Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Russell Brown,
Sure.
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Russell Brown,
I didn't say place was the only criterion for a community.
I'd avoid words like "actual".
irrelevant or not worth the bother
I understand the decision made by the Greens historically but I'd say it's pragmatic rather than principled. Is someone saying otherwise?
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Russell Brown,
representing an actual community
There you go again. Place is not the only or strongest criteria for a community. Ask any of those you'll be focused on tomorrow night.
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Russell Brown,
No doubt the prevailing climate is fluff-focused. How do you explain the Greens' opinion poll totals rising while Labour's declines? What are they doing differently or better?
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Islander,
I'm not sure what your family is paying attention to, but I'd say that's a more heroic conclusion than mine :)
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Just thinking,
Link to any coverage of or evidence for that claim?
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Hard News: The Politics of Absence, in reply to Russell Brown,
There's a lot to be said for representing a community
You could say the Greens represent a community of *interest* spread across localities. The numbers are usually too diluted to win FPP electorate races and campaigning effort is more effectively channelled into getting party votes. The equation might shift after this election if they poll high enough and mature that on-ground organising capability.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Just thinking,
all under watch and guard of the Police and Army
It's not like they had the resources to check every demolition truck that left the CBD. I reckon you're stretching unless you have some evidence the services were involved. Occam suggests a simpler target for suspicion.
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and only now do I stumble across Danyl's thread on this.
some great comments -
Does Apple similarly monitor usage of its closed ecosystem? I guess at least their model has direct revenue streams from hardware and downloaded tunes and apps, so the need to make money from info about people's habits might be lessened.