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[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by Ab

Dr Ash is stepping down :

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...down-from-role

Will it be a knighthood or the Order of New Zealand for Dr Bloomfield?

[xor]

Knighthoods represent colonialism, genocide, and white supremacy. There is no way Dr Bloomfield would want to receive that token of racism.

[Lightspeed]

The Order of New Zealand does seem more appropriate. If we have Dan Carter in that bunch.

[xor]

That's just what the world needs, another while privileged male winning an award. If anything, Dr Bloomfield should go on an anti racism training course because he clearly isn't aware of the privilege that he has.

[Lightspeed]

Give the bugger an award, give the workers involved a pay rise and hire more of them. That'd work out.

[xor]

No privileged white male should ever win an award until equity is achieved. So no, check your privilege lightspeed.

[_indigo1]

Oh god the militant wokeness is vile.

[Lightspeed]

It's just xor, they're full of resentment and not much else.

[_indigo1]

Yeah.

Wasn't getting into debate of content any more than debating the content of the fresh warm cat vomit unexpectedly squelching through my toes as I traverse the hallway blarey eyed first thing in the morning - which evokes the same sensation.

Nothing personal - just an expression of experience

[blynk]

My issue with knighthoods is that they are given out too freely.
I feel like a lot of them are on there for doing their job.

Rubgy players & coaches (and other sports),
Politicians,
etc.

That is there job. Win a world cup. Wow great. Deserve a knighthood. No.
However if that same person did major work in the community, gave back to kids, helped in other ways that wasn't necessarily there job. Great, that could be considered.

Was the Prime Minister. So what.

[xor]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

It's just xor, they're full of resentment and not much else.

^^White fragility

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by blynk

However if that same person did major work in the community, gave back to kids, helped in other ways that wasn't necessarily there job. Great, that could be considered.

This is usually captured by the New Zealander of the Years awards.

The Order of New Zealand is more exclusive, it can only be held by a fixed number of living people. There's currently one vacancy.

Titular titles were ditched by Labour, by John Key suffers from insecurity which could only be satisfied by compelling people to call him sir.

[Ab]

FUCK SIR JOHN KEYS!!!1

[Lightspeed]

I like scallops (and rape victims getting help) so yes, fuck Sir John Key.

[Ab]

to be perfectly honest, I think knighthoods are a bowl of cringe, so count me out.

[_indigo1]

Hey xor.
This exists: https://www.reddit.com/r/MonarchyNewZealand/

[Nothing]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I like scallops (and rape victims getting help) so yes, fuck Sir John Key.

Would never dignify the douche by calling him sir, even to just say fuck John Key.

[xor]

OOOoof, that inflation feel is setting in. I wonder if inflation will kill more people than covid?

[Lightspeed]

You mean because our systems that manage resources will prioritise the wealthy staying wealthy over ensuring our most vulnerable get their basic needs met? Because the rich are going to use their wealth to claw back the value they're losing in the money they hold?

[xor]

brrrrr, can't hear you over the sound of money being printed.

[_Incubus_]

So mask mandates are finished in Adelaide apart from Aged Care, Medical settings.

Got in to a lift yesterday and had a lady wearing a mask demand I wore one, had to inform her that mask mandates are over, she got all shitty and abusive. Wasn't really grasping that her wearing a mask was her protection...me not wearing one was none of her business...I fear this is going to be a regular occurrence.

[Ab]

Karens gonna karen.

[_indigo1]

Originally Posted by _Incubus_

...me not wearing one was none of her business...

Isn't it up to the workplace to define whether they want customer to wear a mask or not on their premises - regardless of any mandate?
(Ignoring the fact that she may have to adhere to the wider Lyft policy - but in the case that lets say Lyft allowed it to be up to the drivers)

[blynk]

Originally Posted by _indigo1

Isn't it up to the workplace to define whether they want customer to wear a mask or not on their premises - regardless of any mandate?
(Ignoring the fact that she may have to adhere to the wider Lyft policy - but in the case that lets say Lyft allowed it to be up to the drivers)

I think he meant a lift not a Lyft

[_indigo1]

Originally Posted by blynk

I think he meant a lift not a Lyft

Oops

[StN]

Back at work in the office today.

That means pants and shoes.

Can't find my belt.

But because of WfH and BBQ chicken each day, don't seem to need it.

