Random Politics - Page 49

aR Que · 2nd April 2013, 13:47

hopefully get off the moari roll this year. try to each time and find myself back on it. last year i chucked my vote at the booths because i could only vote for the moari seats, the fuck is with that?

Lightspeed · 10th April 2013, 16:00

So what's the bet the law changes in light of this whole GCSB business will make at least some of what was illegal now legal?

Lightspeed · 10th April 2013, 16:54

Oh, woops, nevermind. That was already the case at the time of my post.
Key: GCSB should be able to spy on Kiwis

fixed_truth · 13th April 2013, 19:18

I'm not sure what to think of this

Ding Dong The Witch is Dead is No1 on iTunes

chubby · 16th April 2013, 07:35

John says..'we need to change these laws beacuse people might use nz products to build weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems'.
He means rakon,right?

chubby · 19th April 2013, 08:41

I hate peter dunne a little less today.
Sharples can choke on a cock.

Golden Teapot · 19th April 2013, 08:57

Five ignored posts in a row - something must have happened; I bet it's not exciting enough to see what they're on about though so I'll leave it.

ZoSo · 19th April 2013, 10:43

Just more lunacy. Like this:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...-energy-policy

plaz0r · 19th April 2013, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Golden Teapot

I bet it's not exciting enough to see what they're on about though so I'll leave it.

Thanks for letting us know, GT.

Saladin · 19th April 2013, 12:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZoSo

Just more lunacy. Like this:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...-energy-policy

So it's essentially Pharmac for electricity?

ZoSo · 19th April 2013, 12:59

If you toe The Norman-Shearer line, then yes. If you think about drug suppliers having other markets to supply to, then no.

fixed_truth · 19th April 2013, 15:52

Yes, Steven, this is just like North Korea

lols

spigalau · 19th April 2013, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saladin

So it's essentially Pharmac for electricity?

Nope - becuase you still have the option of purchasing drugs without a pharmac subsidy, it just costs you more. Under this scheme, you can only buy your power from NZP, and if you have power to sell, you can only sell it to NZP.

fixed_truth · 19th April 2013, 19:56

Interesting . . . Labour-Greens plan could work, says Vector CEO

Quote:

The electricity policy announced by the Labour and Green parties could be made to work and the current debate is overly emotive, says the chief executive of the regulated monopoly electricity and gas network owner, Vector.

chubby · 19th April 2013, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZoSo

Just more lunacy. Like this:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...-energy-policy

No,no...not overly emotional at all.

Golden Teapot · 20th April 2013, 04:27

I guess it's an effective if unexpected mechanism to reduce the exchange rate; this should happen immediately they get elected. Beyond irritating me this won't have much effect on my family - I bet it will royally fuck the now well entrenched lifestyles of families earning under $100k though.

madmaxii · 20th April 2013, 21:48

So much for encouraging New Zealanders to invest in the New Zealand share market rather than in property. I've just lost 5% overnight because of these fuckwits. Think I'll sell up all my shares and buy a renter in Glenfield (again).

Saladin · 20th April 2013, 22:00

You had all your shares in one company?

madmaxii · 20th April 2013, 22:39

Nope, but a good chunk in Trustpower and Infratil. I guess 5% was exaggerating a tad. But still enough to hurt. It's the concept that scares me and a hell of a lot of other investors out there. What's next?

A Corpse · 21st April 2013, 00:07

Oh fuck, shares can go DOWN as well as up? Holy shit why didn't anyone tell me!

chubby · 21st April 2013, 15:30

i just cant believe they'd take the well-being of the citizen over that of the share-holder.....
is this north korea/Venezuela/stalinist russia?

fixed_truth · 22nd April 2013, 18:14

MRP investors may get money back

Quote:

Investors who have already paid for Mighty River Power shares may be given the opportunity to claim their money back following the opposition's radical policy proposing to overhaul the electricity industry.

lordy lololol

fixed_truth · 6th May 2013, 21:08

Homosexual rejected for priesthood speaks of humiliation

Personally I'm generally against organised religions being exempt to parts of the HRA. But this probably wouldn't really bother me if they weren't getting significant tax exemptions and also trying to impose their beliefs on me.

