Public Address | Cafe | Random Play: The Chinese envoy is here https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Nobody Important https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12877#post12877 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12877#post12877

I am happy to tolerate people who believe stupid things

Hey hey hey! This is about Falun Gong ... let's not drag in Scient0l0gy or we'll all be sued!

]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:00:40 +1200 Stephen Judd https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12600#post12600 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12600#post12600 "I thought we were all disciples (pardon the pun!) of Russell Brown and Richard Dawkins, and therefore believe all religion is wrong and should be stopped."

Falun Gong is a threat to the Party. That is the only reason they are persecuted. They are loons, but they are harmless loons…

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:59:06 +1200 Chockasunday https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12599#post12599 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12599#post12599 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:30:27 +1200 Sam F https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12501#post12501 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12501#post12501 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:23:55 +1200 Ben Austin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12500#post12500 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12500#post12500 I can't really see anyone expressly defending the FG/FD's doctrine, not unless you think that defending their right to protest is an endorsment of their values.

Besides, where have you ever read anyone here advocate the repression of religious groups? Just because most people on PA don't seem to like…

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:04:17 +1200 Chockasunday https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12491#post12491 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12491#post12491 Isn't it a little hypocritical of you all to be defending the Falun Gong?
I thought we were all disciples (pardon the pun!) of Russell Brown and Richard Dawkins, and therefore believe all religion is wrong and should be stopped.

Not that I want to be defending the Chinese government,…

]]> Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:55:50 +1200 Ben Austin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12439#post12439 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12439#post12439 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:47:52 +1200 Zippy Gonzales https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12433#post12433 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12433#post12433 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:15:25 +1200 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12429#post12429 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12429#post12429 i agree both Mayor Wood and Mainland China have nothing to say about anything that relates to domestic affairs in NZ

Riddley, perhaps I've completely missed your point but I happen to live in a city where George Wood has rather a lot of influence over quite a lot that…

]]> Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:15:00 +1200 Robyn Gallagher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12401#post12401 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12401#post12401

Is it just me or has someone just munted your original blog entry?

It's interesting you mention this. Viewing the Random Play blog entry looks OK for me, but if I go to the Public Address home page, the blog content is squeezed into a narrow column down the right-hand…

]]> Sat, 07 Apr 2007 12:32:20 +1200 Riddley Walker https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12393#post12393 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12393#post12393 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 09:10:14 +1200 Kumara Republic https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12391#post12391 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12391#post12391 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:03:52 +1200 Nobody Important https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12387#post12387 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12387#post12387 click on 'Original Blog Entry' not 'Read More' to see what I mean ... ]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:59:27 +1200 Nobody Important https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12385#post12385 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12385#post12385 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:58:21 +1200 Ben Austin https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12375#post12375 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12375#post12375 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:06:22 +1200 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12373#post12373 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12373#post12373 Mayor Wood might also consider he's seeking re-election in a city with a not-inconsiderable immigrant population. Somehow, I'm not really comfortable with a Mayor whose appointment diary is revised at the behest of any foreign embassy.

Ironically enough, the last time I was in a room with Mr. Wood was…

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:21:15 +1200 Felix Marwick https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12371#post12371 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12371#post12371 Just to clarify.

The DPS weren't called in. They were already there as is standard practice during such ocasions. The ousting was actually done by the police, albeit likely at the behest of the DPS, and as a result of Chinese pressure.

All in all a pretty reprehensible turn of…

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:38:35 +1200 Juha Saarinen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12368#post12368 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12368#post12368 Yes... that consistency thing is hard, and tends to take a distant second to trade interests. I was a bit disappointed to see that trade concerns were the mainstay of the government's objections to the Mohammed Cartoons publications here.

Then again, that's probably more honest than anything else so...

Think…

]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:15:25 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12367#post12367 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/random-play-the-chinese-envoy-is-here/?p=12367#post12367 Discussion from blog post.

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