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Lightspeed · 15th November 2019, 01:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxpx

No to recreational cannabis, yes to voluntary euthanasia

wasn't so hard?

Ah yes, of course. Certainly I cannot foresee any kind of dramatic, inflammatory response to your position.

fixed_truth · 15th November 2019, 08:09

Yeah, I'm sure people won't mind others asserting that they shouldn't be allowed to make adult decisions about how they choose to relax or have fun without harming others.

blynk · 15th November 2019, 19:17

Referendum for Cannibis will get Labour (with Greens) back into parliament.

I believe we will see a spike in the younger generation coming out to vote for it.

Ab · 15th November 2019, 21:59

But Labour is committed to #smokefreenz

Lightspeed · 15th November 2019, 22:16

Yes, that reminds me of a rare radio interview I listened to. Doctor was talking about cannabis being prescribed for treating pain associated with terminal illnesses. Interviewer asked how it would be consumed, the reply being vaping, smoking, edibles. The interviewer:

"HAnG on HaNg oN hAnG oN, DocToRs pResCrIbIng sMoKinG!?1!?"

Cause, a) smoking is the only option, b) doctors never prescribe anything with harmful side effects and c) people with terminal illnesses are concerned about their long term health.

fixed_truth · 17th November 2019, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Hello NZ Police, I just witnessed a murder

https://twitter.com/AAnahila/status/1194338698847870976

Don't worry she's a "woman of colour"

Lightspeed · 17th November 2019, 16:28

That lady is washed up. I think her last true asset was Slater.

Lightspeed · 17th November 2019, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightspeed

Some governments facing large scale protests this week:

A detailed report on the various outbreaks of public protest around the world right now.

crocos · 18th November 2019, 16:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by pxpx

yes to voluntary euthanasia

I've always been a fan of youth volunteer projects supporting the poorer asiatic communities.

Ab · 18th November 2019, 17:14

Billy t did it first and better

Cyberbob · 18th November 2019, 17:34

Is it a boomer thing or an uninformed thing.

Just heard one say "Those young people in Hong Kong need to give it a rest."

I didn't want to get involved.

Lightspeed · 18th November 2019, 18:20

Wait, is that another "youth in Asia" bit?

Ab · 19th November 2019, 10:50

This looks dodgy AF.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ggest-breaches

Ab · 3rd December 2019, 13:57

Looks like ACT wants me to return to the fold!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/edu...on-free-speech

Lightspeed · 3rd December 2019, 15:47

Universities need to be returned to academia before we start having a sook about whether or not they support free speech.

Universities are lapsing generators of legitimacy, their significance ebbing as they switch to systems of cash generation in exchange for access.

Ab · 4th December 2019, 01:15

100% agree

fixed_truth · 7th December 2019, 21:08

Samoa measles outbreak: Edwin Tamasese first anti-vaxxer arrested

Good. Climate deniers should be next as climate change is also a clear and present danger.

Lightspeed · 10th December 2019, 19:02

Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews seeks redress over resignation

Quote:

Mr Matthews said MPs on the Officers of Parliament committee, including former Speaker David Carter and current Speaker Trevor Mallard, had acted out of "political convenience".

"They decided they couldn't be bothered to complete their inquiry, instead they said they were prepared to perpetuate a lie and to permanently destroy my standing and reputation if I did not resign.

...

Mary Scholtens said she was supporting Mr Matthews' petition because the way he was treated was "outrageous", "unconstitutional", and something that should be of "concern for all New Zealanders".

She said the Auditor-General's role had the capacity to annoy politicians of all stripes and their independence should be jealously preserved.

"It should not be possible for one of the few watchdogs in our system of government to be removed from office in response to unproven allegations, without a lawful basis or before a proper and fair process has been concluded.

Ab · 12th December 2019, 13:18

I still can’t get my head around the fact the Boris and the Tories won tomorrow.

StN · 12th December 2019, 14:15

Have you seen the Cambridge Analytica invoice?

Ab · 13th December 2019, 13:39

Rightwing attack blog The Guardian predicting a 68-seat Tory majority, biggest since the Thatcher years.

fuck me

Cyberbob · 13th December 2019, 13:52

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...vatives-tories

Live election results per constituency

Ab · 16th December 2019, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by StN

Have you seen the Cambridge Analytica invoice?

No, it's just obvious to everyone watching that UK Labour was running an awful campaign with shitty policies driven by Twitter-bubble wokeness and was being led by an utterly unelectable leader.

I just couldn't believe that it had happened even though it was completely obvious that it was about to happen.

Ab · 17th December 2019, 11:21

I’ve heard this song before

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/natio...aud/ar-AAK9LfW

https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/11823...-million-fraud

fixed_truth · 17th December 2019, 15:44

That's how white privilege works. When a European comitts fraud it doesn't stand out and nor does it tarnish all Europeans.

