• Contempt

    From Tony@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 23 02:25:55 2023
    XPost: nz.politics

    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the traditions of parliament.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to Tony on Fri Sep 22 21:23:03 2023
    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59 PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to bowesjohn02@gmail.com on Sat Sep 23 20:44:30 2023
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly
    pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 23 03:46:51 2023
    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 8:52:37 PM UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!
    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    Doesn't bloody matter! At present Labour are a caretaker government which doesn't mean wasting money on overseas trips to sign an agreement we haven't been told about. Once again Winston is bang on the money and you're acting like the ignorant pos we've
    all learned to treat with contempt!


    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    You Rich have been sucked in by the worst government in NZ history! Funny how far-left nutters like you keep attacking and twisting reality to fit your red tinged view of what is right. Though considering how far left you are Rich. Right wouldn't even be
    a faint memory for you.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Sep 23 20:06:41 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. There are no far right parties in this election.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Sep 23 13:51:10 2023
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 9:06:44 AM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    The political clown is incapable of learning or changing Tony! His behaviour over the years proves this beyond a doubt!
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. There are no far right parties in this election.
    There are however far left political parties and the imbecilic Rich blindly supports them!

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  • From James Christophers@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Sep 23 14:37:21 2023
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 9:06:44 AM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. There are no far right parties in this election.

    In fact, in both global and commonwealth politics, New Zealand's behaviour and tendencies are viewed and treated as communistic, making her politically "unreliable". Her status at the conference table is inevitably diminished and, with it, any potential
    power and influence she might well have enjoyed.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Sep 24 10:42:33 2023
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >There are no far right parties in this election.

    Tony, you and John Bowes are what used to be called "useful idiots" -
    those that will vote for a poorer economic result for themselves.

    See : https://www.politicalcompass.org/nz2023
    "You might not have heard of the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-right
    US think tank that has evolved into a policy arm of the Republican
    Party, influencing its shift to more hardline conservative positions
    in recent decades. Its Index on Economic Freedom, an annual appraisal
    of 184 national economies, applauds those that are most friendly to
    business, especially concerning tax codes. In other words, the most
    right-wing economies. During the last six years of Labour government,
    New Zealand has consistently been in the top five, even level-pegging
    with Singapore in the number one slot. The Heritage Foundation praises
    New Zealand on a number of criteria, including its fleible labour regulations. On the economic scale, the mainstream medias default
    description of Labour as centre left contrasts with the Heritage
    Foundations global perspective.

    At the end of two three-year terms of Labour government and certain
    additional welfare provisions, the countrys overall child poverty
    numbers have simply plateaued, with one in nine children still living
    in households below the poverty line. Public housing wait lists are
    spiralling, and a 2023 Inland Revenue report shows that the countrys
    311 wealthiest families pay 8.9 percent of their income in tax,
    compared with 10.5 percent required of minimum wage workers.

    Given her phenomenal popularity until relatively recently,
    international celebrity prime minister Jacinda Arderns resignation
    last January caught the country by surprise. Her lower-profile
    successor, Chris Hipkins, promises to concentrate on bread and
    butter issues. Even in a coalition with the further left Greens and
    the Maori Party, the polls still predict a win for Christopher Luxons conservative National Party, probably in coalition with the further
    right libertarian ACT party. Despite the likelihood of an
    ultra-neoliberal government, Hipkins scores higher than Luxon in
    personal popularity.

    New Zealands under 30s have bucked the trend of young voters in other
    western democracies who favour solidly left figures like Bernie
    Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Kiwi youth voters are predominantly
    right-wing, preferring heightened business opportunities to lowered
    emissions. This is due in no small measure to ACT leader David
    Seymour, who has combined his commitment to unfettered market forces
    with some liberal social policies that may actually be more to the
    liking of Green voters than to Nationals old guard. In such a
    pro-business environment the dilemma for the Greens is how much to
    address the uncomfortable reality that economic growth is incompatible
    with ecological urgency.

    Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have more or less ruled out a
    coalition with the populist New Zealand First party. Its leader,
    veteran parliamentarian Winston Peters, failed to achieve the 5
    percent threshold in 2020. The maverick phoenix has risen again,
    buoyed by the present polls. Who knows? He might yet be a kingmaker in
    an election that looks likely to see New Zealand nudging Singapore off
    that top slot in the Heritage Foundations chart."
    ______________

    And for a measure of success against far-right objectives - see: https://www.heritage.org/index/country/newzealand
    or
    https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

    and see how far the "lower tax" mantra has taken us: https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/global/2022-international-tax-competitiveness-index/#Rankings

    We are third after Estonia and Latvia for lowest tax - no wonder we
    suffer from insufficient funds to alleviate poverty! - and also it may
    explain why so many of our large companies have been sold to overseas
    owners . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Sep 23 21:46:43 2023
    James Christophers <jmschristophers@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 9:06:44 AM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:


    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >> >>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The
    government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't >> >>know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party
    that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >> >>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly
    pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >> There are no far right parties in this election.

    In fact, in both global and commonwealth politics, New Zealand's behaviour and >tendencies are viewed and treated as communistic, making her politically >"unreliable". Her status at the conference table is inevitably diminished and, >with it, any potential power and influence she might well have enjoyed.
    That does not surprise me, this government is extremely left wing. Hopefully there will be a better balance in the future - we shall see.

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  • From James Christophers@21:1/5 to Tony on Sat Sep 23 15:25:51 2023
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 10:46:46 AM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    James Christophers <jmschri...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 9:06:44 AM UTC+13, Tony wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:


    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >> >>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't
    know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >> >>that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >> >pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >> >be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views.
    There are no far right parties in this election.

    In fact, in both global and commonwealth politics, New Zealand's behaviour and
    tendencies are viewed and treated as communistic, making her politically >"unreliable". Her status at the conference table is inevitably diminished and,
    with it, any potential power and influence she might well have enjoyed.
    That does not surprise me, this government is extremely left wing. Hopefully there will be a better balance in the future - we shall see.

    Regardless of party, every New Zealand government is left wing where our international "allies" are concerned. New Zealand's fate was sealed for all time when the country went non-nuclear, this being the price we are paying - and will forever pay - for
    what our "allies" perceive as foolish recalcitrance.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Sep 23 22:17:35 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't >>>>know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that >>>>is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>>>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no surprise). Start your own thread Rich 80105.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Sep 24 12:04:55 2023
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:17:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't >>>>>know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that
    is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>>>>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>>that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no surprise).
    Start your own thread Rich 80105.
    You are total scum, Tony. , and, consistent with the Subject of the
    thread, you have my utmost contempt. . So you dislike like the reality
    that The Republican Party, through The Heritage Foundation, have
    identified New Zealand as close to their ideal far-right political
    situation. Labour have been moving, albeit slowly, towards lower
    inequality; National will increase inequality.

    See : https://www.politicalcompass.org/nz2023
    "You might not have heard of the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-right
    US think tank that has evolved into a policy arm of the Republican
    Party, influencing its shift to more hardline conservative positions
    in recent decades. Its Index on Economic Freedom, an annual appraisal
    of 184 national economies, applauds those that are most friendly to
    business, especially concerning tax codes. In other words, the most
    right-wing economies. During the last six years of Labour government,
    New Zealand has consistently been in the top five, even level-pegging
    with Singapore in the number one slot. The Heritage Foundation praises
    New Zealand on a number of criteria, including its flexible labour regulations. On the economic scale, the mainstream medias default
    description of Labour as centre left contrasts with the Heritage
    Foundations global perspective.

    At the end of two three-year terms of Labour government and certain
    additional welfare provisions, the countrys overall child poverty
    numbers have simply plateaued, with one in nine children still living
    in households below the poverty line. Public housing wait lists are
    spiraling, and a 2023 Inland Revenue report shows that the countrys
    311 wealthiest families pay 8.9 percent of their income in tax,
    compared with 10.5 percent required of minimum wage workers.

