversy, in reply to
I have a clear recollection of him saying something that he clearly did not (unless it was from a news clip or somesuch). My apologies.
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Polity: A week on from the housing controversy, in reply to
I don't think Phil Twyford ever pitted *all* Chinese buyers against *non-Chinese* hard-working Kiwis.
Please do go back and listen to his interview again. I understand you do not want to believe that's what he said, but it is. Plenty had no trouble hearing him.
The decision about how to communicate this has to have been a deliberate one. It was either aimed at whistling ethnic prejudice to secure some redneck votes or it was so incompetent that someone should have resigned.
It sure as heck was not people misunderstanding what was being communicated. Stop digging, man.
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Polity: A week on from the housing controversy, in reply to
For Labour, the distinction was always about speculation from *offshore* Chinese investors vs hard-working Kiwis of *all* ethnicities.
But that is not what Twyford said at all, is it? His words were very clear, hence the immediate anger they aroused. Own it.
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Speaker: Identification strategy: Now…, in reply to
I believe it's a mistaken understanding of the ownership structure of Oravida.
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Labour cares about this because the Kiwi dream of home ownership is rapidly slipping away from young New Zealanders of all ethnicities.
And how hard would it have been to make that the message, rather than Twyford explicitly and repeatedly pitting 'Chinese' against 'hard-working NZers' as if the groups couldn't possibly overlap.
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Speaker: Identification strategy: Now…, in reply to
Blaming minority groups for significant government problems, when they're in opposition and can just blame the fucking government!
that's how smart they are, yes.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Silver and Gold, in reply to
I don't for a second think young people are indifferent - the ones I meet are switched on and really concerned about the same things as us older types
different tactics
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Hard News: Friday Music: Silver and Gold, in reply to
That 1981 list is INSANE. How do you pick the best from that lot?
Exactly my reaction. What a year.
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Polity: House-buying patterns in Auckland, in reply to
JK called the election early for a reason.
because Joyce and English both knew the downturn was coming
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