Ab · 18th December 2019, 00:54

Well I say fuck those fucking parasites.

pxpx · 18th December 2019, 12:23

Howard Morrison, treasured Kiwi legend has been tarnished by the actions of his daughter. Not Howard Morrison, prominent Maori.

Moari King one I'll give you though, the media love to bash that movement (which IMO was a totally legitimate and understandable reaction to colonisation).

Lightspeed · 18th December 2019, 15:27

The whole concept of "wokeness" is upsetting.

It irritates me that in our minds we've got this concept of a culture of people ineptly attempting to use insight. Which is bullshit. There are lots of individuals out there ineptly attempting to use insight. Some even organise, but that's difficult when you're inept.

Instead, what's real is the presenting and re-presenting of instances of inept uses of insight that are easy to recognise. So that when insight comes our way to disrupt our lives we've got a "piss off ya woke cunts" up our sleeves. Cause we've seen it, they're dumb fucks! It's all just equine therapy and anti-vaxx midwives out there, amirite?!

Which is a feedback loop that starves genuine work towards insight, which generates ever more inept attempts at insight, which provides ever more instances to hold up to the world as evidence we should stay dumb fucks.

Because the world is full of cunts who somehow think we can survive the future without immediate and dramatic disruption. So instead we get the fire.

Hence my upset.

Lightspeed · 30th December 2019, 19:01

This Has Been the Best Year Ever - NYTimes

Lightspeed · 25th January 2020, 21:56

Gangs are going to be next election's boogie man politicians will promise to save us from.

blynk · 29th January 2020, 12:32

Oh boy you can tell it's election year.
Huge spending on infrastructure (& roads), borrowing cheap money.

And now the opposition is saying that Stephen Joyces is vindicated with his fiscal hole comment.

Ab · 2nd February 2020, 19:51

RIP Mike Moore, a good bugger

Ab · 5th February 2020, 12:15

I noticed this in the Spinoff’s update from Waitangi:

Quote:

(T)reaty negotiations minister Andrew Little was given a rare honour by the tangata whenua of the marae. He spoke entirely in te reo, and without notes, on a range of topics, echoing former PM Bill English who also made the effort as a Pākehā leader to learn the language. The NZ Herald’s (paywalled) Simon Wilson wrote Little vowed to remain committed to the treaty settlement process with Ngāpuhi – an ongoing difficulty for the wider region. At the end of his speech, and after the waiata from the visitors, the hosts sang back – which is very unusual and indicates respect

https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulleti...t-at-waitangi/

No secret that I’m not Little’s biggest fan but rrrrrrespect. Good on him.

MadMax · 13th February 2020, 19:07

Strategic vote NZ1st

Not sure how many Green votes would be lost to that.

Ab · 14th February 2020, 12:30

Winston is poison

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14...n-attack-blog/

Ab · 17th February 2020, 12:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Winston is poison

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14...n-attack-blog/

Great article on the state of NZ politics from Danylmc:

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/17...-swing-voters/

fixed_truth · 17th February 2020, 13:18

I remember the Electoral Commission recommending dropping down the threshold back in 2012. Still nothing.

Lightspeed · 28th February 2020, 17:09

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses referred to the Serious Fraud Office

Police refer Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s election expenses to Serious Fraud Office

Busy year for the SFO!

fixed_truth · 1st April 2020, 11:14

https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2020/04/g....html#comments

Only time you'd want to read the comments. Gullible fools desperate to validate their extremism.

Ab · 1st April 2020, 14:43

What the fuck? Who the hell would make an April Fools bogus post about Government restrictions NOW?

13th February 2020, 19:07	#5074
MadMax Stuff	Strategic vote NZ1st Not sure how many Green votes would be lost to that. __________________ My degree of sarcasm depends on your degree of stupidity. Last edited by MadMax : 13th February 2020 at 19:08.

15th November 2019, 08:09	#5042
fixed_truth	Yeah, I'm sure people won't mind others asserting that they shouldn't be allowed to make adult decisions about how they choose to relax or have fun without harming others. __________________ 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.

15th November 2019, 19:17	#5043
blynk	Referendum for Cannibis will get Labour (with Greens) back into parliament. I believe we will see a spike in the younger generation coming out to vote for it.

15th November 2019, 21:59	#5044
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	But Labour is committed to #smokefreenz

15th November 2019, 22:16	#5045
Lightspeed	Yes, that reminds me of a rare radio interview I listened to. Doctor was talking about cannabis being prescribed for treating pain associated with terminal illnesses. Interviewer asked how it would be consumed, the reply being vaping, smoking, edibles. The interviewer: "HAnG on HaNg oN hAnG oN, DocToRs pResCrIbIng sMoKinG!?1!?" Cause, a) smoking is the only option, b) doctors never prescribe anything with harmful side effects and c) people with terminal illnesses are concerned about their long term health. __________________ Stay shook. No sook. Last edited by Lightspeed : 15th November 2019 at 22:17.