    Given her phenomenal popularity until relatively recently,
    international celebrity prime minister Jacinda Arderns resignation
    last January caught the country by surprise. Her lower-profile
    successor, Chris Hipkins, promises to concentrate on bread and
    butter issues. Even in a coalition with the further left Greens and
    the Maori Party, the polls still predict a win for Christopher Luxons conservative National Party, probably in coalition with the further
    right libertarian ACT party. Despite the likelihood of an
    ultra-neoliberal government, Hipkins scores higher than Luxon in
    personal popularity.

    New Zealands under 30s have bucked the trend of young voters in other
    western democracies who favour solidly left figures like Bernie
    Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Kiwi youth voters are predominantly
    right-wing, preferring heightened business opportunities to lowered
    emissions. This is due in no small measure to ACT leader David
    Seymour, who has combined his commitment to unfettered market forces
    with some liberal social policies that may actually be more to the
    liking of Green voters than to Nationals old guard. In such a
    pro-business environment the dilemma for the Greens is how much to
    address the uncomfortable reality that economic growth is incompatible
    with ecological urgency.

    Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have more or less ruled out a
    coalition with the populist New Zealand First party. Its leader,
    veteran parliamentarian Winston Peters, failed to achieve the 5
    percent threshold in 2020. The maverick phoenix has risen again,
    buoyed by the present polls. Who knows? He might yet be a kingmaker in
    an election that looks likely to see New Zealand nudging Singapore off
    that top slot in the Heritage Foundations chart."
    ______________

    And for a measure of success against far-right objectives - see: https://www.heritage.org/index/country/newzealand
    or
    https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

    and see how far the "lower tax" mantra has taken us: https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/global/2022-international-tax-competitiveness-index/#Rankings

    We are third after Estonia and Latvia for lowest tax - no wonder we
    suffer from insufficient funds to alleviate poverty! - and also it may
    explain why so many of our large companies have been sold to overseas
    owners . . .

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Sep 23 23:32:31 2023
    On 2023-09-23, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present,

    True. However they are a party who have been and have the right to comment
    on this situation, if and only if, they are citzerns of the country.

    Could be play the ball? Right off the bat you are attacking the man, not the arguement.

    but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to,

    Why? The article is about protcols and the rules which have arisen from history.

    but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the far-right nutters . . .

    Gosh, that does sound like the Labour party.

    You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Doubt it.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 23 17:11:02 2023
    On Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 10:50:38 AM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >><bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >There are no far right parties in this election.
    Tony, you and John Bowes are what used to be called "useful idiots" -
    those that will vote for a poorer economic result for themselves.

    What utter garbage! I suppose you think a government that can amass a $100 BILLION government debt and do nothing but talk about a cost of living crisis is an example of good economic results! I guess in your minute Marxist mind they've done well. Shows
    just how fucking deluded you and their supporters are!


    See : https://www.politicalcompass.org/nz2023

    Fuck off! Useful imbeciles like you keep pushing this piece of crap!

    "You might not have heard of the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-right
    US think tank that has evolved into a policy arm of the Republican
    Party, influencing its shift to more hardline conservative positions
    in recent decades. Its Index on Economic Freedom, an annual appraisal
    of 184 national economies, applauds those that are most friendly to business, especially concerning tax codes. In other words, the most right-wing economies. During the last six years of Labour government,
    New Zealand has consistently been in the top five, even level-pegging
    with Singapore in the number one slot. The Heritage Foundation praises
    New Zealand on a number of criteria, including its ‘fleible labour regulations’. On the economic scale, the mainstream media’s default description of Labour as ‘centre left’ contrasts with the Heritage Foundation’s global perspective.

    No never heard of them. Have you heard of the disinformation Project.. of course you have you keep pushing their disinformation in this ng!


    At the end of two three-year terms of Labour government and certain additional welfare provisions, the country’s overall child poverty
    numbers have simply plateaued, with one in nine children still living
    in households below the poverty line. Public housing wait lists are spiralling, and a 2023 Inland Revenue report shows that the country’s
    311 wealthiest families pay 8.9 percent of their income in tax,
    compared with 10.5 percent required of minimum wage workers.

