• Sensible commentary

    From Tony@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 15 02:13:02 2023
    XPost: nz.politics

    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the government publishes. https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Apr 15 04:42:02 2023
    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the government publishes. https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a
    clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal
    less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sat Apr 15 18:02:08 2023
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the
    government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So >Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road
    deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is
    usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after
    both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear
    debate . . .

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Apr 15 06:26:33 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the
    government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So >>Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road
    deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is
    usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after
    both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear
    debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Apr 15 00:43:36 2023
    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 6:26:35 PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gor...@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >>> government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So
    Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road >deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is >usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after
    both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear >debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.
    Highly politicized bullshit like most of this isn't either. Hell he hasn't even followed his own high handed rules and provided a cite for his weak and useless opinion. But what else would you expect from someone who believes that if you think you are a
    women then you are. A totally unscientific load of lies typical of Rich and the government he blindly supports!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 15 02:57:58 2023
    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 9:44:27 PM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:26:33 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gor...@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >>>> government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >>>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >>>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >>>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >>>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >>>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So
    Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >>>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road >>deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other >>purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are >>normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is >>usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after >>both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries >>that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons >>other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear >>debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.
    So prove that the article mentioned was published either by the
    government or with money from the government - you can;t, so you
    whiffle around, go off tpic, and complain about everyone else.
    Just stay on topic, Tony!
    The one Tony cited may not. But this from Newshub is! https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/political-commentator-says-christopher-luxon-comes-across-as-decent-bloke-but-struggling-to-be-a-politician.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sat Apr 15 21:40:03 2023
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:26:33 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >>>> government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >>>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >>>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >>>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >>>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >>>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So >>>Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >>>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road >>deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is >>usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after
    both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear >>debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.

    So prove that the article mentioned was published either by the
    government or with money from the government - you can;t, so you
    whiffle around, go off tpic, and complain about everyone else.
    Just stay on topic, Tony!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to bowesjohn02@gmail.com on Sun Apr 16 08:03:03 2023
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:57:58 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 9:44:27?PM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:26:33 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gor...@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >> >>>> government publishes.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >> >>>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >> >>>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >> >>>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >> >>>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >> >>>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So
    Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >> >>>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road
    deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is
    usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after
    both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear
    debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.
    So prove that the article mentioned was published either by the
    government or with money from the government - you can;t, so you
    whiffle around, go off tpic, and complain about everyone else.
    Just stay on topic, Tony!
    The one Tony cited may not. But this from Newshub is! >https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/political-commentator-says-christopher-luxon-comes-across-as-decent-bloke-but-struggling-to-be-a-politician.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

    That is political comment; it is not journalism - and see also this https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/paula-bennett-defends-christopher-luxon-amid-criticism-of-national-leader-struggling-as-politician.html

    Newshub does try to be a little balanced, unlike The Herald where
    Hoskins rants are seldom countered with another view.

    To an extent these articles are based on political polls - where not
    even Farrrar can sugar-coat the failure of Luxon to attract personal
    support, even from many National voters. He has surrounded himself
    with quite a few losers - Uffindell is apparently now their spokesman
    for Police! Essentially he is not a politician, and he has not had
    the time to develop those skills - he lacks empathy, and does not have
    the background to explain policies. But everyone can see that he is
    trying - some would say very trying!

    Certainly we have too much cheap comment as space or time fillers in
    our commercial media, and much of it is unbalanced, just like personal
    comment on nz.general, but most see through that and attempt to
    genuinely debate - you should try it sometime, John Bowes . . .

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Apr 15 20:23:44 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:26:33 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >>>>> government publishes.
    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a >>>>clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the >>>>Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other >>>>countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron >>>>appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal >>>>less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So >>>>Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a >>>>doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road >>>deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are >>>normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is >>>usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after >>>both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense.
    I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons >>>other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear >>>debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105.

    So prove that the article mentioned was published either by the
    government or with money from the government - you can;t, so you
    whiffle around, go off tpic, and complain about everyone else.
    Just stay on topic, Tony!
    I didn't at any time say where that article was published. Do atay on topic. And stop the childish sarcasm.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 15 15:18:56 2023
    On Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 8:07:31 AM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:57:58 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 9:44:27?PM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 06:26:33 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On 15 Apr 2023 04:42:02 GMT, Gordon <Gor...@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    On 2023-04-15, Tony <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the
    government publishes.

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice


    I liked this from the comments

    "Has anyone noticed Seymour does not engage in spin.
    Agree with him or not - it is refreshing to have a
    politician say what he thinks without the statement
    clouded with nonsense words, and meaning different
    from the actual statement".