17th November 2019, 16:28	#5047
Lightspeed	That lady is washed up. I think her last true asset was Slater. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

18th November 2019, 17:14	#5050
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Billy t did it first and better

18th November 2019, 17:34	#5051
Cyberbob	Is it a boomer thing or an uninformed thing. Just heard one say "Those young people in Hong Kong need to give it a rest." I didn't want to get involved. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

18th November 2019, 18:20	#5052
Lightspeed	Wait, is that another "youth in Asia" bit? __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

19th November 2019, 10:50	#5053
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	This looks dodgy AF. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...ggest-breaches

3rd December 2019, 13:57	#5054
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Looks like ACT wants me to return to the fold! https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/edu...on-free-speech

3rd December 2019, 15:47	#5055
Lightspeed	Universities need to be returned to academia before we start having a sook about whether or not they support free speech. Universities are lapsing generators of legitimacy, their significance ebbing as they switch to systems of cash generation in exchange for access. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

4th December 2019, 01:15	#5056
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	100% agree

7th December 2019, 21:08	#5057
fixed_truth	Samoa measles outbreak: Edwin Tamasese first anti-vaxxer arrested Good. Climate deniers should be next as climate change is also a clear and present danger. __________________ 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.

12th December 2019, 13:18	#5059
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I still can’t get my head around the fact the Boris and the Tories won tomorrow.

12th December 2019, 14:15	#5060
StN I have detailed files	Have you seen the Cambridge Analytica invoice?

13th December 2019, 13:39	#5061
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Rightwing attack blog The Guardian predicting a 68-seat Tory majority, biggest since the Thatcher years. fuck me

13th December 2019, 13:52	#5062
Cyberbob	https://www.theguardian.com/politics...vatives-tories Live election results per constituency __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

17th December 2019, 11:21	#5064
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	I’ve heard this song before https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/natio...aud/ar-AAK9LfW https://i.stuff.co.nz/business/11823...-million-fraud

17th December 2019, 15:44	#5065
fixed_truth	That's how white privilege works. When a European comitts fraud it doesn't stand out and nor does it tarnish all Europeans. __________________ 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.

18th December 2019, 00:54	#5066
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Well I say fuck those fucking parasites.

18th December 2019, 12:23	#5067
pxpx	Howard Morrison, treasured Kiwi legend has been tarnished by the actions of his daughter. Not Howard Morrison, prominent Maori. Moari King one I'll give you though, the media love to bash that movement (which IMO was a totally legitimate and understandable reaction to colonisation).

18th December 2019, 15:27	#5068
Lightspeed	The whole concept of "wokeness" is upsetting. It irritates me that in our minds we've got this concept of a culture of people ineptly attempting to use insight. Which is bullshit. There are lots of individuals out there ineptly attempting to use insight. Some even organise, but that's difficult when you're inept. Instead, what's real is the presenting and re-presenting of instances of inept uses of insight that are easy to recognise. So that when insight comes our way to disrupt our lives we've got a "piss off ya woke cunts" up our sleeves. Cause we've seen it, they're dumb fucks! It's all just equine therapy and anti-vaxx midwives out there, amirite?! Which is a feedback loop that starves genuine work towards insight, which generates ever more inept attempts at insight, which provides ever more instances to hold up to the world as evidence we should stay dumb fucks. Because the world is full of cunts who somehow think we can survive the future without immediate and dramatic disruption. So instead we get the fire. Hence my upset. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

30th December 2019, 19:01	#5069
Lightspeed	This Has Been the Best Year Ever - NYTimes __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

25th January 2020, 21:56	#5070
Lightspeed	Gangs are going to be next election's boogie man politicians will promise to save us from. __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

29th January 2020, 12:32	#5071
blynk	Oh boy you can tell it's election year. Huge spending on infrastructure (& roads), borrowing cheap money. And now the opposition is saying that Stephen Joyces is vindicated with his fiscal hole comment.

2nd February 2020, 19:51	#5072
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	RIP Mike Moore, a good bugger

14th February 2020, 12:30	#5075
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	Winston is poison https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14...n-attack-blog/

17th February 2020, 13:18	#5077
fixed_truth	I remember the Electoral Commission recommending dropping down the threshold back in 2012. Still nothing. __________________ 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.

28th February 2020, 17:09	#5078
Lightspeed	Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's election expenses referred to the Serious Fraud Office Police refer Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s election expenses to Serious Fraud Office Busy year for the SFO! __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

1st April 2020, 11:14	#5079
fixed_truth	https://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2020/04/g....html#comments Only time you'd want to read the comments. Gullible fools desperate to validate their extremism. __________________ 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.