    They promised to eliminate child poverty! Not keep it at the same level! Yet those 311 families pay something like 90% of the tax collected by Inland revenue! Yet you persist in the lie that it's not fair! Why? Stupidity or just blatant ignorance of a
    useful imbecile for the far left?!


    Given her phenomenal popularity until relatively recently,
    international celebrity prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation
    last January caught the country by surprise. Her lower-profile
    successor, Chris Hipkins, promises to concentrate on “bread and
    butter” issues. Even in a coalition with the further left Greens and
    the Maori Party, the polls still predict a win for Christopher Luxon’s conservative National Party, probably in coalition with the further
    right libertarian ACT party. Despite the likelihood of an
    ultra-neoliberal government, Hipkins scores higher than Luxon in
    personal popularity.

    Ardern lied about her reason for gapping it to USA, Doesn't surprise anyone that the lying bitch lied once again!


    New Zealand’s under 30s have bucked the trend of young voters in other western democracies who favour solidly left figures like Bernie
    Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Kiwi youth voters are predominantly
    right-wing, preferring heightened business opportunities to lowered emissions. This is due in no small measure to ACT leader David
    Seymour, who has combined his commitment to unfettered market forces
    with some liberal social policies that may actually be more to the
    liking of Green voters than to National’s old guard. In such a pro-business environment the dilemma for the Greens is how much to
    address the uncomfortable reality that economic growth is incompatible
    with ecological urgency.

    Just shows how stupid and brainwashed the young are these days.


    Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have more or less ruled out a
    coalition with the populist New Zealand First party. Its leader,
    veteran parliamentarian Winston Peters, failed to achieve the 5
    percent threshold in 2020. The maverick phoenix has risen again,
    buoyed by the present polls. Who knows? He might yet be a kingmaker in
    an election that looks likely to see New Zealand nudging Singapore off
    that top slot in the Heritage Foundation’s chart."

    BULLSHIT! NZFirst has only ruled out working with Labour!
    ______________

    And for a measure of success against far-right objectives - see: https://www.heritage.org/index/country/newzealand
    or
    https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

    and see how far the "lower tax" mantra has taken us: https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/global/2022-international-tax-competitiveness-index/#Rankings

    We are third after Estonia and Latvia for lowest tax - no wonder we
    suffer from insufficient funds to alleviate poverty! - and also it may explain why so many of our large companies have been sold to overseas
    owners . . .

    We lack for funds to supposedly alleviate poverty because Labour keeps wasting it on political bullshit like Auckland light rail and the supposedly affordable water and other stupid vote buying schemes!

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sat Sep 23 23:56:59 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:17:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>>>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that >>>>>>doesn't
    know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >>>>>>that
    is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's >>>>>>on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>>
    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>>be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>>>that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>>>it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>>>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no >>surprise).
    Start your own thread Rich 80105.
    You are total scum, Tony. , and, consistent with the Subject of the
    thread, you have my utmost contempt.
    Completely off topic nonsense removed.
    Start your own thread Rich80105.
    You raised the issue of useful idiots.
    You are driven by petty and irrelevant nonsense.
    You cannot respond to me without being offensive, and you are often the same to other posters. In fact I believe that there is not a regular poster here to whom you have not been abusive. It is not me that is scum.
    The fact is you are the rarest of creatures, you are one of the very few people in the world that has absolutely no value at all, you have never contributed to society or to anything or any person in your miserable life. You are the ultimate selfish parasite because you don't care about anybody but your trivial self indulgent needs.
    You have no reason to be contemptuous of me and every reason to be jettisoned from civilised society.
    However that will not happen because right now we have freedom of expression and will continue to have that once this infamous government is removed, accompanied hopefully by cheering in the streets.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to jmschristophers@gmail.com on Sun Sep 24 01:58:27 2023
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023, <jmschristophers@gmail.com> wrote:
    Regardless of party, every New Zealand government is left wing where our in= >ternational "allies" are concerned. New Zealand's fate was sealed for all t= >ime when the country went non-nuclear, this being the price we are paying -=
    and will forever pay - for what our "allies" perceive as foolish recalcitr=
    ance.

