Posts by stephen clover
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you might find they both end up under the ‘terrorism’ banner [...] from my limited knowledge I believe that economic disruption of the Nations interests does qualify [...] had the potential to harm New Zealand’s reputation. The anti terror squad were involved in that investigation
If true then this is a disheartening de-valuation and corruption of the meaning of the word "terror" to something more along the lines of "commercial annoyance".
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we have the right to bear arms
Do we actually have the right to bear arms? I can never keep up with what is law here in NZ and what my rights are as an American citizen by extension via popular media.
What about defending ourselves?
I was harping on about Sleeping Dogs before, but now this is all starting to getting quite Bad Blood-ish.
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be very careful not to wake a sleeping giant because middle NZer's might just bite back.
Heh, I love this... what's the name of that range of hills in eastern Hawkes Bay -- of which Te Mata Peak is part -- which resembles and is supposedly in myth/legend a sleeping giant?
I love the idea of this dude waking up, striding up the East Coast and inland to the Uruweras and having a bit of biffo with the "terrorists".
Ok, I'm being a bit fanciful.. forgive me..
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The fact they had Molitov cocktails ready to use, they were preparing to attack something. These are not weapons one makes to sit around, they were either ready to be practiced with, or they were ready to use. The fuel in them will disolve [sic] if it is left sitting around for too long.
Isn't it comforting to learn that he knows the shelf-life of a Molitov cocktail.
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Anonymous, in the comments to the post quoted above:
Bomber what the hell do you think you are doing? First you turn up to an event full of activists and pretend to care then you run home to your computer and start splashing shit round the web about the people being held.
The rest of us know when to keep our mouths shut and see what happens, if you turn up to meetings again I will make sure you are kept in your rightful place - outside with the media far away from the real activists.
Learn to shut your mouth and keep your concerns to yourself
LOL
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It’s a CAA regulation that prohibits sending unaccompanied cellphones, unless they’re processed as freight.
Not to be contrary or anything, but I don't actually have a problem with what Air NZ did/said. Rules are rules and they're there for a reason. Your phone could be an explosive device. Bad luck.
Please. If you gave the cellphone to a flight attendant, it wouldn’t be unattended now, would it?
No, but if the explosive device was automated, how would that stop it from doing its intended work?
In fact, what they probably should have done is called the Bomb Squad and got them to dispose of your phone somewhere out in the middle of the tarmac.
</devil's advocate>
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Since when has the standard of Air NZ food/drinks not been wretched? (Unless you're a practicing Jew.)
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I'm not convinced that this is not just an elaborate promotion for the 30 yr anniversary of Sleeping Dogs, as being currently celebrated by the Film Archive.
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Stephen Jones is a bit like the Redbaiter of NZ rugby, eh?
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Shit, reading that back, I didn't mean to sound so harsh on the players and coaches; I love the Henry and ABs and I badly wanted them to win; they played wonderfully for 50 minutes of the match and I feel terribly for them that lost like that; I respect their grace and humility in defeat and I hope that NZers as a nation will behave themselves and treat them well when they come home.
My point was really that I don't think their game and abilities are all they're cracked up to be. Even the "minnows" they played in the pools made them look ordinary for periods of time, and when it came down to it, there was no apparent plan B for dealing with the French when plan A fell apart.
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All tournament, the ABs have looked okay when they're good, and awful when they're not. Really awful. No ideas, no structure, no nothing... they've never done anything that made them look likely to get past the semis anyway, and they were just unlucky to meet a top team in the quarters, rather than Argentina. I think Tom's Harlem Globetrotters comment is spot on. How could they not seem to have a game plan for the last 30 or so minutes? It was baffling to watch.
That being said, there were moments of sublime rugby, like the two ABs tries. But those aside, frankly I enjoyed the Fiji vs SA game, where SA demonstrated flexibility, composure, intelligence, and actual rugby structure despite almost being wiped away by the wonderful Fijians: they stopped, regathered, worked out what to do and did it.
There's no point going on about the refereeing, but I'd like really like to be able to trust the referee to run the game in such a way so as not to not allow one side to gain between 50% and 75% of their points unfairly.
The positives: No more abysmal McKay/Fox/Whetton commentary? Was devastated to hear their voices when switching on Scotland vs. Argentina. They're stupid, smug, self-satisfied, and appear to assume that EVERYbody watching is a NZ fan. Fox laughed when Scotland missed a crucial penalty. By comparison the other lot, including Simon Mannix, are enthusiastic, balanced and professional, and a joy to listen to.
The positives: No more interminable back-to-back Telecom/Powerade/Ford/Weetbix/Air NZ commercials? Please for the love of god.. this rampant commercialism has gotten out of hand, and is embarrassing. How the advertisers think that this is an effective use of their advertising $$$ is beyond me. It's horrible.
The positives: An England/Argentina final?