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- Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
Oh look, discarding Maori or Pakeha voices is abhorrent. How about PI, Palagi, SE Asians, Asians, Middle Easterners, etc, etc. You're a paper thin spoofer, chap. I'd like to discard, or more accurately discourage, plenty of voices. Let's start with white supremacists, fascists and authoritarians, p...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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You had fudge all actual pertenant questions but here goes. Karen Chhour, look her up, Act MP family didn't want her, found good people, got pregnant ealy, fought through it and is a wonderful person. I haven't read 12 rules for life. That you asked me that is simply a way for you to invalidate my ...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 10:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
You had fudge all actual pertenant questions but here goes. Karen Chhour, look her up, Act MP family didn't want her, found good people, got pregnant ealy, fought through it and is a wonderful person. I haven't read 12 rules for life. That you asked me that is simply a way for you to invalidate my ...
- Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
You had fudge all actual pertenant questions but here goes. Karen Chhour, look her up, Act MP family didn't want her, found good people, got pregnant ealy, fought through it and is a wonderful person. I haven't read 12 rules for life. That you asked me that is simply a way for you to invalidate my ...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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Yes you are gate keeping. Unless you think that deligitimising a persons opinion by calling them a shithead is a valid argument. Bro, you’re jumping through a lot of hoops and moving goalposts all over the place rather than just admit I’m not gate keeping the legitimate Maori-ness of your righty ti...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Yes you are gate keeping. Unless you think that deligitimising a persons opinion by calling them a shithead is a valid argument. Bro, you’re jumping through a lot of hoops and moving goalposts all over the place rather than just admit I’m not gate keeping the legitimate Maori-ness of your righty ti...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 8:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
Nice deflecting from answering any of the questions about the statements you made. Also, I'm not gate keeping anything, you have a fundamental comprehension problem if you think that calling out someone for being a shithead is the same as claiming they're not legitimately Maori (which I assume is t...
- Wed Jan 03, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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You seem to be word salading everything these days - have you just read 12 Rules for Life and adopted his style by osmosis? Who is Karen? What is a certified Maori? How has the oppositions pantry of Maori MPs been laid bare - especially in comparison to, I guess, non certified three and Karen. You ...
- Sun Dec 31, 2023 4:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
I have largely stayed out of the Te Reo discussion, renaming Govt Depts etc but this post came up on my Twitter feed and I thought it was interesting, especially the parts I have highlighted. Which brings me to my next question for those in the know. Is there a divide in Maoridom? Because on the on...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I have largely stayed out of the Te Reo discussion, renaming Govt Depts etc but this post came up on my Twitter feed and I thought it was interesting, especially the parts I have highlighted. Which brings me to my next question for those in the know. Is there a divide in Maoridom? Because on the on...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
To me this looks like progless is being made
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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In a way which might be unique to NZ they spent in a country famous for a lack of corruption without getting any material benefit
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 6:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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Lordies but I think that it is now obvious that Labour have done what Labour governments tend to do and that is to drive the economy into the ground. Muppets!
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
So then King Leopald was a bit of a wanker, a massive bell end even. Not a person to invite to polite company but by the power of assoation any person who hates Tin Tin hates the Belgium people!
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:54 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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Yep well done sir One of my uncles was a huge Pythons fan and copied all of the movies and as many episodes of the show that he had collected on to video for me when I was a teenager. The collection slowly disappeared at uni, along with my Asterix comics. :x As one of the more obscure references ma...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Yep well done sir One of my uncles was a huge Pythons fan and copied all of the movies and as many episodes of the show that he had collected on to video for me when I was a teenager. The collection slowly disappeared at uni, along with my Asterix comics. :x As one of the more obscure references ma...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Yep well done sir
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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And if you don't understand that reference I pitty your soul
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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So your sample size for this diatribe about Maori elites and Maori education is the Maori men you work with in Christchurch. You think that qualifies as Maori aren't angry outside your self defined elites? Comedy gold. Personally, elites aside, the issue is one of individualism vs collectivism. The...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:06 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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NZ and Winston Peters. Stolkholm syndrome writ large
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Brashs mentality is absolutely relevant, Seymour and Winston especially agree with his goals with Luxon hardly deferring . Different methods Tis all . Subtler and more effective . Too insist ‘collectivism’ has had its time , is over stating and confusing both the term and stamina . Give it 5/6 year...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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The collectivist approach of say Ngai Tahu is anything but elitist let alone divisive . How engaged are Tubbys mates ? I’d argue that what Brash argued was far more divisive and IWI/KIWI was just about the worst example of such splintering in modern NZ political history . Brash is long gone, no lon...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 4:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Elections aren’t won or lost on such deep differences or issues . Rather it’s usually cycled with voter fatigue being a key component, I’d argue that with Covid 2 terms became 3 to 4 terms of exposure . Obviously the cost of living crisis was a huge issue . There were many issues, the complete lack...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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In your original post on this subject, you said: I disagree. Generally speaking, Māori individuals and communities with whom I interact or are connected with, I'm seeing a growing sense that a fight is coming up. None of these people would qualify for any objective definition of 'elite'. That whole...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
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- Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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“Just listened to the opening speech of Dep PM Winston Peters. He spent most of his 17mins mainly lambasting media (but a nice shout out to Dale Husband at Waatea). He took big digs at Willie Jackson & rather insulting ones at Rawiri Waititi and Deb Ngarewa-Packer. Put the boot into the Greens too....
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
“Just listened to the opening speech of Dep PM Winston Peters. He spent most of his 17mins mainly lambasting media (but a nice shout out to Dale Husband at Waatea). He took big digs at Willie Jackson & rather insulting ones at Rawiri Waititi and Deb Ngarewa-Packer. Put the boot into the Greens too....
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
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The last government was all mouth and no trousers
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Don't see how Labour & Greens could possibly be seen as serious to stand on that now considering wealth inequality in NZ got much worse over the last 6 years of their governance. Haven’t seen the recent stats but I thought a lot of the stats on that was due to the pandemic response where the reserv...
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3527398
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Really happy about the return of Partnership schools. It was an utter disgrace how the last government bent over and took it from the unions, throwing vunerable children under the bus.
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Apart from that I'm quite happy. The agreement looks like it might actually take this country forward for a change.
- Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
So then Winnie is making his presence felt. Surely by now we must realise that the NZ electorate is suffering ftom Stokholm syndrome.
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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I'm completly onboard with that. So long as it is a robust process
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
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That's fine. Are you happy if Maori do this? Yep, I'd be more than happy for Maori to be part of the dialogue, infact I think it is necessary. Let's start with a quick summary of the Treaty principles as viewed by the Courts, Waitangi Tribunal and Government. Treaty principles – three views The Cou...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 7:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Yep, I'd be more than happy for Maori to be part of the dialogue, infact I think it is necessary.
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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- Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
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What I would like is for the principles to be defined, nothing more, nothing less.