Posts by Lilith __
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Hard News: The Editorial Image, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Would a trip to Auschwitz give them any food for thought? Or would they remain stuck in the mud?
I think you go too far, Red. I don't think we're in danger of slipping into a fascist state anytime soon.
who’ll want to go to a family planning clinic if they’re going to get labelled a slut or a baby-killer?
Is that really what's happening?
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I think the Mengele reference is an appropriate reminder to those who've been baying for compulsory contraception what eugenics can lead to. It's not Godwinning the discussion if the Nazi reference is relevant; societies which forcibly control reproduction are not nice places.
While I heartily support free access to contraception for everybody, the free contraception for beneficiaries and their daughters does feel like eugenics: as if poverty were a genetic disorder rather than a social one.
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Capture: Cats Love Cameras, in reply to Nora Leggs,
Having already knocked all the presents off the tree?
What could be a better present than that cat? ;-)
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Loving all the cute doggies, BTW :-)
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Danielle,
I kinda wish every New Zealand discussion about dogs didn’t turn into a dog bite thing. :/
It's in the mix. I too have loved dogs. But it drives me crazy that some dog owners let down their dogs by not even attempting to be responsible. Dogs have their instincts and it's not their fault if they follow them.
I know even responsible owners sometimes have problems.
But being leader of the pack is part of the joy and the challenge of having a dog, isn't it?
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Russell Brown,
You kinda left out the part about the responsibilities of dog owners there, though. Assaults aren’t generally regarded as the fault of the victim, are they?
I think there's that thing about dogs in public being under control.
And dogs not being let roam. This was a huge problem in my last place, the 'hood was full of roaming dogs. My cat was attacked by 2 large dogs in her own backyard and would I'm sure have been killed if I hadn't rushed up and pulled them off and chased them away (with a stick!) The dogs' owner was down the street cleaning his boat and was unaware his loose dogs had gone.
My vet says she sees so many injuries as a result of wandering dogs, not only injuries to cats but also many injuries to the dogs themselves, from fighting and from getting hit by cars.
Dogs need their people to be in charge.
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Hebe,
I quite like the Government Life building
Yeah, I used to wait for the bus under the Government Life Building, and I was oddly fond of the clock. I think it's a friendly enough edifice.
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Chris Waugh,
is the clock still on the hillside above Alexandra?
Locals race around the rock around the clock! So, yes. :-)
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Capture: Two Tales of a City, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,
That first one, is it the Heritage Hotel? I've never seen it from that viewpoint before because of the Press building and others being in the way. I've only ever seen it from below, towering above me. I'm glad to see it still standing, though. :-)
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Capture: Going Walkabout in Sydney, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
a Kodiak Moment!
Nikonic images, definitely!
yrs, scraping the bottom of the bear-all...