Posts by Dean Wallis
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Jake Starrow,
I note no real attempts to classify Cunliffe’s strengths as a potential Prime Minister as yet. Surely, that’s not a big ask.
I would say that Cunliffe has undeniable strength as a potential Prime Minister, after all he is one.
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Dismal Soyanz,
And that violence was something that further polarised opinions probably more toward the anti-tour movement.
People's moral compasses swung away from N and towards L
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Paul Campbell,
Oh no people were much angrier in ’81, we’d been out having our heads beaten by the cops all winter, just for trying to point out that what rugby was doing in our name was supporting a racist murderous regime
The difference between '81 and now? Back In The Old Days the media actually did their jobs and reported what was going on and what the issues were. Both sides of the argument. I don't think Mike Hoskings was there to understand the rather large responsibility that comes with stage makeup and a news desk.
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to mark taslov,
You are a consenting provider
OK, thanks for that, got you now. So, I can reasonably expect my communication to be intercepted, interpreted and forwarded to the relevant authorities? Then, here I go:
Fuck off John Key, take your smug, weasily and morally bankrupt bunch of mates and Just. Fuck. Off. This is my country, where I was born, where I choose to live, where I will die. I'm proud to be a New Zealander: fair, friendly, open, inclusive and caring. I'm proud that as a nation, we can stand up to anyone for what we believe to be correct, be it nuclear weapons or sport. I don't want us to be mini-America, sub-Britain or China-lite. I don't want gated communities to keep the desperate poor at bay. I want a real job, making real stuff for real people who need it. I won't be voting for you or any of your frankly weird mates this Saturday.
Quite a good system this Speargun really.
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to mark taslov,
lewd and offensive act which he knows or reasonably expects is likely to be observed by other non-consenting persons who would be affronted or alarmed
Err, not quite sure what the point of your lewdness post is? Are you saying the NSA/GCSB are non-consenting observers?
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Boil the discussion down, pick out the facts from the resultant mess.
- GCSB not allowed to intercept the private communication of NZers.
- GCSB shares information with 5eyesLogically, JK could be factually correct. GCSB might not be doing the actual surveillance. But I haven’t heard any statements that show they are not using the data? JK as usual, acting like the alien shape-shifter he is.
I’m not the cleverest here and I might have missed a comment or two, but shouldn’t the questions, delivered to our country’s CEO/CIO oops PM, be along the lines of
“Is the GCSB, and/or other Government departments, monitoring New Zealand’s electronic data? If so, list the methods used.”
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Jake Starrow,
Grow up son.
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Wendyl Nissen: Tuning out: Dirty Politics and the blogs
The low-salt lentil broth just got a bit thicker. Well worth reading.
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Hard News: Vision and dumbassery, in reply to Jake Starrow,
I agree with the American expert on Hoskings this morning whose name escapes me who said even if Snowdens claims are largely true, “I’m pretty certain that innocent people had or have nothing to worry about.”
Was it Nixon?
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Hard News: But seriously, drug policy, in reply to Russell Brown,
Cannabis use among teens has long-term harmful consequences, a damning new study shows.
This sort of science always concerns me - the "conclusion" is that smoking cannabis makes you drop out. However it could also mean that kids likely to drop out include cannabis in the range of "no-hoper" rebellious behaviour they engage in. So, add in rap music, hoodies and wearing caps sideways.
Some effort should be given to finding if weed was the cause of the problem, or a symptom. Obviously there are potential adverse health outcomes, but blaming all the issues that some of these kids face, on weed, is a stretch.