    Very ironic, when you consider that carbon-free nuclear energy is
    going to be the saviour of the world's electric grids*. Even more
    ironic is that without Greenie opposition, there would have been far
    more nuclear power plants today, generating carbon-free electricity.


    *This assumes that Western Civilisation survives the flood of
    third-world "migrants" (actually invaders), an increasingly iffy
    proposition. Indeed, all our NZ priorities and assumptions will get
    pulverised with the first arrival of a cargo ship carrying 5000
    "migrants" on to our shores.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Crash@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Sep 24 14:22:27 2023
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 23:56:59 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:17:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>>>>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that >>>>>>>doesn't
    know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >>>>>>>that
    is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's >>>>>>>on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>>>
    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>>>be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>>>>that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>>>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>>>>it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>>>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>>>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>>>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>>>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>>>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>>>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>>>>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no >>>surprise).
    Start your own thread Rich 80105.
    You are total scum, Tony. , and, consistent with the Subject of the
    thread, you have my utmost contempt.
    Completely off topic nonsense removed.
    Start your own thread Rich80105.
    You raised the issue of useful idiots.
    You are driven by petty and irrelevant nonsense.
    You cannot respond to me without being offensive, and you are often the same to
    other posters. In fact I believe that there is not a regular poster here to >whom you have not been abusive. It is not me that is scum.
    The fact is you are the rarest of creatures, you are one of the very few people
    in the world that has absolutely no value at all, you have never contributed to
    society or to anything or any person in your miserable life. You are the >ultimate selfish parasite because you don't care about anybody but your trivial
    self indulgent needs.
    You have no reason to be contemptuous of me and every reason to be jettisoned >from civilised society.
    However that will not happen because right now we have freedom of expression >and will continue to have that once this infamous government is removed, >accompanied hopefully by cheering in the streets.

    A fair comment, Tony. Rich has begun to go further than just
    commenting on the author and not the substance of an argument. Perhaps
    he is realising Ardern's resignation and the changes of direction for
    Labour under Hipkins leadership are simply inadequate given that a
    change of government is required to repeal the water reforms
    legislation.


    --
    Crash McBash

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Sep 24 04:30:24 2023
    On 2023-09-23, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:17:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>>>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't
    know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that
    is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>>
    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>>be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>>>that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>>>it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>>>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no surprise).
    Start your own thread Rich 80105.
    You are total scum, Tony. , and, consistent with the Subject of the
    thread, you have my utmost contempt. . So you dislike like the reality
    that The Republican Party, through The Heritage Foundation, have
    identified New Zealand as close to their ideal far-right political
    situation. Labour have been moving, albeit slowly, towards lower
    inequality; National will increase inequality.

    See : https://www.politicalcompass.org/nz2023
    "You might not have heard of the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-right
    US think tank that has evolved into a policy arm of the Republican
    Party, influencing its shift to more hardline conservative positions
    in recent decades. Its Index on Economic Freedom, an annual appraisal
    of 184 national economies, applauds those that are most friendly to
    business, especially concerning tax codes. In other words, the most right-wing economies. During the last six years of Labour government,
    New Zealand has consistently been in the top five, even level-pegging
    with Singapore in the number one slot. The Heritage Foundation praises
    New Zealand on a number of criteria, including its ‘flexible labour regulations’. On the economic scale, the mainstream media’s default description of Labour as ‘centre left’ contrasts with the Heritage Foundation’s global perspective.

    At the end of two three-year terms of Labour government and certain additional welfare provisions, the country’s overall child poverty
    numbers have simply plateaued, with one in nine children still living
    in households below the poverty line. Public housing wait lists are spiraling, and a 2023 Inland Revenue report shows that the country’s
    311 wealthiest families pay 8.9 percent of their income in tax,
    compared with 10.5 percent required of minimum wage workers.