CCS · 7th May 2013, 17:54

*snigger* *snort*

chubby · 7th May 2013, 18:26

16 and a half.
seems pretty possible.

CCS · 7th May 2013, 18:46

*guffaw*

Lightspeed · 7th May 2013, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by fixed_truth

Homosexual rejected for priesthood speaks of humiliation

Personally I'm generally against organised religions being exempt to parts of the HRA. But this probably wouldn't really bother me if they weren't getting significant tax exemptions and also trying to impose their beliefs on me.

If there is a win here, would this force for example Catholics to accept women as priests?

fixed_truth · 7th May 2013, 19:29

^^
Anal but as I understand it there is a specific exemption here allowing discrimination on the basis of sex.

Lightspeed · 7th May 2013, 20:41

Ah true. I guess Catholics will be fine, their priests have to be celibate to be ordained I think, where as Anglicans require you to be "chaste", which it is seems secular law may get to define.

Ab · 3rd June 2013, 14:34

Let me get this straight... the Greens banned perfume and aftershave from the national conference? Isn't that taking the "stinking hippies" thing a bit far?

Golden Teapot · 3rd June 2013, 21:36

norman reminds me of Hitler; the man is pure evil.

madmaxii · 3rd June 2013, 21:38

Yes, yes he is. And Australian to boot.

chubby · 3rd June 2013, 22:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Golden Teapot

norman reminds me of Hitler; the man is pure evil.

..no,no..i never troll.

Lightspeed · 3rd June 2013, 22:42

He's not trolling, he's sharing his genuine perception, as distorted as it may appear to some.

chubby · 4th June 2013, 07:59

swap 'distorted' for 'comical' and im with you.

StN · 4th June 2013, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Let me get this straight... the Greens banned perfume and aftershave from the national conference? Isn't that taking the "stinking hippies" thing a bit far?

They also suggested some kind of open orgy forum according to 3 News.

StN · 4th June 2013, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmaxii

Yes, yes he is. And Australian to boot.

And a ranga...

CCS · 4th June 2013, 12:06

Green aussie ranga hippy... GET OUT.

Lightspeed · 4th June 2013, 22:08

Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news

"Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken dim view of this development. ''There is now a menace which is called Twitter," he said. "The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.''"

I think it's more of a case of social media being a threat to the power base of the dominant culture. Western societies have been generally fine in the face of social media as for a long time we've learnt to some degree to listen to minority voices. Anywhere with a history of marginalising the views of minority groups are now finding themselves battling much more coherent opposition to dominant values.

Which is all good as far as I see it.

2nd April 2013, 10:38	#1921
Cyberbob	__________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

21st April 2013, 00:07	#1941
A Corpse talkative lurker	Oh fuck, shares can go DOWN as well as up? Holy shit why didn't anyone tell me! __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

7th May 2013, 17:54	#1945
CCS Stunt Pants	snigger snort __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

7th May 2013, 18:46	#1947
CCS Stunt Pants	guffaw __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

4th June 2013, 12:06	#1959
CCS Stunt Pants	Green aussie ranga hippy... GET OUT. __________________ I just want to understand this, sir. Every time a rug is micturated upon in this fair city, I have to compensate the owner?

2nd April 2013, 13:47	#1922
aR Que	hopefully get off the moari roll this year. try to each time and find myself back on it. last year i chucked my vote at the booths because i could only vote for the moari seats, the fuck is with that?

10th April 2013, 16:00	#1923
Lightspeed	So what's the bet the law changes in light of this whole GCSB business will make at least some of what was illegal now legal? __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

10th April 2013, 16:54	#1924
Lightspeed	Oh, woops, nevermind. That was already the case at the time of my post. Key: GCSB should be able to spy on Kiwis __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

13th April 2013, 19:18	#1925
fixed_truth	I'm not sure what to think of this Ding Dong The Witch is Dead is No1 on iTunes __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

16th April 2013, 07:35	#1926
chubby	John says..'we need to change these laws beacuse people might use nz products to build weapons of mass destruction or delivery systems'. He means rakon,right? __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

19th April 2013, 08:41	#1927
chubby	I hate peter dunne a little less today. Sharples can choke on a cock. __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

19th April 2013, 08:57	#1928
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	Five ignored posts in a row - something must have happened; I bet it's not exciting enough to see what they're on about though so I'll leave it.

