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exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

i don't think i disagree with anything in clinton's deplorables speech

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 05:36

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 18:44

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Badger of Basra posted:

half might be lowballing it

yeah

tha chapo boyz say it's more like 2/3 deplorable

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 05:47

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

it's hard to argue with, and just about the only thing i can remember her saying that wasn't "trumped up trickle down"-level nonsense. so of course liberal commentators freaked out about it at the time, lol

quote:

[the other half] are people who feel that the government has let them down, the economy has let them down, nobody cares about them, nobody worries about what happens to their lives and their futures, and they�re just desperate for change. It doesn�t really even matter where it comes from. They don�t buy everything he says, but he seems to hold out some hope that their lives will be different. They won�t wake up and see their jobs disappear, lose a kid to heroin, feel like they�re in a dead end. Those are people we have to understand and empathize with as well.

i think people are fundamentally not getting the "economic anxiety" thing. these trump voters are petty bourgeois, they're "anxious" not "deprived" � that's their neighbours, their wider communities, etc.

the opioid addicts aren't voting at all.

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 06:00

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Badger of Basra posted:

was this a setup to get me to agree with them

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 06:00

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

apologies, livingtrope

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 06:32

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/PissPigGranddad/status/800615318502641664

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 06:59

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORQAnKGNxoU

rip, rip, rip, rip

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 07:00

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

i'm also glad

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 07:15

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Disinterested posted:

these animals will all die soon

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 20:00

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

is there a nate argent who's predicting le pen will lose

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 20:02

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

wish people in the lyin' media would stop using "white nationalist"

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 20:13

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/lerdybines/status/801008599363268609

# ¿ Nov 22, 2016 20:27

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Randler posted:

Nah, I think he's going for an "All Americans are nationalists, so why single out the white ones." woke-strafe.

they don't see nationalism as a bad thing, no. it's barely any stronger than "alt right"

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 05:41

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 07:09

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/NZParliament/status/801160085435101184

uh huh

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 07:22

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/guardian/status/800966830718390272
it can't fail

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 07:55

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 10:19

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAFZKcYn8qI

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 12:03

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

pictured: uspol

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 12:34

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

is an ambassador appointment an "i'm making you leave the country to kill your ambitions and stop you causing trouble for me" thing in the us?

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 19:57

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

rip

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 20:14

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

right, but ime ambassadorships get given out to retired politicians

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 20:24

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

@badge

https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonnyc/status/801061519119286272

# ¿ Nov 23, 2016 20:26

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Badger of Basra posted:

The hacked emails didn't help but IMO if they had run the exact same campaign BUT Hillary never had a private email server she would have won

i reckon being the subject of multiple fbi investigations didn't help her campaign

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 05:46

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Badger of Basra posted:

y'all should try working for the government

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 05:49

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

the fbi is a blatant fascist political tool

yeah, and americans love it

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 05:54

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Avshalom posted:

also when the fbi were like "HEY THERE'S NEW EVIDENCE WE'RE REOPENING THE CASE" like a week before the election and then "HAHA JUST KIDDING THERE'S NO NEW EVIDENCE, WELP HAVE FUN VOTING" at the absolute last moment even australian conservatives were like are you loving kidding me

ppl going "NO! not the sanctity of the fbi!" was pretty funny tho

Badger of Basra posted:

everyone in new zealand has a pension though, and free milk courtesy of big govt

quaffing a frosty 2L as we speak :cheers:

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 06:03

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Badger of Basra posted:

is every pension called a superannuation or only the one run by the government off payroll taxes

all of them https://fma.govt.nz/compliance/superannuation/

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 06:12

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

remember this from a couple of years ago, lol

Berke Negri posted:

the guy that i can't remember is the tankie or not is right on this, at least

it's thirdpartyview

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 06:20

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

i'm mad at the nz greens, again

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 06:57

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

why

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI_pMYtVSTE

as part of their continued journey to being the party of middle-class national voters who also like bicycles, they now support "sustainable" immigration (massive cuts)