    Given her phenomenal popularity until relatively recently,
    international celebrity prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation
    last January caught the country by surprise. Her lower-profile
    successor, Chris Hipkins, promises to concentrate on “bread and
    butter” issues. Even in a coalition with the further left Greens and
    the Maori Party, the polls still predict a win for Christopher Luxon’s conservative National Party, probably in coalition with the further
    right libertarian ACT party. Despite the likelihood of an
    ultra-neoliberal government, Hipkins scores higher than Luxon in
    personal popularity.

    New Zealand’s under 30s have bucked the trend of young voters in other western democracies who favour solidly left figures like Bernie
    Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Kiwi youth voters are predominantly
    right-wing, preferring heightened business opportunities to lowered emissions. This is due in no small measure to ACT leader David
    Seymour, who has combined his commitment to unfettered market forces
    with some liberal social policies that may actually be more to the
    liking of Green voters than to National’s old guard. In such a
    pro-business environment the dilemma for the Greens is how much to
    address the uncomfortable reality that economic growth is incompatible
    with ecological urgency.

    Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have more or less ruled out a
    coalition with the populist New Zealand First party. Its leader,
    veteran parliamentarian Winston Peters, failed to achieve the 5
    percent threshold in 2020. The maverick phoenix has risen again,
    buoyed by the present polls. Who knows? He might yet be a kingmaker in
    an election that looks likely to see New Zealand nudging Singapore off
    that top slot in the Heritage Foundation’s chart."
    ______________

    And for a measure of success against far-right objectives - see: https://www.heritage.org/index/country/newzealand
    or
    https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

    and see how far the "lower tax" mantra has taken us: https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/global/2022-international-tax-competitiveness-index/#Rankings

    We are third after Estonia and Latvia for lowest tax - no wonder we
    suffer from insufficient funds to alleviate poverty! - and also it may explain why so many of our large companies have been sold to overseas
    owners . . .

    The ideological aspect is showing.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Sun Sep 24 04:38:50 2023
    On 2023-09-24, Willy Nilly <willynilly@qwert.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023, <jmschristophers@gmail.com> wrote:
    Regardless of party, every New Zealand government is left wing where our in= >>ternational "allies" are concerned. New Zealand's fate was sealed for all t= >>ime when the country went non-nuclear, this being the price we are paying -= >> and will forever pay - for what our "allies" perceive as foolish recalcitr= >>ance.

    Very ironic, when you consider that carbon-free nuclear energy is
    going to be the saviour of the world's electric grids*. Even more
    ironic is that without Greenie opposition, there would have been far
    more nuclear power plants today, generating carbon-free electricity.

    Do not we need to consider the CO2 from building the nuclear plant and
    mining the uranium? (I take the point that nuclear power is "carbon-free", which is a great deal better than the alternatives and thus should be at the starting line).




    *This assumes that Western Civilisation survives the flood of
    third-world "migrants" (actually invaders), an increasingly iffy
    proposition. Indeed, all our NZ priorities and assumptions will get pulverised with the first arrival of a cargo ship carrying 5000
    "migrants" on to our shores.


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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sun Sep 24 04:53:45 2023
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    On 2023-09-23, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:17:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sat, 23 Sep 2023 20:06:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes >>>>>><bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or >>>>>>>>the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that >>>>>>>doesn't
    know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >>>>>>>that
    is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's >>>>>>>on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>>>
    The objections are from NZ First,
    Irrelkecant.
    The comments made in the article are valid and stand alone.
    Address them directly or be proven a politcal clown.
    the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>>>be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>>>>that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an >>>>>>election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>>>>it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>>>trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>>>many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main >>>>>>opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>>>>purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>>>>trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>>>pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in >>>>>>whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>>>each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>>>be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>>>far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>>>Bowes . . .
    No, we have not. You are the one sucked in by your far left marxist views. >>>>>There are no far right parties in this election.

    Removed a completely off topic rant which included offensiveness (no >>>surprise).
    Start your own thread Rich 80105.
    You are total scum, Tony. , and, consistent with the Subject of the
    thread, you have my utmost contempt. . So you dislike like the reality
    that The Republican Party, through The Heritage Foundation, have
    identified New Zealand as close to their ideal far-right political
    situation. Labour have been moving, albeit slowly, towards lower
    inequality; National will increase inequality.

