Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Sick with Anger, in reply to Islander,
you're over-reacting again - and after 3 previous flounces, you might want to reflect on that.
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Hard News: Sick with Anger, in reply to Bart Janssen,
As always the receiver gets to choose what is offensive or not
Nope, language is a dance. And the issue in this case is people trying to find a 'nicer' term.
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Hard News: Sick with Anger, in reply to Joe Wylie,
What would you suggest?
'disabled' is a pretty good term.
nothing 'special' about it. education sector needs less sugar -
Hard News: The non-binary council, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
why we should have ballot box voting, not online voting
Because this fraud in a ballot-box election was discovered by online sleuthing?
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Hard News: Sick with Anger, in reply to Hilary Stace,
special needs
I'll be happy when people stop using that phrase
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Hard News: Friday Music: Weird Auckland, in reply to "chris",
‘bullshit’ is being called here by namedropping, with a degree of familiarity, the very products the lyricist is reacting against
Welcome to the postmodern world young people have known since birth.
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Speaker: TPP: This is a fight worth joining, in reply to Stewart,
And I get really nervous when politicians tell us to 'relax'. It is that patronising 'we know best' attitude, when really I don't believe they do.
You only have to hear Groser, Joyce and co speak about the TPP after you've learned the most basic features of it to have that sensation. Far from reassuring, given how long the consequences can take to fix.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Weird Auckland, in reply to BenWilson,
road cone
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Hard News: Friday Music: Weird Auckland, in reply to Simon Grigg,
cost me and Paul $200 for a new cone
better have been some good shit :)
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Speaker: TPP: This is a fight worth joining, in reply to Matthew Reid,
If the TPP is agreed in the form that is feared, it could have implications for access to affordable medicines all over the world
That is the hope of the big pharma companies who have been privy to its details, yes.