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 07:11

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

they smell the nazi tide on the wind and adjust accordingly

at least this looks good compared to australia's concentration camp strategy

as i've always said, ecology is a worthless ideology on which to base a political movement. last election they dropped the 'left wing economics' bit of their platform to get more votes, and failed to get more votes :thumbsup:

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 07:20

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

the real pros know that it's left wing economics and virulent xenophobia that's the real winner

national socialism if you will

that's the 'new zealand first party' (if by left wing economics you mean mainstream 70s policy)

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 07:42

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

i await their collaboration with the trump administration

they're quite a diverse party

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 07:53

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/mikiebarb/status/801609526382358528

mikey

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 09:07

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

https://twitter.com/nzherald/status/801586158689992704

:discourse:

'in which grew up in'

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 09:34

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Volkerball posted:

At work til 7 and all the bosses took vacation and nobody gives a poo poo about poo poo. What's a good YouTube documentary i haven't seen to watch on my phone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDE4VX_9Kk

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 10:57

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

this owns:

Uber came to Parliament today hoping to win over MPs deciding what the future of the taxi industry will look like.

But the company's Australasian executives ran into some resistance from MPs who appeared to be struggling with the very concept of a disruptive ride-sharing business.

Appearing before Parliament's Transport Committee, Uber New Zealand general manager Richard Menzies tried to argue that the company should not have to adopt outdated taxi requirements like logbooks, signage and stringent driver and vehicle checks.

But first he was forced to explain to the committee, over and over again, that Uber was not a "rank and hail" taxi company.

National MP Alastair Scott was the first to bite.

"We're concerned that you could get some gypsy operators who are not licensed by anyone appearing on a taxi rank."

Labour MP Sue Moroney interjected, offering a more politically-correct term: "Cowboys".

"Cowboys, gypsies, whatever," Scott said.

Menzies politely explained that an Uber vehicle could only be ordered through its app.

"People can't simply spot at Uber and jump into random car," he said.

Labour MP Sue Moroney wasn't convinced.

"How do you know that? How do you know that people who are your drivers are not sitting at taxi stands or being hailed?"

Menzies, looking slightly bemused, said: "We don't use taxi ranks."

Green MP Jan Logie noted that the law change would allow Uber to use taxi ranks - how did Uber feel about that?

Menzies, again: "The way our system is currently set up, we don't need taxi ranks."

At that point National backbencher Paul Foster-Bell appeared to sum up the situation: "Do you think Parliament should be grasping that this is a different paradigm we are talking about?"

Menzies began spelling out the benefits of the company. By putting more people in fewer cars, he said, the company had reduced carbon emissions in New Zealand by 55 metric tonnes.

Moroney had more pressing concerns. Under the law changes, Uber cars would be able to use transit lanes on New Zealand motorways.

Wouldn't it be worth signing up as an Uber driver just to use transit lanes? she asked. And how could you tell whether it was an Uber car using a transit lane if it was unmarked?

For once, Menzies appeared to be caught off-guard. "I'm not 100 per cent familiar with all the details," he said.

As it was becoming apparent that no MP on the committee had ever used the Uber service, National MP and technophile Maurice Williamson piped up that he was a "massive fan".

But he did not favour the ordinary Uber, he said. He wanted to know when Uber New Zealand would roll out Uber Black - the company's VIP service.

By now, Uber's committee appearance had gone well overtime. But Moroney wanted one last shot, asking Uber whether it would actually follow any rules set by Parliament.

"All I want to hear is that you won't be breaking the law," she said.

Menzies raised his hands in front of his face, wordlessly, as the committee chairman brought the session to a close.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 11:39

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

Swan Oat posted:

how can you tell it doesnt have a finished basement from the picture

nz houses generally don't have basements. we're in the midst of a housing crisis, and the government is selling off state houses 😂

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 19:58

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 18:44

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

kustomkarkommando posted:

You could always use the traditional line of selling housing stock to raise money to build more state housing

lol

# ¿ Nov 24, 2016 20:00

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