Canadian town to immigrants: you can't stone women

Highlights:

Immigrants to the small Quebec town of Herouxville must not stone women in public, burn them alive or throw acid on them, according to an extraordinary set of rules made public…

likely they'd have to import a bunch of honkies to do all the 'important stuff'.

OTOH, they'd be seriously wealthy now the state doesn't own all their assets.

So it's clearly an "us or them" situation, and we should let the traditional owners decide who gets to stay?

To quote the chart-topping Hip-Hop artist Ozi Batla "Enough is enough, whiteys go pack your stuff, Don't wanna live in England? That's f*ing tough". http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/the_herd/

Note that you're seeing…

I then went to lovegodsway.org – that has to be part of the joke, doesn't it? I do like the list of Gay Bands list on there, especially seeing user submissions are accepted.

Please tell…

in a way, the white australia policy was correct. the admission of 'ethnics' into australia does result in division, non-assimilation, and social unrest.

strangely though, the instigators of these troubles (are time and again, but not always) the dinkim australians themselves.

Come to think of how do you all find the time?
Get made redundant. You find lots of time to do Sweet FA.

-Scott-

-=Scott=-

" oh my god, they were right all along, how could I have been such a fool for all these years?"

He will then get a job dispensing tea and sympathy…

I always wonder how they all find the time. And the emotional energy for that level of hate.
Come to think of how do you all find the time?

You mean for our love?

Redbaiter has patches of sanity that make me suspect he is more than one person, or perhaps that another regular user has Redbaiter as an amusing sockpuppet and forgets to stay in character.

Unlikely. Redbaiter's a relative newbie on Kiwiblog, but he has a long history on the local Usenet…

Come to think of how do you all find the time?

Russell, why would you be against the compulsory carrying of flags?

Is it because you hate freedom?

Pure gold...

OK, 'fess up – which one of you is Sonic?

Alright, it's me. I can tell you, all that trolling on Kiiwblog and keeping up Hitchens Watch keeps me bloody busy.

But in retrospect, it was a bit OTT when I interviewed myself for my Listener column ...

But then even our friend from New Orleans did start of trying to actually argue something and was reasonably civil.

I think he's been civil all along, and I generally disagree with him but appreciate his willingness to engage. It's actually been more the case that I've had to warn…

This sounds ridiculous, but there's a calmer 'vibe' to this forum.

Could be the mellow colours on the website.
Or perhaps because the link to the comments area is called "Discuss".
It could confuse them when the blood rushes to their head and so they haven't figured out how to…

Having said that, Kiwiblog has its sonic to inflame the other side, we don't have an equivalent.

Ahem, there is that chap from New Orleans who can produce steam from a few ears around here....

Having said that, Kiwiblog has its sonic to inflame the other side, we don't have an equivalent.

Russell, I'm curious – have you had to do any moderating on PA System or have people generally behaved?

But for pure comedic…

Am I being naive? Or are there people out there like this?

Loads of them. Redbaiter's relatively comedic. Try Murray, Whale Oil or Coyote for more genuinely chilling attitudes.

I hope it stays out of the mainstream here and the likes…

Some of my favourite Shortland St characters are Australian.

One of the things that I think is counter productive for NZers about Australian race relations policy is it allows us to be complacent about our own problems. We look at…

Just to show the dog whistling on this issue (and the reactionary responses) aren't limited to Australians, here's a link to DPF's post and thread on the subject:
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2007/01/idiotic_aussie_flag_ban.html

(RB feel free to delete if it's not ok to post this!)

Of course it is. In fact, I went and…

also, looks like howard is positioning to remove multicultural policy once and for all, as he did with distinct aboriginal policy.

http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/integration-is-howards-aim/2007/01/23/1169518710208.html

(RB feel free to delete if it's not ok to post this!)

most multicultural policies involved programmes like ESL education for socially isolated and depressed migrant housewives. the underlying thought behind the policy being, 'white australia isn't acutally working, let's spend govt money to…

As a New Zealander, I think that since seminal moments of 1984 we have not just caught up with but actually passed the average Australian in being comfortable in our sense of place, politically and geographically.

I'm not so sure about that. Living in Bali, and having done so for…

There was a cartoon doing the rounds during the Sydney olympics. Below a drawing of a vapidly smiling mum, dad, kids and grandpa was the…

Russell I like you prediction that we will nedd to wash oiur hands a lot more in the elecronic future. I hope so but dried on towels not Flags please.

Hang on! I lived there for over a year, spending most of my time, as 90% of Aussies do, in urban areas. The only wildlife I…

it'll be a veritable clash of 5'5" titans.

and, belly laughs. but mind you, the guy worked in fitzroy, so it might not have been a representative sample.

...he'd never been to a country with as much visible mental illness as australia.

i laughed. a lot

Belly laughs? Or a kind of demented giggle?

Sorry, given the topic, and the fact you've lived there... thought I'd better clarify.

but then, howard should be voted out at the next election.

Well, yes, provided there's a viable alternative to vote for.

they came from convict stock,

heh.

and i agree, they're an insecure bunch. i think it's the whole, "the continent is out to get us thing". living in a place full of poisonous little snakes is bound to do that.

but then, howard should be voted out…

I don't…

If a bouncer didn't like my tie I'd get refused entry to private gigs, I can't see that refusing tasteless paraphernalia like annoying big flags at a concert is any business of the federal government.

And yet, there have been explicit threats by politicians to close the whole thing down…

i laughed. a lot.

As for BDO carnage: Thousands of pissed ozzies wandering around leering, making racist comments and acting like drongos? Sounds like every Friday night in Oz, what's the fuss? If a bouncer didn't like…

meanwhile, over in Murray-land, the whole flag saga has led to him deciding that he agrees with the solution put forward by some Aussie 'patriot': 'KILL ALL LEFTIES!'

Ah yes, Murray. I remember when he advocated the mass-murder of Muslims ...

I'm glad you didn't quote more from Crusader Rabbit:…

Says Crusader Rabbit...

Banning the flag is one thing but saying it is nothing more than a gang symbol.... If you know…

So, it's dickheads that are the problem, and if the Australian flag makes them easier to spot – and weed out – I'm all for discouraging its use. After all, Lees and West have a duty of care when it comes to…

negative comment seems to focus on 'multiculturalism' as the enemy.

an even stronger than usual response in the heat of the day to Australian acts on the main stages, from the retro rock of Wolfmother to the strine-rich hip-hop of Hilltop Hoods.

which goes to show they probably haven't actually listened to what they're cheering for. Hilltop Hoods have a…

"There are obvious applications for data visualisation and music and graphic composition."

ahem...www.jazzmutant.com. I'll take one of these over an iPhone anyday.