    See : https://www.politicalcompass.org/nz2023
    "You might not have heard of the Heritage Foundation, an ultra-right
    US think tank that has evolved into a policy arm of the Republican
    Party, influencing its shift to more hardline conservative positions
    in recent decades. Its Index on Economic Freedom, an annual appraisal
    of 184 national economies, applauds those that are most friendly to
    business, especially concerning tax codes. In other words, the most
    right-wing economies. During the last six years of Labour government,
    New Zealand has consistently been in the top five, even level-pegging
    with Singapore in the number one slot. The Heritage Foundation praises
    New Zealand on a number of criteria, including its ‘flexible labour
    regulations’. On the economic scale, the mainstream media’s default
    description of Labour as ‘centre left’ contrasts with the Heritage
    Foundation’s global perspective.

    At the end of two three-year terms of Labour government and certain
    additional welfare provisions, the country’s overall child poverty
    numbers have simply plateaued, with one in nine children still living
    in households below the poverty line. Public housing wait lists are
    spiraling, and a 2023 Inland Revenue report shows that the country’s
    311 wealthiest families pay 8.9 percent of their income in tax,
    compared with 10.5 percent required of minimum wage workers.

    Given her phenomenal popularity until relatively recently,
    international celebrity prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation
    last January caught the country by surprise. Her lower-profile
    successor, Chris Hipkins, promises to concentrate on “bread and
    butter” issues. Even in a coalition with the further left Greens and
    the Maori Party, the polls still predict a win for Christopher Luxon’s
    conservative National Party, probably in coalition with the further
    right libertarian ACT party. Despite the likelihood of an
    ultra-neoliberal government, Hipkins scores higher than Luxon in
    personal popularity.

    New Zealand’s under 30s have bucked the trend of young voters in other
    western democracies who favour solidly left figures like Bernie
    Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. Kiwi youth voters are predominantly
    right-wing, preferring heightened business opportunities to lowered
    emissions. This is due in no small measure to ACT leader David
    Seymour, who has combined his commitment to unfettered market forces
    with some liberal social policies that may actually be more to the
    liking of Green voters than to National’s old guard. In such a
    pro-business environment the dilemma for the Greens is how much to
    address the uncomfortable reality that economic growth is incompatible
    with ecological urgency.

    Labour, National, ACT and the Greens have more or less ruled out a
    coalition with the populist New Zealand First party. Its leader,
    veteran parliamentarian Winston Peters, failed to achieve the 5
    percent threshold in 2020. The maverick phoenix has risen again,
    buoyed by the present polls. Who knows? He might yet be a kingmaker in
    an election that looks likely to see New Zealand nudging Singapore off
    that top slot in the Heritage Foundation’s chart."
    ______________

    And for a measure of success against far-right objectives - see:
    https://www.heritage.org/index/country/newzealand
    or
    https://www.heritage.org/index/ranking

    and see how far the "lower tax" mantra has taken us:
    https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/global/2022-international-tax-competitiveness-index/#Rankings

    We are third after Estonia and Latvia for lowest tax - no wonder we
    suffer from insufficient funds to alleviate poverty! - and also it may
    explain why so many of our large companies have been sold to overseas
    owners . . .

    The ideological aspect is showing.
    Yes but low taxes is merely an excuse. 6 years is plenty long enough to address that to some extent. Didn't happen though did it, well a tiny bit I guess?

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  • From greybeard@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 25 10:24:54 2023
    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!!

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 25 13:42:07 2023
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos like
    Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly
    pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about
    politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of
    the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the
    period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 24 18:00:13 2023
    On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 1:50:12 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nob...@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is supported by pos
    like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly
    pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about
    politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of
    the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the period before an election.

    What a pointless piece of political nonsense! At least Winston, unlike Labour, has learnt politics. A few? Yeah guess three years is more than one.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.

    Sheesh Rich. I know you're incapable of knowing what's going on but that's a bit steep considering you can't point out the bullshit!

