Random Politics

[Ab]

I just went back to read the rest of what I posted and holy shit, I told a leftie brown female academic that she's complicit in linguistic colonialism and is an active participant in a patriarchal power structure that defines irrationality as Other.

I should have posted a falcon punch gif.

[Spoon1]

That was most entertaining

Keep up the drunken ranting I say.

[StN]

Originally Posted by Ab

I’m a self-actualised operating thetan

I pretty much lost it there. Scientology is the new Godwin!

[Ab]

"I don't have a drinking problem, I have a drinking and trolling problem."

I blame Pimp-X

[IoriDyson]

i have to bow my head to that fine read. even if i don't agree with you politics.

[Ab]

Labour's new election strategy: pray for economic collapse

http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2014/01/10...-not-hope-for/

[fixed_truth]

lol, yeah it would probably be better for them to campaign on things like housing affordability, job creation, electricity prices, child poverty and the wage gap; i.e, whether or not growth benefits will actually be distributed to ordinary citizens.

Various economists have been predicting a huge economic boom ever since Key et al got elected, so next year could be the stopped-clock moment when they’re actually right. So: will our economy grow? And, if so, will the benefits of the growth be distributed and pay off for National during the election? Or are all the dire-warnings from left-wing politicians about structural inequality in the economy accurate? If so then economic growth will simply lead to higher interest rates with wage-stagnation, which will hurt National.

http://dimpost.wordpress.com/2013/12...nties-of-2014/

[Ab]

If the economy is going well, if unemployment is down, if crime is down, if confidence is up, voters won't vote for change. Something has to go terribly wrong for Labour to have a chance because Labour has convince National voters to vote differently.

[fixed_truth]

Yep quite a few ifs. Should be an interesting and entertaining year in politics!

[aR Que]

Hey, what can i say, you give me back the 90mil they took from northland roads and i'll be a happy nigger.

[Lightspeed]

How are Northland Roads these days? You got some awesome windy roads to take care of in the hills outside Whangarei. Going around some of those turns in a MkII Cortina... cripes.

[aR Que]

oh man, oh man. Something like 90 odd kms needs to be replaced every year to keep up with the service life of a pavement, 25 years, right. Problem being, is there is only enough $$ to repalce something like 18km a year... and the pavements are only lasting about 13 years (i have various opinions on this). So really we need to be smashing back 180 odd to keep the roads @ the required level of service which everyone knows and loves.

Things turn real bad in 5-10 years time when the pavements go from having a low level of service to not being able to serve, once a certain threshold is hit, the orginal road (layers and layers of old pavement) is contiminated and extensive removal and replacement ops are required.

and today, on a big high profile job, i hit a pocket of fucking marine clay. Profit. Gone burger.

[StN]

Roads? We dream of driving on a road...

[aR Que]

Give me back my $$! or just stop paying consultants and i'll send you a crew.



...no, really, get rid of the consultants.
As we say in construction: dollars paid is pavement laid.

[CCS]

Hahahahahahahah! My brother is a consultant. CLIP THAT TICKET, MOTHERFUCKER!

[aR Que]

tbh, i miss the gig. its the life.

Drop a level, bro.

[Lightspeed]

I will go out on a limb and predict the Internet Party will flop.

[Ab]

It doesn't have to succeed to have an impact, it just has to suck up a few supporters in election year.

One presumes, being launched by Kim Dotcom, that it will be a "fuck John Key / the government / big business / ties to the USA" party.

So right now I'm guessing Labour and the Greens are trying to work out a way of killing this party as quickly as possible.

[leadinjector]

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

I will go out on a limb and predict the Internet Party will flop.

its on a fucking monday night? bleh. isnt this guy supposed to be rich or something? cant he do it on an actual party night?

[StN]

I wonder if Bob Jones is keen...

[ZoSo]

Bomber Bradbury!? If true that's fucking hilarious. NZ politics is a joke. Can't wait for the supposed broadcaster in Upper Harbour.

[StN]

Wasn't Bombers claim to fame doing a Howard Stern and getting blown on air during the graveyard shift at ChannelZ?

[Ab]

Bomber's a whore and will do anything for money. Thus has it ever been.

[CCS]

Lol Bomber.

[Saladin]

Originally Posted by Ab

One presumes, being launched by Kim Dotcom, that it will be a "fuck John Key / the government / big business / ties to the USA" party.

I suspect they'll try and carve out some space on the right left vacant by ACT - closer to classic libertarianism, personal freedom and economic freedom. Hence not taking Bomber's recommendation for Auckland Central.

They'll come out before the election saying they'll work with National and that they're needed to keep things swinging conservative. Similar to what Bomber proposed but without the mad leftist bent.

[Ab]

No, I think this is all about Kimble, nothing to do with ideology. He's got money to burn and seems intent on reinventing himself as a political figure. Why? Well, political figures are hard to extradite, nahmean?

[Golden Teapot]

That was my immediate thought too.

[Lightspeed]

Fucking Orcon have put his face on the back of buses in Auckland to advertise their internets.

[Omegakai]

I normally avoid posting in this subgroup like its has aids, but I wanted to get in on this Internet party thing.
While the motives are clearly suspect, and the policies likely to be crude and vague I feel this party may actually be successful.
There are a lot of young voters whom feel disconnected nor care about the political landscape of Nz, There main battle will be getting young people to vote,
And perhaps they have the best shot out of any of the parties to do so, especially with the lollies they could offer.
IE, vote for us and get free face book data.
Etc.

[fixed_truth]

Yeah, from memory there were 800,000 eligible voters who didn't vote last election.

[Juju]

I'm not so worried about the internet party (IP for short...fancy that) itself, more worried about the fact that it might stop national and their mates making a majority coalition. Which could mean power goes to labour and the greens.

[Jodi]

Haha, not if all the stupid green voters vote the IP party instead so neither get 5%.

[Golden Teapot]

If dc promises to put fiber past my house then I'll vote for him even if it fucks up everything for all other people. Everyone else who votes for him will have a similar reason at heart.

[Ab]

fuck, I've been ex Aotearoa for a long-enough contiguous chunk that I'm ineligible to vote right now. Quick trip for a Pokeno icecream may be in order.

[aR Que]

I hope they revoke ur voting privileges, unless of course ur voting for the same party as me.

[Golden Teapot]

But AB has got a functioning brain - he way not vote for who you like but at least it would be a sensibly cast vote. Someone like say lolspeed should not be allowed to vote.

[fixed_truth]

[Lightspeed]

If only GT was trolling. He genuinely believes what he's saying is rational.

[Ab]

If you want a picture of the sort of navel-gazing twaddle that occupies the Labour movement these days, check out this thread.

http://thestandard.org.nz/the-pablo-...ther-the-left/

[Kryten]

Given the recent census, isn't the Ratana thing a bit weird?

(note: commenter is white, not religious).