It is hard to know what to take from the US border crisis. On the one hand, the rhetoric and actions were so reminiscent of 1930s Germany that it would be easy to argue that Nazism has officially arrived in the White House. On the other hand, the embarrassing backdown shows that Trumpism is far from all-powerful and may be just a blip in the system, a passing fad.
If I sound like a gushing fan girl, I totally am! I’ve been to a lot of gigs over my 35odd years bouncing around the music scene, so it takes a lot for me to get really excited these days about a new band.
If, when travelling on the busy modern divided four-lane highway running down the steep hill from Jerusalem, eastward, on your way to Jericho, you were to look out the window on either side , you’d be shocked by the poverty, and wonder , who are these people, why are they so poor, how can anyone live like this.
I awoke early on my first day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to catch the women walking to work in droves. I must have seen thousands, not a child between them, all walking stoically toward the fenced factory doors, their brightly coloured dresses and scarves surreal in the bleak grey surroundings.
With NZ falling further and further behind in this booming new industry, its hoped so and soon. But is it too little too late? The referendum for Cannabis is also due for 2019, so has the canna movement missed the boat to make a serious impact on the law decision? And where are all the big investors who are willing to put the money in? Are the big corporations that influential?
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