Is a shouting match the best we can do?
“Bomber Bradbury claims that those who operate in this manner ‘deserve our contempt.’ Forgive me if I’m skeptical that this is going to be a constructive approach.” – Jonathan Ayling @NZFreeSpeech
“Bomber Bradbury claims that those who operate in this manner ‘deserve our contempt.’ Forgive me if I’m skeptical that this is going to be a constructive approach.” – Jonathan Ayling @NZFreeSpeech
“Will the longest-term impacts of Covid-lockdown in New Zealand actually, in the end, be the impact on physical activity?” – Mike Grimshaw
“including us (Jews) would feed the majority interpretation of minorities as powerless, which is a comforting narrative to the majority, and why they incessantly promote it” – @AKADaneGiraud
It’s been a while since my last piece, but I’ve had to take time out to overcome the writer’s block whilst trying to make sense of what is happening in New Zealand. And what is apparent is there is a big push towards teaching our children RSE (Relationship and sexuality education) that is being led […]
“… to call McCarthy Trumpian is to only tell half of the story. What is so chilling about the Senator as depicted – and reassuring about our own age – is that McCarthy operated like Trump and the ‘woke’ cancel-culture crowd rolled into one” @AKADaneGiraud
A school friend of Cave’s in Melbourne in the 1970s, Tracy became the bassist in Nick’s earlier band, The Birthday Party, which brilliantly wreaked havoc in Melbourne and London through the early 1980s
“The @NZHumanRights advice above around “trans people” doesn’t appear to give a complete picture of a service provider’s options and obligations…” – @KatrinaBiggs2
Nothing gets fanbases more fired up than perceived injustice against their team. If social media has taught us anything, it’s that anger and frustration fuel clicks and engagement far more than love and acceptance.
“Defend the rights of freedom of assembly and freedom of speech for all.” – @JamesRobbNZ
“Now is the time for everyone who thinks of themselves as progressive – I’m looking at you @CitizenBomber – to stop these constant attacks on “wokeness” and focus on the real enemy of progress” …. So read the tweet by NZME columnist Simon Wilson, who clearly views a moratorium on any criticism of the ‘woke’ […]