Category Archives: politics

Neoliberalism: The Beast Thou shall not name

Posted on May 5, 2016 by admin

Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems One of the most interesting pieces I read recently was by George Monbiot in The Guardian about Neoliberalism – the ideology at the root of all our problems It opened … Continue reading →

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Switzerland of the South: The Kim Dotcom Defence

Posted on April 12, 2016 by admin

Key’s Vision: Switzerland of the South In the Weekend Herald of March 26 Fran o’Sullivan wrote about John Key’s Vision for New Zealand. She is known to be comfortable with the present neoliberal economic system. She is close enough to give us valuable insight into the thinking … Continue reading →

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“Criminal” gang shows more compassion than Government

Posted on April 4, 2016 by admin

Dangerous Drug Laws There is no law more harmful to the common good than the drug laws still enforced in most countries around the world including New Zealand. The hideous thing about it is the fact that they have been deliberately designed to … Continue reading →

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One picture worth a 1000 words

Posted on March 17, 2016 by admin

Recently former first lady Nancy Reagan – the one who introduced astrology into all the important White House decision making – has died. At her funeral this photo was taken : President Bush II & Hillary Clinton If there was … Continue reading →

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US Elections : Reality TV with Consequences

Posted on March 8, 2016 by admin

Consequences for New Zealand Even as far removed as we possibly can get from the US election circus we cannot avoid watching it. It is on our TV, radio and in the newspapers. Lets asses if the media got it right … Continue reading →

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US Supreme Court Justice Scalia’s Valentine’s Gift

Posted on February 16, 2016 by admin

Is it a gift to New Zealand ? If we like it or not the US Supreme Court matters to us in New Zealand as much as the rest of the “Western” world. We just signed the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement … Continue reading →

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Waitangi Week with a Happy Ending

Posted on February 8, 2016 by admin

Lets not get into the annual Waitangi Day racist redneck rants of the uneducated idiots populating our media. They are just a sad indictment of their barren minds and of their media handlers’ desire to find an ever lower common … Continue reading →

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Church of Neoliberalism

Posted on January 5, 2016 by admin

Traditional Religions I was baptised and raised as a Christian with Sunday school and later confirmation. To be precise I was a Protestant, which according to Monty Python’s “Meaning of Life” allowed me to buy condoms. However before I ever had … Continue reading →

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One Photo worth $ 276,753.05

Posted on December 8, 2015 by admin

To be precise it was not just this one photo but the one photo opportunity, which lead to this photo and the rest of the coverage of John Key’s last visit to New Zealand troops in Iraq, which cost the … Continue reading →

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We are better than this

Posted on December 1, 2015 by admin

The recent Canadian election campaign, which ended in the defeat of the conservative Harper government featured one outstanding campaign ad. It was not produced by the opposition but Adbusters, the Vancouver based anti-consumerist organisation. Even if it is pretty shocking … Continue reading →

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