19th April 2013, 10:43	#1929
ZoSo	Just more lunacy. Like this: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...-energy-policy

19th April 2013, 12:59	#1932
ZoSo	If you toe The Norman-Shearer line, then yes. If you think about drug suppliers having other markets to supply to, then no.

19th April 2013, 15:52	#1933
fixed_truth	Yes, Steven, this is just like North Korea lols __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

20th April 2013, 04:27	#1937
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	I guess it's an effective if unexpected mechanism to reduce the exchange rate; this should happen immediately they get elected. Beyond irritating me this won't have much effect on my family - I bet it will royally fuck the now well entrenched lifestyles of families earning under $100k though.

20th April 2013, 21:48	#1938
madmaxii	So much for encouraging New Zealanders to invest in the New Zealand share market rather than in property. I've just lost 5% overnight because of these fuckwits. Think I'll sell up all my shares and buy a renter in Glenfield (again). __________________ Carpe Diem

20th April 2013, 22:00	#1939
Saladin Nothing to See Here!	You had all your shares in one company?

20th April 2013, 22:39	#1940
madmaxii	Nope, but a good chunk in Trustpower and Infratil. I guess 5% was exaggerating a tad. But still enough to hurt. It's the concept that scares me and a hell of a lot of other investors out there. What's next? __________________ Carpe Diem Last edited by madmaxii : 20th April 2013 at 22:40.

21st April 2013, 15:30	#1942
chubby	i just cant believe they'd take the well-being of the citizen over that of the share-holder..... is this north korea/Venezuela/stalinist russia? __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

6th May 2013, 21:08	#1944
fixed_truth	Homosexual rejected for priesthood speaks of humiliation Personally I'm generally against organised religions being exempt to parts of the HRA. But this probably wouldn't really bother me if they weren't getting significant tax exemptions and also trying to impose their beliefs on me. __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

7th May 2013, 18:26	#1946
chubby	16 and a half. seems pretty possible. __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

7th May 2013, 19:29	#1949
fixed_truth	^^ Anal but as I understand it there is a specific exemption here allowing discrimination on the basis of sex. __________________ Protecting your peace is way more important than proving your point. Some people aren't open to cultivating their views. Just let them be wrong.

7th May 2013, 20:41	#1950
Lightspeed	Ah true. I guess Catholics will be fine, their priests have to be celibate to be ordained I think, where as Anglicans require you to be "chaste", which it is seems secular law may get to define. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

3rd June 2013, 14:34	#1951
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Let me get this straight... the Greens banned perfume and aftershave from the national conference? Isn't that taking the "stinking hippies" thing a bit far?

3rd June 2013, 21:36	#1952
Golden Teapot Love, Actuary	norman reminds me of Hitler; the man is pure evil.

3rd June 2013, 21:38	#1953
madmaxii	Yes, yes he is. And Australian to boot. __________________ Carpe Diem

3rd June 2013, 22:42	#1955
Lightspeed	He's not trolling, he's sharing his genuine perception, as distorted as it may appear to some. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

4th June 2013, 07:59	#1956
chubby	swap 'distorted' for 'comical' and im with you. __________________ "Take four red capsules, in ten minutes-take two more. Help is on the way."

4th June 2013, 22:08	#1960
Lightspeed	Turks deprived of TV turn to Twitter for protest news "Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken dim view of this development. ''There is now a menace which is called Twitter," he said. "The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.''" I think it's more of a case of social media being a threat to the power base of the dominant culture. Western societies have been generally fine in the face of social media as for a long time we've learnt to some degree to listen to minority voices. Anywhere with a history of marginalising the views of minority groups are now finding themselves battling much more coherent opposition to dominant values. Which is all good as far as I see it. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.