The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 26th March 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Year: 2017
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Common cause in civilian ‘collateral damage’ in Afghanistan or London
Nicky Hager and John Stephenson’s new book, Hit and Run, claims the NZ SAS carried out a revenge raid on an Afghani village which killed six and injured 15 civilians, including women and children. In response, the jaded and inhumane say ‘civilians die in war’, ‘human collateral damage is inevitable’.
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Labour and Green’s promise to uphold neoliberal dogmas – why?
The strange part of Labour and the Greens signing up to tired dogmas from the past is that people actually don’t care about them. Only the ruling elites do. There are not many votes there. That’s Math.
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Not Being Venezuela: The Political Logic of the Labour/Green “Budget Responsibility Rules”.
FOR THOSE WHO THINK Labour and the Greens are being too cautious, economically-speaking, I have only one word: “Venezuela”. Andrew Little may not resemble Hugo Chavez in the slightest. Nor are Labour and the Greens, by any stretch of the imagination, Bolivarian revolutionaries. But, to hear the Right tell the story, New Zealanders are being courted by dangerously left-wing political parties.
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Justice depends on freedom of speech
The New Zealand Jewish Council (NZJC) has declared its opposition to the idea of new hate-crime legislation. NZJC President, Stephen Goodman, explained the Council’s position, commenting that: “Freedom of speech is much too important to restrict, unless there is also a threat of violence involved”.
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GUEST BLOG: Willie Jackson – Courageous Move from Labour Māori MPs
Congratulations to Labour’s Māori seat Members of Parliament who have asked to not be included on the parties list for this year’s election.
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GUEST BLOG: The Opportunities Party – Crossing to the Dark Side
Young progressives, I’m sorry to tell you that you have lost a father figure this week. A father of your movement Chris Skytrotter was killed by an evil turncoat known as Darth Boomer.
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Political Caption Competition
The only thing that could make this image more awkward would be a person dressed as a zebra…
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Daily Blog Guerrilla Radio – Foo Fighters – Everlong
Daily Blog Guerrilla Radio – Foo Fighters – Everlong
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TDB Top 5 International Stories: Saturday 25th March 2017
5: Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline
4: Will House Republicans “Jump Off the Cliff” and Cut Healthcare for 24 Million Americans?
3: A Louisiana Town Plagued by Pollution Shows Why Cuts to the EPA Will Be Measured in Illnesses and Deaths
2: Obama Breaks His Silence Before ‘Trumpcare’ Vote
1: Millions of UK workers at risk of being replaced by robots, study says