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- Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
Just calling it what it is, human nature does not allow for that kind of aspiration to flourish, otherwise it would have. You like to live in a fantasy world I am happy to deal with reality. I strongly disagree with this. Some cultures, dynasties, social constructs, political and economic systems, ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Your argument was extremely absolute and that is obviously what I was responding to . You’ve argued that anything but self interest and exploitation doesn’t exist with in ‘human nature’ , I disagree . Obviously I think you understand gritty , that’s why I was prodding . You think it’s fantasy land d...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
This bloke clearly believes he’s in an intellectual position to patronise everyone from .
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
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Re: NZ Politics Thread
It doesn’t .
But remember this is a bloke that insists that there’s no such thing as society .
But remember this is a bloke that insists that there’s no such thing as society .
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
He’s had a lot of help, much of which was rejected .
But his violent upbringing doesn’t excuse his violent temper , at a certain point it does come down to character . He wasn’t mentally ill , so it really does come back to him .
But his violent upbringing doesn’t excuse his violent temper , at a certain point it does come down to character . He wasn’t mentally ill , so it really does come back to him .
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:48 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Yet you live in Merivale why not Linwood? I don’t live in Merivale , I live in the central city. And hypocritically* I prefer a level of comfort compared to when I did live in Linwood let alone when was homeless whilst in Sydney . I remember you posting a picture of a house you were thinking of buy...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Not nearly .
It’s a bare C pass , you should meet some of the people I have . Phenomenal human beings.
Not zealots either just good people who are fun to be around , I wish I were 1/2 as kind .
It’s a bare C pass , you should meet some of the people I have . Phenomenal human beings.
Not zealots either just good people who are fun to be around , I wish I were 1/2 as kind .
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:29 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
And some of those helping others are extremely successful, whether materially or practically. Piss off Sonny . I’m not arguing that some not need to succeed do that others might have a chance , I’m arguing that it’s not Utopian to care for others . As a social Democrat I really don’t see the contra...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Certainly its ideology is more ‘caring’ and was intended by Christian capitalists to be a more ‘realistic’ attempt at socialism. I do active works - that what makes me more ‘caring’ whatever the hell that means , that satisfies what passes as my personal ideology. 10’s of thousands are far more dedi...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
And some of those helping others are extremely successful, whether materially or practically. Piss off Sonny . I’m not arguing that some not need to succeed so that others might have a chance , I’m arguing that it’s not Utopian to care for others . Neither am I insisting that all can or even should ...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
It’s aspirational surely , always with the absolutism you . Just calling it what it is, human nature does not allow for that kind of aspiration to flourish, otherwise it would have. You like to live in a fantasy world I am happy to deal with reality. It’s not a fantasy world to work with the homele...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
It’s aspirational surely , always with the absolutism you .
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9370
- Views: 308820
Re: Israel declares state of war
It’s hard to not see this as a deliberate act to escalate by Israel .
Netanyahu’s survival extended but at what cost .
Netanyahu’s survival extended but at what cost .
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Not ya mum - just most that hook up with a businessman.
It’s like the subject that private school girls take when not overly ambitious for anything but marriage.
I dumped it pretty quick and did history, it doesn’t help much.
It’s like the subject that private school girls take when not overly ambitious for anything but marriage.
I dumped it pretty quick and did history, it doesn’t help much.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Lots of people change their political views either through a new focus or influence of changing values and priorities . I’m not sure University study had much to do with it . The worse Righties in my family were my uncle Alan ( BNZ ) and now brother in law . Ghastly unfeeling dishonest and completel...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I don’t think she’ll give a shit frankly , psychiatrists tend to be able to say pretty much anything .
( worse, people believe them )
I imagine the union meeting with the new minister is going to be an absolute doozie this year .
( worse, people believe them )
I imagine the union meeting with the new minister is going to be an absolute doozie this year .
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9370
- Views: 308820
Re: Israel declares state of war
No lessons learned? A West Australian former reporter now working for the United Nations Children’s Fund is lucky to be alive after being shot at in Gaza. Tess Ingram, who worked for the Australian Financial Review’s Perth bureau and then this masthead before moving to New York to work for the Unit...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
:lol: If there wasn’t coffee being spluttered over monitors and keyboards before, there most definitely is now. :lol: Hang on, my parents met at Canty. :x She fine arts, he engineering.... I hope he opened with “You sure are a Fineeee Arts student”. That was a recurring pattern with the first partn...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Luxons corporate jargon rightly irritates those with a decent arts education , they have been trained to seek out and reject specious argument and nonsensical gibberish. I expect there may be plenty of coffee being sputtered at monitors and phones over the concept of a “decent arts education” but I...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
- Replies: 306
- Views: 3506
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
I still maintain that the majority of reporters and such are left leaning, you have done nothing to persuade me otherwise, apart from asking me who owns the newspapers, which actually answers nothing. I have, however said that the audience is also biased, as you show every time you post, so our per...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
- Replies: 306
- Views: 3506
Re: Waratahs vs Crusaders Match Thread
That last line out throw ?
