I’m not sure about the communist party, it would be a gift horse to the right.
Phillip, my comment(s) is a reaction to the people who suggest that the government is somehow illegitimate, and that they don’t represent the people. Every time we have a change of government, I’ve had discussions with people who for some reason cannot ...
Hmm okay, but they are the duly elected government. Every time we have a change of government, one side or the other commences moaning and predicts that the end of the world is coming.
If only 38% voted for the government, & 62% did not vote for the government, how is it that we currently have the government we currently have? This is the same conversation I had back in 2017, except it was with ardent National & ACT supporters.
Well they are the government, elected by the people of this country, so I’m not sure how they can be the enemy within.
That pretty tough for you, I can’t imagine how this would feel. As you were on a contract, you will need some legal advice. But there may be a clause that says the contract can be terminated with a notice. This happened to someone I knew whose project was ...
Shanreagh, this might be slightly off topic, but maybe kinda related. In primary school I was picked up with autism. Much later a Psychiatrist would diagnose me with both ADHD & Autism. I was prescribed Ritalin, my life changed for the better. In 2018 I ...
Iran certainly has been funding/supporting groups that oppose Israel as well as other Middle East nations that follow a different version of Islam, I guess this is similar to the Roman Catholic/Protestant split hundreds of years ago. Then add in the ...
Probably not, from a military perspective it’s not a good idea to “allow” your enemy to succeed in an attack. Once an attack like this starts, the military will do what it needs to do to stop the attack. I believe the US is shooting the down anyway. ...
Robert, I find little point in replying to you, as you either don’t understand, or deliberately misunderstand what others are saying. As for “drivel” you’re just reinforcing my thoughts regarding your attitude around this issue. If you want to believe ...
Robert, the reason why I comment on this issue is because so many men (including men who identify as a woman) are telling women what to do. And heaven forbid, should a woman, or group of women, decide that they want to have a say in women’s issues, men ...
Engaging with Robert reminds me of the parable of the donkey & the tiger.. As a kiwi bloke who is on the wrong side of 50 I have learned many things. In this case, shall I say women’s issues. When a woman (real/actual women, not transgender women) is in ...
No Robert, I’m referring to those funny little men, especially older men, who are very controlling of women and girls. For some reason they get wound up by the idea that women and girls are able to decide and do things without the consent of men. Anyone ...
Shanreagh, Something that I have noticed as I have aged… There have always been men who get quite wound up with women who don’t know their place. As they get older they become rather peculiar, and have funny ideas about women/girls. Unfortunately I’ve had ...
It’s fairly obvious Robert. Funny little men, who are so desperate to control women, that they indulge in circular logic that just goes around in circles and goes nowhere. Transwomen could always organise their own spaces, but for some reason they seem to ...
Okay Anne, who should get to decide whether or not someones views or opinions should not be heard? How do you know that someone has extremist ideology? And who gets to decide what an extremist ideology is? Or is it just what some random group of people ...
Okay Robert, so who gets to decide if someone is allowed to speak at a public venue? This should be a serious discussion, ignoring other people's or groups views only results in further resentment, alienation, division within society.
Anne, who gets to decide if someone is a “nut-bar” and should not be allowed to speak in a publicly owned venue? Maybe we should all be vetted to ensure that we have the correct opinions and views? So who gets to decide? I don’t know if you will agree with...
The intention of laws like this is to stifle dissent by those in power, to be used against those not in power, as well as to control the people. It has nothing to do with suppression of hate speech, but labelling as such makes it easier to justify these ...
It’s interesting that he used “nazi” to describe a group of woman who he disagrees with. He is so unaware of his own ideological character, that he doesn’t realise the similarities between himself and the character of those Germans caught up with the ...
His (Shanel lal) character issue can be put down to the type of attitude that screams “Im right, you’re wrong” and “how dare you contradict me”. If he was a regular straight white dude had a regular professional job as say a manager with staff, working in ...
The same can be said about some on the left. Inflexible political ideology is similar to a one eyed Canterbury supporter. It’s the psychology of the individual, it’s kinda okay with your favourite sports team, but it’s not okay with governing the country. ...
The left certainly has a lot of good thinkers, however they have to be very careful with what they say and how they say it.
Seriously, Labour have employed Shaneel Lal? Wow that’s crazy I certainly get the feeling he would be a highly unsuitable candidate for any position of power.
I’ve watched Triggernometry a bit as well. I wouldn’t call them right wing, not the way I see it anyway. I like how they listen and seek to understand different ideas and viewpoints without having a political spin. I have no idea if you if you have seen ...
The benefit is not asset tested. However something that I find concerning over the past 3 or years (BTW, I’m in banking/finance/investment, mainly Kiwisaver), WINZ have been telling people that they MUST apply for a serious hardship withdrawal from their ...
Hi Weka, yeah fair enough. I can be fairly blunt, which has made me unpopular with certain people. I guess I’m emotionally driven when issues of violence come up. But that is the toxic nature of violence, one side minimises the effects of violence, the ...
Robert, Too many times over my adult life I have known women who have been bashed, raped, abused by the man in their life. A couple of the women have been in my family. I’m dealing with the fallout from this and how it has affected some of the younger ...
Hi Weka, Yeah I’m really confused as to why Robert seems to be spending so much time either defending or minimising the violence from men, directed at women and specifically defending the bloke who punched an elderly woman. It just seems too much, it’s one...
Robert, I see that you’re still attempting to minimise the violence directed at women during the posy parker counter demonstration. What does it matter if a man punched a woman once, twice, three times, or half a dozen times? Surely once is bad enough? [...
Well I’m wondering why you, as a bloke, are so determined to minimise the violence against an elderly woman. I’m also wondering why so many men acted so violently in shutting down the posie parker event. Was it because some women dared to define what a ...
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