[Cyberbob]

First time I've been in the office on a Monday morning for at least 12 months.

9:30 and I'm already on NZG. Need to find that office work ethic. I know it's around here somewhere.

[blynk]

Man its nice to be back in the office, and we moved to a new building during lockdown so everything is also all shiny.
However I resigned, so I only have 2 weeks left of the shininess

[wazza]

Originally Posted by blynk

Man its nice to be back in the office, and we moved to a new building during lockdown so everything is also all shiny.
However I resigned, so I only have 2 weeks left of the shininess

lol

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by blynk

Man its nice to be back in the office, and we moved to a new building during lockdown so everything is also all shiny.
However I resigned, so I only have 2 weeks left of the shininess

Exciting! What's next?

[blynk]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Exciting! What's next?

Going to go work for the evil government puppet, Stuff

[The Edge]

Stuff is owned by the government now?

[Ab]

Don’t laugh

[Ab]

The Public Interest Journalism Fund is a taxpayer-funded Labour programme officially set up to "preserve public interest journalism against the impact of Covid-19". Since then the government has made sure that money has flowed not to media outlets harmed in some way by Covid but rather those that air stories that give favourable coverage to government policies.

It's literally written in to the programme. The fund recommends "actively promoting the principles of Partnership, Participation and Active Protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, acknowledging Māori as a Te Tiriti partner"; to even be eligible for funding all applicants have to show a "commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to Māori as a Te Tiriti partner". It seems obvious to anyone watching that the Labour government is of the view that the Treaty actually established co-governance of New Zealand by the Crown and iwi; if you want some of that sweet sweet Public Interest Journalism Fund money, you won't disagree.

Stuff is on that gravy train. There are staff at Stuff who are only there because the Public Interest Journalism Fund pays for them.

[Lightspeed]

Originally Posted by blynk

Going to go work for the evil government puppet, Stuff

Congrats!

Originally Posted by Ab

The Public Interest Journalism Fund is a taxpayer-funded Labour programme officially set up to "preserve public interest journalism against the impact of Covid-19". Since then the government has made sure that money has flowed not to media outlets harmed in some way by Covid but rather those that air stories that give favourable coverage to government policies.

It worked, right? Public by-in was essential to our pandemic successes.

And something had to be done to counter the money flowing to those intent on demonising any response the pandemic.

[fixed_truth]

Originally Posted by Ab

...

Or not

[Ab]

Originally Posted by fixed_truth

Or not

Nothing in your link contradicts anything in my comment.

[fixed_truth]

It definitely does.

Originally Posted by Ab

Since then the government has made sure that money has flowed not to media outlets harmed in some way by Covid but rather those that air stories that give favourable coverage to government policies.

From my link, that's not factual.

The criteria for funding is around public interest journalism which has been struggling and even more so due to covid. Essentially the processes for funding are the same as NZ on Air with the PIJF being focused on news. The checks and balances are pretty much the same.

With the NZ on Air processes there have been numerous political investigation programs and there's never been any question about favouring the Govt. Under PIJF there's been docos on Child Poverty and how our public services measure up internationally for examples. These haven't reflected well on the Govt. Not once has any Govt. body or representative contacted them and asked them to lay off.

David Seymour, the biggest critic of the Govt. when asked if he thought if media were using the fund to favour the Govt. said no.

Originally Posted by Ab

It's literally written in to the programme. The fund recommends "actively promoting the principles of Partnership, Participation and Active Protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, acknowledging Māori as a Te Tiriti partner"; to even be eligible for funding all applicants have to show a "commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to Māori as a Te Tiriti partner". It seems obvious to anyone watching that the Labour government is of the view that the Treaty actually established co-governance of New Zealand by the Crown and iwi; if you want some of that sweet sweet Public Interest Journalism Fund money, you won't disagree.

Actively promoting the principles of Te Tiriti for a long time goes for all public institutions and a lot of private organisations too.

[Ab]

Public institutions, fine. But the government has no business telling, suggesting, or even hinting to a privately-owned organisation what it's principles should be.

[fixed_truth]

Yeah I broadly agree with that.

There can be a grey area as there's a significant number of privately owned businesses (incl. contractors) that all their work comes from the public sector eg private health services that contract to ACC & MOH.

I would image that ANY work contracted to anything to do with the Govt would have To Triti principles in the contract.