I honestly don’t think I’ve seen a worse one .
Well done Tahs - deserved .
I honestly don’t think I’ve seen a worse one .
Well done Tahs - deserved .
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
On the journalists swallowing their bias and doing the job. I think the perfect example is Hosking, every election there was a storm about him hosting debates, and every year he was absolutely fine and shelved his ZB shock persona Good example , can’t stand the guy but he always did a bang up job .
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 2:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
No idea, are they the ones going out of business? I thought we were discussing Newshub being pulled Media !! You were insisting that A - it was leftist biased. B - that journalist just by the nature ‘of the profession’ are left orientated . Utter poohs and nonsense bordering on the paranoid . I sti...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OJ gone....
- Replies: 107
- Views: 2968
Re: OJ gone....
Especially if you only hang with rich whites .eldanielfire wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:52 pmOJ is historic, he proved that in America not just the white and rich escape justice, but the black and rich can to. A seminal moment in US race relations.
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
“TVNZ, Newshub and RNZ were all sycophants, fawning over Jacinda et al, who do you think was responsible for the creation of Ja,Cindy mania.“ That’s utter nonsense, in fact all three networks were just as aggressive going after labour especially after Covid as they have been National . How did all ...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 12:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Rats !!
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
“TVNZ, Newshub and RNZ were all sycophants, fawning over Jacinda et al, who do you think was responsible for the creation of Ja,Cindy mania.“ That’s utter nonsense, in fact all three networks were just as aggressive going after labour especially after Covid as they have been National . How did all t...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Why are journalists by the ‘very nature of their profession’ left biased ? There are plenty of right wing journalists and shock jocks , frankly that bias creates more income , especially on radio. Is it your opinion that the press is not left leaning? It is . Who owns the newspapers ? When Labour w...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:21 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Lemmie guess you think it favours the left ? Which is extremely strange given the objections of both ACT and NZ First especially. Both sides accuse it of bias , which frankly is how it should be . What are ACT and NZF’s objections? I’m talking some nonsense , and far too distracted watching a DVD ....
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Why are journalists by the ‘very nature of their profession’ left biased ?
There are plenty of right wing journalists and shock jocks , frankly that bias creates more income , especially on radio.
There are plenty of right wing journalists and shock jocks , frankly that bias creates more income , especially on radio.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Lemmie guess you think it favours the left ?
Which is extremely strange given the objections of both ACT and NZ First especially.
Both sides accuse it of bias , which frankly is how it should be .
Which is extremely strange given the objections of both ACT and NZ First especially.
Both sides accuse it of bias , which frankly is how it should be .
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/05/act-leader-david-seymour-admits-he-s-a-beneficiary-of-property-holding-trusts-after-years-of-saying-he-couldn-t-afford-to-buy.html?fbclid=IwAR0xu11e3ocscXScmvCtz4-nZemp6mEfVxrgpAYDJuXEp9OEFC4Ob_vfHb0_aem_Abz8VDInsAPl5_QmhenbtMmqWDD-O4XXv6LbAQBtfE4EHTMA...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:22 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Māori television has its moments .
I watch the commercial news for the sport .
I watch the commercial news for the sport .
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9370
- Views: 308820
Re: Israel declares state of war
Even when that belief is indirectly the cause of this whole shite? It's not though really, is it? The cause of all the shit is humans. Sometimes they're being religious, sometimes not. More like Fanaticism and insane nationalism. Religion might be on occasion an excuse or even justification but rea...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:36 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
- Replies: 815
- Views: 70824
Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Gosh Williams has made a good recovery !
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bulldog Memorial Cup: Masters 2024
- Replies: 88
- Views: 10352
Re: Bulldog Memorial Cup: Masters 2024
USA - Scheffler, Scottie (1)
GB&I - Hatton, Tyrrell (19)
Europe - Rahm, Jon (3)
Africa - Bezuidenhout, Christiaan (56)
Aus/NZ - Day, Jason (21)
RoW - Matsuyama, Hideki (12)
Wildcard - Fox, Ryan (54)
GB&I - Hatton, Tyrrell (19)
Europe - Rahm, Jon (3)
Africa - Bezuidenhout, Christiaan (56)
Aus/NZ - Day, Jason (21)
RoW - Matsuyama, Hideki (12)
Wildcard - Fox, Ryan (54)
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:28 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Yeah that’s history.
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NZ Politics Thread
- Replies: 52632
- Views: 3526493
Re: NZ Politics Thread
Let's get something done about this mess. 3 key decisions that will determine how bad the future is for NZ media https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/350241728/3-key-decisions-will-determine-how-bad-future-nz-media What would that be? They are victims of their own inadequacies and biases. People no lon...