tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post130182279625341805..comments2024-03-29T00:44:42.046+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Keeping The Nation In National - The First In A Series Looking At The Four Main Political Parties.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-44620232114635417882017-07-06T20:02:29.186+12:002017-07-06T20:02:29.186+12:00GS
Key sure had designs on NZ. He had something ...GS<br />Key sure had designs on NZ. He had something for everyone, really street-wise, almost a Banksy in his ability to speak to people's psyches!greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-84274651278404166342017-07-06T16:31:45.402+12:002017-07-06T16:31:45.402+12:00"They are chasms!"
To you they might app..."They are chasms!"<br />To you they might appear to be chasms. But the general public may well only see the papering over. :) But John Key is not in the driver's seat, and he was always a better decorator than Bill English.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-75156992117258744782017-07-06T11:31:53.583+12:002017-07-06T11:31:53.583+12:00Cracks? They are chasms!
Cracks? They are chasms!<br />peteswriteplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474922953916383101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-70973133716266176922017-07-06T11:04:28.329+12:002017-07-06T11:04:28.329+12:00My understanding is that Hargest was a brigadier?
...My understanding is that Hargest was a brigadier?<br /><br />Certainly if you read through the history he made numerous tactical errors in the defence of Crete.<br /><br />Oddly there's a high school in Invercargill named after this military failure.Pluggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-79124543844773017272017-07-06T10:48:40.653+12:002017-07-06T10:48:40.653+12:00National is the party of order and tradition; the ...National is the party of order and tradition; the party of hierarchy: and of the firm belief that there is a right way, and a wrong way, to do things.<br />..........<br />Hmmm. Read Kiwibloggers discussing the ins and outs - ups and downs of whether Auckland house prices will tank. They even seem to be admitting that laundered money needs to be factored in. That's the National Party? <br />http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2017/07/auckland_house_prices_stabilise.html#commentsjhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-40366963151682742332017-07-06T10:47:35.881+12:002017-07-06T10:47:35.881+12:00National’s defence of the national interest now co...<i> National’s defence of the national interest now consisted of urging New Zealanders to embrace the logic of globalisation by becoming more competitive, more innovative, and more flexible vis-à-vis the wider world.<br /><br /> John Key, the highly successful international currency trader, epitomised the attributes and values of this “new” New Zealander – exuding an easy confidence which persuaded not only National voters, but also large numbers of erstwhile Labour voters, that the Left/Right “tribal” politics of yesteryear had been superseded.</i><br /><br />I fear that this notion of a successful materialistic country being the highest achievement to wish for has spread like an epidemic in NZ and <br />after 30 years infection become endemic as affluenza.* Like Pavlov's dogs most rise to the bait. The few are scraping at the cracks to widen them, providing medical care for the patient while trying to reach the vital organs and clear them - colonial irrigation anyone?<br /><br />* Affluenza: a concept with a 1997 PBS documentary of the same name[2] and the subsequent book, Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (2001, revised in 2005, 2014). Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (2001, revised in 2005, 2014). <br /><br />These works define affluenza as "a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more"....<br /><br />In 2007, British psychologist Oliver James asserted that there was a correlation between the increasing occurrence of affluenza and the resulting increase in material inequality: the more unequal a society, the greater the unhappiness of its citizens. Wikipedia<br /><br />And Merriam Webster:<br />Definition of affluenza - first known use 1973.<br /> : the unhealthy and unwelcome psychological and social effects of affluence regarded especially as a widespread societal problem: such as: feelings of guilt, lack of motivation, and social isolation experienced by wealthy people<br /> Even so, psychologists are slowly recognizing that great riches are sometimes accompanied by a wealth of crippling emotional and psychological fears. Affluenza can be acute, striking lottery winners or newly minted doctors and M.B.A.s. It can also be a chronic and pervasive condition in families where riches extend through generations. — Anastasia Toufexis et al.<br /> b : extreme materialism and consumerism associated with the pursuit of wealth and success and resulting in a life of chronic dissatisfaction, debt, overwork, stress, and impaired relationships<br /> Affluenza is particularly rampant in the United States, where we place a high priority on financial success and material possessions. — David Hawkinsgreywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-12467749041326396142017-07-06T07:21:12.396+12:002017-07-06T07:21:12.396+12:00Grey – I might be being a bit optimistic here, but...Grey – I might be being a bit optimistic here, but there seemed to be cracks appearing around the areas of housing and health. Let's just hope that there is enough time between now and the election for them to mature.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-37531069489133070502017-07-05T21:14:45.411+12:002017-07-05T21:14:45.411+12:00My computer has worn an electronic path to your bl...My computer has worn an electronic path to your blog. It must have been very interesting being in UK for this election Chris.<br /><br /><br />I wonder how long National can continue bathing themselves in Teflon and telling porkies that should disgrace and disturb the intelligence of their members. One seriously wonders at the cuteness and lack of acuteness of such a large part of the more wealthy NZ citizens.greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-56086825573635866902017-07-05T14:26:18.536+12:002017-07-05T14:26:18.536+12:00And the future?And the future?peteswriteplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474922953916383101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-88905167561132126282017-07-05T09:46:19.359+12:002017-07-05T09:46:19.359+12:00Thank God. Welcome back Chris. My breakfast readin...Thank God. Welcome back Chris. My breakfast reading was bare without this.Guerilla Surgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427876447124021423noreply@blogger.com