tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post6537026141146936603..comments2024-03-29T17:12:19.648+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: Principled, Pragmatic AND Expedient? You Betcha! Replying To Paul Buchanan.Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-73999214576255348602021-04-18T13:20:09.462+12:002021-04-18T13:20:09.462+12:00The pay in academic jobs is now low. Probably less...The pay in academic jobs is now low. Probably less than a cop or a nurse. New Zealanders who are intelligent and not signed up lefties or PLA PC worshipers are discouraged. <br />Paul Buchanan is a former US State department employee in Washington and Latin America. <br />I agree with him, New Zealand's MFAT foreign service, has let this country decline. The whole aim of MFAT has been to protect the NZ farming community and it's relationship with the National Party and the redistribution of the profits from unskilled farm work to finance low grade government and defence and health workforces. Such a society is inevitably oppressive, equalist, unfair to women and out of date.<br />To preserve the outdated lifestyle we have entered into a non judgemental relationship with the Chinese dictatorship which aim is to gradually takeover NZ as living space and two aircraft carriers to cut Australia off from the USA. MFAT and Trotters view that the US defence of freedom in Israel and Chile equates with China's repression and unlimited theft of US and Russian intellectual property and Euro parents and car and tech designs represents a moral bypass worthy of the Hitchens brothers and Oliver Stone. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-7327771321272269732021-04-15T23:10:28.515+12:002021-04-15T23:10:28.515+12:00I hate the splitting of hairs that characterises t...I hate the splitting of hairs that characterises the Left's 'letters' columns. Trotter is right about our heritage but China doesn't speak a language I can cotton onto, though I was just complimenting Japan to my brother despite. By which I mean you can be opaque and alright. Chine is becoming tiresome, and they had such good PR among the historically minded.<br /><br />Democratic idealism has died. Except for me and I'm no one. My namesake uncle died for it.sumsuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133092096534660472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-77437085504182940292021-04-15T17:00:58.358+12:002021-04-15T17:00:58.358+12:00oneblokesview
Is it that Buchanan was professing a...oneblokesview<br />Is it that Buchanan was professing at a different university to yours? Or are you someone who stands tall with the knowledge needed, gained from the 'university of life'?greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-81875714592241937692021-04-15T08:53:20.766+12:002021-04-15T08:53:20.766+12:00I'm surprised and puzzled by your attack on Pa...I'm surprised and puzzled by your attack on Paul Buchanan, Chris. Do you not think we need people who, because of their individual life experiences and education see the world and us through a different lens? I'm personally grateful that he has brought to our attention the investigation by two independent journalists that has shown that we've been allowing sales of weaponry and technology that could assist in terror and mayhem in other parts of the world that we would not in any way otherwise support. This should surely not be happening and I would have thought you would also have called it out. Flaneusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484679723989740203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-92022650459804107782021-04-14T11:49:06.565+12:002021-04-14T11:49:06.565+12:00I think that word 'abuse' is becoming abus...I think that word 'abuse' is becoming abused. I protest at this word abuse, hah.<br /><br />As I have read Buchanan was very direct and critical to a Middle East student who wanted more time for complying with timeline for a paper submission. The reason was something like a death in the family, grandmother for instance. He was scathing about it implying poor work habits, and the student complained. For people who have an easy life, indulged perhaps, criticism can not be countenanced even if true.<br /><br />The University was concerned about maintaining its overseas business model and gave him the heave-ho. Or so I believe was the case.greywarblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-81015071240790214232021-04-14T09:12:12.562+12:002021-04-14T09:12:12.562+12:00Buchanan is no longer a university lecturer. Contr...Buchanan is no longer a university lecturer. Contract not renewed some years ago over a student abuse matter. He is actually a geopolitical consultant. Really.Max Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700377308425417842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-22949711934488636912021-04-13T15:45:25.635+12:002021-04-13T15:45:25.635+12:00Paul Buchanan, Golriz Ghahraman, Terry Bellamak, f...Paul Buchanan, Golriz Ghahraman, Terry Bellamak, former poverty campaigner Ricardo Menendez-March and Black Lives Matter activist Guled Mire. All immigrants to NZ who seem to have decided to come here determined to advise New Zealanders of the error of their ways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-21556577070984217722021-04-13T14:10:06.071+12:002021-04-13T14:10:06.071+12:00 geopolitical consultant
What the hell is that.
H... geopolitical consultant<br /><br />What the hell is that.<br />He is a University Lecturer.<br /><br />Buchanan seems to be is a self obsessed, opinionated elitist.<br /><br />Give him his due. He has got himself a small following.<br />Probably a lot smaller than Proud Boys, but just as myopic.<br /><br />So I wouldnt loose any sleep over his rants and raves<br /><br /><br /><br />oneblokesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747665460845683295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-72255500718990871752021-04-13T11:15:49.244+12:002021-04-13T11:15:49.244+12:00'As if the ,,, history of Uncle Sam’s murder a...'As if the ,,, history of Uncle Sam’s murder and mayhem in Latin America was perpetrated by some other power. “The process was slow and circuitous but in the end it was comprehensive and transparent.” Tell that to the victims of the Contras, Paul! Tell it to the Mayans!'<br /><br />He must mean that we all can see the results clearly, and we can. But we gape at the results of the debacle and concentrate on being wilfully ignorant of the steps, mostly dastardly that led to it. <br /><br />I think NZ has to be careful not to become an arms manufacturer - but if it can't resist because of 'pragmatism' then it needs to work for more than just one power bloc, thereby the 'principles' would display. With our desire to be a 'smart' country technologically, it is 'expedient' to be as involved with all our old feared Maurice Sendak wild things and not align ourselves only with the 5 Eyes bunch because of language and our historic connections. Over the years they have lost the gloss they professed. <br /><br />And it is no good looking for an ally without stain; we are all profane and must manage our way through the lands and seas of Mordor, trying to retain the good in our own country and see if we can be matchheads that strike a flame to reveal both our own and other countries measures, even if the striking plate is damp with blood or tears.greywarblernoreply@blogger.com