Posts by Michael Savidge
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Ranapian.
An overblown, expletive-laden response to a relatively innocuous observation.
As in, "When the reporter asked Mr Peters to comment on the latest polling figures, he went all Ranapian on his arse". ;)
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Ben,
No-one listens to us out here anyway ;)
Why waste breath when those that can possibly affect things have already made up their minds, and those that care but can't affect things become paralysed with cynicism and ennui.
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I'm not sure what an orange cloud would be symbolic of, however.
I'm guessing sunset. Or the apocalypse.
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We could always just call it what it was.
Greed.
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Can't say I'm impressed with the weather under this National Govt.
Good God man, have you looked out the window? It's one of those days in the capital and I have just had to remove shoes and socks*.
Whaddya want? Pony showers?
*Dinnae panic - I work solo.
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Absolutely. But at the first sign of a return to the Shipley/Birch/et al policies, and a disregard of grassroots urgency, I will stop trying.
That'll fix 'em!
C'mon Lizzy, fight until the last breath and all that.
Just between you and me, I find it better sport than accumulating wealth.
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Ah fuck, who am I kidding. I'm more of a cynic than most people I know.
I hope none of my friends read those previous posts. I'll be excommunicated from the exclusive bong brethren.
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yeah fair enough Michael, but I'm a cynic.
Aren't we all?
But I have to say that I've been genuinely inspired, or more accurately re-inspired, by the Obama campaign. By no means just the man himself, but the very real people power behind the power.
Key has ridden a wave of political momentum that has only given him a ruling mandate - not an ideological one - and, in my naive hopefulness, I'd like to think that a similar type of grassroots urgency from the likes of me and all those who want real social and economic justice just might be able to sway what the next three years delivers.
And cynicism won't deliver that. Are you prepared to try a little harder?
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Let the scrapping begin and may the next 3 years fly past with not too much damage being wreaked in the meantime...
Y'know, even as someone who leans Green and wishes politics, outside of logistics, was about inspiring - and enabling - a populace to realise their latent abilities, I can understand the anger and frustration that the above statement must evoke in the hearts of committed National supporters.
I think it's the least we can do to give the new team a chance. I'm aware that past behaviour is the best indicator of future behaviour but times change and ideologies can be usurped on the altar of pragmatism and, fingers crossed, compassion and intellectual rigour.
I reckon John Key is a tabla rasa and we, as a vocal citizenry, have every chance of shaping future policy to encompass a more holistic worldview. He would love us to like him and the time may be right to encourage/bully the new PM into doing the right thing. Especially on the coat tails of the Obama phenomenon.
Or maybe I'm a bit drunk.
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If that's for me, yes, I woke up once, and was told I hadn't had a cigarette for 5 weeks, actually hadn't done much at all, (I'll blame the doctors) so thought it rather stupid to resume. Now it's been 5 years. I so happy! :)
Sure, it's easy when you're in a coma ;)