Comments on: REVIEW: Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Why NZ on Air should weep

By: Tuibelle

Tuibelle — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:30:44 +0000

Part 3 is ffn scary the coal and fossil fuel industry and climate scientists prog that any one single event could tip the scales. We are hurtling towards catastrophe and nothing is being done by our politicians who are all power-hungry psychopaths including NZ govt (s) of present and past.

By: mikesh

mikesh — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 19:33:49 +0000

In reply to roblogic. Can't get you out of my head is available, also, on thoughtmaybe.org.

By: Marianne Hepple

Marianne Hepple — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:24:23 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on that doco series. I made the mistake of watching the first ep of Citizens Handbook. Should come with a warning that it is super anti-White and woke. As in RNZ’s Land of the Long White Cloud ‘white guilt’ series, which thought it was serious, this supposed comedy portrayed James Cook as an effete ponsy English toff. Why do Maori and their woke allies find this completely inaccurate assessment of Cook (a hardworking, intelligent and remarkably compassionate Yorkshireman) funny? I just reach for the off button

By: OnceWasTim

OnceWasTim — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 05:15:06 +0000

Ekshully, I forget – because there are those that’ll probably never get a mention. Gill Bonnet is one. Her efforts rival those of Michael Morrah. Most would never be aware of some of the dysfunction that exists in our gummint institutions – INZ and the LI in particular. In fact, I’d credit her and Morrah forsome of them finally having to get off their chuffs and do their jobs.
There are others. Many find themselves having to shuffle into little pozzies where opportunities arise. Fonseka …. Kilgallon …

By: OnceWasTim

OnceWasTim — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 04:51:42 +0000

Quite a few at Concert FM (although a diminishing number due to the bullshit artists pulling the levers). Colin Peacock – who really should be the editor in chief, and his sidekicks; Paul Brennan, Lynne Freeman, Kim Hill – quite a few really. One or two of the newcomers – the cadets. And as far as people with journalistic values (partisan considerations aside), you could include Lisa Owen, Susie Fergusson and others.
I bet you’d be surprised at how some of them vote. Or don’t.
Take the good with the bad. Christ! I sometimes do my best to tolerate “old school Jessie”, although I worry he’s about to bring out a Bible and start preaching at any moment. (There’s something about Jessie – can’t put my finger on it, and even if I could, I wouldn’t really want to)
You’ve got to remember though, that anyone that’s been through having to cut their colours in the age where the neo-liberal religion became fashionable is going to be at least slightly tainted. I’d line anyone of them up against their commercial radio rivals, and they’d excel.

Not to say though that there isn’t quite a bit of very ugly dross

By: Afewknowthetruth

Afewknowthetruth — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:01:34 +0000

Thanks for the heads up on the latest Adam Curtis brilliance, Martyn.

Also essential viewing are Adam Curtis’s ‘The Century of the Self’ and ‘The Power of Nightmares’.

Nothing beats Albert Bartlett’s ‘Arithmetic Population and Energy’, though.

By: Tuibelle

Tuibelle — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:57:02 +0000

I’ve watched all of Adam Curtis documentaries and this one is the most sobering sums everything up perfectly

By: Afewknowthetruth

Afewknowthetruth — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:55:01 +0000

In reply to OnceWasTim.

Permaculture and Powerdown are definitely worse for banks and corporations because they reduce profits and make people healthier.

And Permaculture and Powerdown are bad for governments because they reduce the tax-take and reduce the control governments have over the populace.

I worked out about 15 years ago why there is ZERO OFFICIAL SUPPORT for initiatives that actually work, and perpetual throwing of TAXPAYERS’ money at initiatives that don’t work and make matters worse.

By: nanchuan

nanchuan — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:39:14 +0000

Can watch them here…
https://thoughtmaybe.com
Along with other films by Adam Curtis et al.

By: saveNZ

saveNZ — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:22:18 +0000

An impressive and well spoken rant, Bomber. Sadly government has swallowed the cool aid of woke right wing supremacy so it probably falls on deaf ears.

Real journalism that effects communities and real solutions from real experts (not paid propaganda) isn’t really out there in the media.