Posts by Sacha
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Matt Taibbi suggests 5 key demands OWS could be making.
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Hard News: About Occupy Wall Street, in reply to DCBCauchi,
I think you may be hearing the word "torture" differently. To me, it has a moral dimension rather different than cooking does.
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Hard News: About Occupy Wall Street, in reply to DCBCauchi,
Can't be used in any way possible
*Inherent*, you mean?
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to DexterX,
we haven’t got one
Not sure that's true in this case. Greens seem to be doing a solid job with this as you'd expect. Russel Norman even makes the case for government to step in with local economic relief.
"The rescue package can be similar to what happened in Christchurch where people lost their businesses and income due to a disaster outside of their control.
"The owners and insurers of the Rena need to ultimately pay for the costs of their gross negligence, but that process could take years to work through, so the Government needs to act and give people whose livelihoods are now on the line certainty about their futures."
The Bay of Plenty's fishing sector employed 303 people in 2006 and was worth $24 million in 2006. The Bay's tourism sector was worth considerably more at $435 million in 2009.
"Fortunately, the Bay of Plenty has a diverse regional economy, but the local fishing and tourism sectors will be hit hard by this disaster and compensation from the Government is entirely appropriate," said Dr Norman.
Labour in there too.
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Hard News: About Occupy Wall Street, in reply to DCBCauchi,
Things don’t have any inherent moral value. It’s how they’re used that gives them value.
Torture?
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Hard News: Dropping the Bomber, in reply to Paul Williams,
Sure, but this is several orders of magnitude more serious no?
Sorry, added a reference to #eqnz for that reason. Pike River mine also similar, though less visible widespread impact as you say.
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Hard News: Dropping the Bomber, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
infuriating
Be interesting to see how it plays with traditional right voters looking for decisive leadership.
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Hard News: Dropping the Bomber, in reply to Paul Williams,
It's an immediate empathy test, for sure.
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Hard News: Dropping the Bomber, in reply to Paul Williams,
Will it work on a matter as significant as the despoiling of one of the most popular beaches in NZ?
Based on polling, the usual misdirection worked a treat over the RWC opening night, as with #eqnz and other matters.
Not so much the national park desecration that was very competently opposed by environmental organisations.
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