Participation was rather low in Christchurch, so how “representative” is the whole result really? Nothing to be proud of, I reckon, neither there, not in Auckland or anywhere else.

People also tend to vote who they have heard about in the MSM, and the media of course does its pre-selections, and thus only informs about candidates that they deem “worthy” to report on.

With an overly commercially focused media, dependent on advertising revenue and that paid for by business, we get a BS “democracy”, that is not true democracy. Only informed democrats and voters keep a democracy alive.

This time you are lucky, you can put your hat back in the cupboard for time being.

You fail to note, he and his partner in the action were using a DISABLED TOILET, which is similar to the unacceptable habit of some others using disabled car parks.

If that is some may call “overly PC”, then I choose to disagree with them.

I am no friend of PC madness, and it has reached somewhat worrying levels, but, there are others, who want a return to the former nasty society, Trump style, where you can insult, abuse, ridicule and hurt others and get away with it, as there are other bully types who find this quite ok.

I do not like the media fuss about this issue, but I think it is as poor a look as Bill English claiming tax payer money for subsidising his housing in Wellington.

There are still some rules and ethical standards that we should respect, I feel.

Looking forward to see you eat a hat, please post the instagram photo of it here!

The ‘owners’ worked out long ago that the best way to achieve a state of oblivious compliance and complacency is to feed the ‘livestock’ mindless entertainment and distraction; get the masses emotionally involved in matters of no significance and they won’t have the time, energy or inclination to become informed and involved in matters of significance. Commensurate with that dumbing-down agenda is to not report matters of significance or to trivialize them.

Anyone who thinks this will all end other than utterly disastrously is either grossly uninformed or is deranged. The American neocons attempts to destablise Syria and open it up to corporate control and exploitation took another setback yesterday, and they are fast running out of options. The global financial system is suffering wild gyrations. And right now Florida is being pounded, Taiwan and China having been pounded recently. Everywhere we look things are unravelling.

Meanwhile intelligent people in America are at their wits end, having to face levels of stupidity and hubris that exceed those in NZ.

‘I’ve been keeping quiet on here for some time because I’m absolutely disgusted with the escalating levels of unbelievable stupidity being exhibited by Americans. There is no end to it this (s)Election season and if the continuing trend is any indication of the future (and it probably is), we’ve not seen anything yet.

No matter which candidate is (s)Elected in November, it’s going to be a terrible time for America. Even worse however, will be what this will mean for the planet. I’m referring to how America and Americans themselves are going to respond to the new commander in chief and the dictates that will follow. It’s going to be very, very ugly. This will not be a place to be. Leave if you can.’…..

http://survivalacres.com/blog/america-is-about-to-explode/

If it was a National MP instead of a Green MP, would the New Zealand msm ignore it for a dumb rugby player?

Oh, I was wrong, it was HEADLINE news, with all kinds of excuses mentioned, saying that what Dan Carter and his made did was all totally ok and nothing to feel guilty about.

Hi Frank Christ we missed your thoughtful posts, welcome back!

Absolutely true Kropotkin,

This MSM is a “stool Pigeon for the Oligarchy” nothing more!!!!

The bloody tailors of us all.

I reckon Warner Bros were given the $49 million hand-out by Key to buy our media and they are now using our media against us all to keep their puppet Key in power!!!