    Whether you agree or disagree his view point is clear and you can have a
    clear debate. You do not have to think what the message is.

    The point not made by David is that Onicron changed the landscape and the
    Goverment still has not got in back pedal mode as is being done in other
    countries. ( Can not admit we were wrong Oh no!) In Nov 21 when Omicron
    appeared in Uganda the doctors said, very tramismissible but a great deal
    less deadly. The rest of the world could not see that this was the case. So
    Omicron got on a plane and showed them first hand.

    Natural immunity is now working just fine.

    The Swiss have stopped Covid vacinations apart from on demand and with a
    doctors agreement.

    This act of holding onto power is certainly telling.
    Indeed it is - Covid deaths are likely to be around 4 times our road
    deaths; they are likely to require a couple of hundred hospital beds
    and time of medical staff that we would prefer to use for other
    purposes, and we are heading into winter when health services are
    normally stretched already. Accepting professional medical advice is
    usually a good idea. and 2 more months of standing down to look after >> >>both yourself and those you may otherwise infect makes a lot of sense. >> >>I suspect there are a lot of things that are done in other countries
    that we do not follow. If there are rational and scientific reasons
    other than your reliance on Ugandan practice then let us have a clear >> >>debate . . .
    Gosh what a silly post. Simply being sarcastic is not debate Rich80105. >> So prove that the article mentioned was published either by the
    government or with money from the government - you can;t, so you
    whiffle around, go off tpic, and complain about everyone else.
    Just stay on topic, Tony!
    The one Tony cited may not. But this from Newshub is! >https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/political-commentator-says-christopher-luxon-comes-across-as-decent-bloke-but-struggling-to-be-a-politician.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
    That is political comment; it is not journalism - and see also this https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/04/paula-bennett-defends-christopher-luxon-amid-criticism-of-national-leader-struggling-as-politician.html
    This was not paid for by NZ on Air aka the Labour party.

    Newshub does try to be a little balanced, unlike The Herald where
    Hoskins rants are seldom countered with another view.

    Newshub is about as balanced as you are Rich. In other words total bent in it's support of NZ's worst government ever! As to the Herald. They give a feral fijian Indian tranny a platform to broadcast it's hatefull diatribe against anyone who disagrees
    with it's demands to be allowed to use womens toilets and changing rooms and for trannys to be able to cheat by competing against women!

    To an extent these articles are based on political polls - where not
    even Farrrar can sugar-coat the failure of Luxon to attract personal support, even from many National voters. He has surrounded himself
    with quite a few losers - Uffindell is apparently now their spokesman
    for Police! Essentially he is not a politician, and he has not had
    the time to develop those skills - he lacks empathy, and does not have
    the background to explain policies. But everyone can see that he is
    trying - some would say very trying!

    Rich. You're not just one eyed, you have BOTH eyes screwed shut! You ignore what Labour is doing to destroy our country as a viable nation and push the anti democratic, anti women and anti freedom policies of your feral Labour party as though they can do
    nothing wrong when in fact they're incapable of doing any thing right because they lean so far to the left!
    Articles based on polls? What the fuck are you on Rich. Whatever it is it gives you delusions of grandeur a sure sign of you being mentally unbalanced like your little sweetheart Shaneel Lal!

    Certainly we have too much cheap comment as space or time fillers in
    our commercial media, and much of it is unbalanced, just like personal comment on nz.general, but most see through that and attempt to
    genuinely debate - you should try it sometime, John Bowes . . .

    If you ever do Rich it'll be a miracle!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Crash@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Apr 16 12:08:11 2023
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:13:02 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >government publishes. >https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice

    All a bit of a nonsense really. While we may have regulatory
    requirements with positive RAT results, enforcement is not possible so compliance is totally optional. It is not worth the effort to expose
    such farcical regulation because we can continue to ignore it.


    --
    Crash McBash

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Crash on Sun Apr 16 04:27:26 2023
    On 2023-04-16, Crash <nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
    On Sat, 15 Apr 2023 02:13:02 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Yes of course it has political overtones but so does anything that the >>government publishes. >>https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131777857/david-seymour-covid-isolation-rules-reflect-bad-decisions-based-on-bad-advice

    All a bit of a nonsense really. While we may have regulatory
    requirements with positive RAT results, enforcement is not possible so compliance is totally optional. It is not worth the effort to expose
    such farcical regulation because we can continue to ignore it.


    I think ACT's main point was that even risk adverse countries now have put
    the Covid pandemic into history and should not NZ follow suit, as after all
    at the beginning we did not do a Sweden.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)