Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Name That Food Blog, in reply to Richard Aston,
We could generate endless threads on just naming threads
verily
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Hard News: Word of the Year 2011 -- The Vote!, in reply to Heather Gaye,
that special use case didn’t necessarily filter this far north...?
it was in nearly every TV news story, let alone online discussions, etc
Just “munted” didn’t really resonate with me at all.
fair enough
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Bart Janssen,
Or at least I find it interesting
Cochrane fanboi :)
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Bart Janssen,
diffabled
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I prefer to focus on actual things that make changes and determine if those changes are likely to have a positive effect
Same, and for whom. There's far too much policy made and approved by people who have little idea how other people actually live.
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Isaac Freeman,
lasting social change occurs when groups who have privilege give it up voluntarily. If they have it taken from them, they'll only try to get it back.
Highly relevant to this thread's original topic - how willing a small group of people are to put their own interests aside if broader wellbeing demands it.
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Damian Christie,
When I went from minimum wage student media wages, to a half-decent TV salary, did I jump a class, or was I always middle class?
I reckon it's more about accumulated social capital than income at any time - the expectations we learn, especially about our economic place in the world.
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Hard News: Word of the Year 2011 -- The Vote!, in reply to Danielle,
the Shore
a whole nother layer :)
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Tamsin talks about how 'munted' reflects class and culture in the Word of the Year discussion.
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to Andrew E,
people get defensively prickly about class labels
People sometimes get defensive because of tone rather than content. Especially if their own resilience is low for whatever reason.
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I'd be more worried about the fantasies of some usual suspects about the left.