Posts by Sacha
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Up Front: Towards a Sex-Positive Utopia, in reply to Danielle,
And really, isn't it sort of rebellious of them, in a way, to go for moppetry ahead of 'manliness'?
Probably depends on if she's ovulating at the time - as well as all the interesting culture theory stuff, naturally. Would love to see similar focus on the options for boys becoming men.
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Up Front: Towards a Sex-Positive Utopia, in reply to Jolisa,
If we can combine that with a socialist utopia
Social and biological reproduction have been a political focus in all cultures for reasons beyond the personal so yes, there will always be other elements to take into account.
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Joe Wylie,
being swatted with a feather seldom prompts much self-examination
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Hebe,
Much more erudite
nah, I just used bigger words. :)
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Hebe,
The gap for advocacy, advice, help seems to me to be in the area between those two large-scale and small-scale
Brokering connections between those scales is complex, but it's part of what political movements have always done. Also increasingly picked up by local government and community NGOs, but as you note those have understandably been overwhelmed by this crisis.
Translating on-ground needs to broader plans is crucial for ongoing political relevance and service. Wellington and Auckland-focused political hierarchies have no excuse for dropping the ball on this. And they don't seem to have the basic character to feel ashamed.
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Hebe,
I do feel bad about how the rest of the country has so let down Christchurch's residents. You shouldn't have to fight this on your own.
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Hard News: Getting Out, in reply to Matthew Littlewood,
Thank you. Had never heard that one.
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
And what would that be?
Oblivion. There are choices now that should stop fools like Mallard recreating the last few years of sitting on hands, bitching about irrelevancies and treating this like some sort of game for the amusement of those inside the caucus room.
One MP like Dalziell won't make a difference if her party are incompetent. Let them know what that means. Even Winston Peters would do a better job right now. That's not something to be proud of, nor to tolerate.
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Joe Wylie,
need to take the fight beyond
Must pick the right targets and allies, yes. For example, you now have a member of the overthrown ECan in parliament. She's part of a party that voted against the CERA enabling bill rather than for it.
Am sure you have some sense locally of where the pressure points are - but it's not govt ministers, and not on your own.
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Southerly: Coming Up For Air, in reply to Joe Wylie,
some
Not coordinated, not widespread, not fast. I encourage everyone in Christchurch to demand some accountability from the political opposition that we all pay for. Make clear to them the consequences of continuing to not do their jobs. You deserve better, but it's not going to come without a fight.