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I have to be honest, any moderator on a supposedly “left wing” blog site that is reduced to calling me a “right wing nut job” is just pretending… I say this as a lifelong labour voter, and a committed socialist… I realise now, of course, that I was probably dealing with someone who doesn’t know the difference between attempts at realism, and fascism.. Considering the fact that, as has been stated on this site, the membership of the current government have nobody , apart from Andrew Little (worked as a lawyer for the unions) who comes from a trade, or union background.. What was the term..? PMC (professional management class).. Then just how credible can they be? I will say, that as a socialist, I was both disgusted, and disappointed with most of the rubbish that passed for “left wing” comment on that site…To think that they are regarded as the “standard bearer” for left wing activism, or debate, just makes me want to escape again to where there are real grownups, who can see the wood for the trees..
PMC – synonym for Blairite.
According to one of the mods I am right wing too (?!). Mod concerned directed a fair amount of venom my way which was disproportionate to anything I typed, or at least I thought so over a period of a couple of weeks. Not sure if they confused me with someone else or if perhaps common sense was offensive to their extreme left politics. Oh well.
I got told to take a break by someone who I thought was one of the more reasonable moderators. I only read the beginning of his bold type and thought ‘here we go’. The crime: repeating what Parekura Horomia had said to me personally after an Air NZ pilot was diplomatically trying to ready a Metroliner for takeoff which involved having me ask some of the people I was travelling with (my “team”) to switch seats. Mr Horomia and I both thought it funny (as in haha, chuckle chuckle giggle giggle) at the time. Not so the moderator who was at pains to be offended on Parekura’s part – who genuinely could not have given a shit. Our sympathies were with the pilot trying to do it all on the ‘down low’.
I don’t think I’ve bothered to read anything at the standard ever since – which is probably my loss. I ‘spose I should check it out again sometime ‘cos they do “try hards” – and that’s not a reference to constipated turds, and because there are a few Labour Party “movers and shakers” – at least in their own minds, who read it.
I’ll just refrain from making comments in case I’m cancelled. That’d be ever so devastating to my gorgeous ego (NOT). I don’t know how I could cope!
haven’t been at all interested in The Standard since they banned me for challenging the bullshit they were promoting.
The are probably still are promoting bullshit centred on LINO politicians being worthy of support, when the reverse is the case.
Stop supporting LINO and we might start to make some progress.
Yeah what was it, Assade chemicaled his own people (he didn’t) its misogynist if you vote for Sanders and not Hillary Clinton. Julian Assange is a rapist. Glen Greenwald is transphobic.
Fuck the weird ass standard.
Yes. I hope LPrent is okay – It sounds like a really mean virus.
Just good it wasn’t covid π
And yes, we need all the clear thinking ‘Left’ voices we can get, out there. There’s a dearth of them here in AO/ NZ.
“And yes, we need all the clear thinking βLeftβ voices we can get, out there”
Indeed. From wherever they come from. Swinging that pendulum left by whatever means after 3 or more decades of neo-lib shite is worth it.
Anyone know whatβs going on with the Standard being down.?
Hi Anker.
I have read The Standard is down so maintenance and repairs can be carried out. Also Lyn has not been well, but is working on getting the site up and running again in a few days.