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Sep 25 01:45:36 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>>>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly
    pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to
    be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! >Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about
    politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of
    the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the
    period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.
    Your sarcasm and deliberate obfuscation will, one day, cause you seriouisissues. That is a prediction. In fact I rather think it has in the past.
    You are certainly mentally ill.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Mon Sep 25 02:42:26 2023
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:45:36 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid> >>>wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that >>>>>>doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >>>>>>that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's >>>>>>on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>>
    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>>> be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>>> it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>>> trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>>> many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>>> pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>>> each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>>> be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>>> far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>>> Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! >>>Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about >>>politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of >>>the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the >>>period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.
    Your sarcasm and deliberate obfuscation will, one day, cause you >>seriouisissues. That is a prediction. In fact I rather think it has in the >>past.
    You are certainly mentally ill.

    You will have to do better than that to catch up with your pos mate
    John on being the resident BS liar, Tony; but you are getting closer.
    I have never told a lie here and you cannot demonstate otherwise.
    You on the other hand are easily shown to be a serial liar. It happens almost every day.
    I am so close to the truth that you cannot bear it.
    You have abused almost everybody who posts here. There is no explanation for that other than mental illness or simple evil. Which is it, there is no other choice? Go on do tell us. We know how to be kind, unlike you and Ardern.

    That is not an original part of this thread so it is now, temporarily gone. STart your own thread.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Mon Sep 25 15:08:42 2023
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:45:36 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid> >>wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:
    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the >>>>>> traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on >>>>>Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can
    be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the
    trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on
    many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>> pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>> be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! >>Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about >>politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of
    the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the >>period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.
    Your sarcasm and deliberate obfuscation will, one day, cause you >seriouisissues. That is a prediction. In fact I rather think it has in the past.
    You are certainly mentally ill.

    You will have to do better than that to catch up with your pos mate
    John on being the resident BS liar, Tony; but you are getting closer.

    But to get back to one of the drifting subjects of this thread,
    Winston Peters must be absolutely delighted that Luxon has opened the
    door to NZ First - he will be hoping for more votes from National
    supporters that are upset about the thought of Sinclair as Deputy PM -
    Winston is likely to insist on equal ranking with Sinclair ; but the
    thought of such a coven of parties may instead send Labour/Green back
    into government . . . Either way, New Zealand is better off than
    having just lyin' Luxon and his mates in Government.

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  • From John Bowes@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 24 20:37:48 2023
    On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 3:16:46 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:45:36 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nob...@nowhere.invalid> >>wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is! >>>>
    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >>>> be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is >>>> that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament >>>> it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >>>> trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >>>> many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its >>>> purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately >>>> trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >>>> pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to >>>> each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >>>> be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the >>>> far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John >>>> Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!! >>Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about >>politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake / >>Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he >>will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of >>the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the >>period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.
    Your sarcasm and deliberate obfuscation will, one day, cause you >seriouisissues. That is a prediction. In fact I rather think it has in the past.
    You are certainly mentally ill.
    You will have to do better than that to catch up with your pos mate
    John on being the resident BS liar, Tony; but you are getting closer.

    Sorry Rich YOU are the resident bs lying pos. Have been ever since you joined the ng! Just because you're not smart enough to refute my claims makes YOU the pos problem. NOT me!


    But to get back to one of the drifting subjects of this thread,
    Winston Peters must be absolutely delighted that Luxon has opened the
    door to NZ First - he will be hoping for more votes from National
    supporters that are upset about the thought of Sinclair as Deputy PM - Winston is likely to insist on equal ranking with Sinclair ; but the
    thought of such a coven of parties may instead send Labour/Green back
    into government . . . Either way, New Zealand is better off than
    having just lyin' Luxon and his mates in Government.

    There you go Rich. Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that when it comes to being pos and liar. Nobody, not even Ardern and hipkins come close to you. As usual after demanding cites from everybody else your happy to rely on your extreme bias to be all
    you need to be believed. Got news for you dumbo I doubt if anyone in this ng believes anything you claim. In particular your supposed science degree unless it's the science of stupid :)

    You want someone with lying mates you don't need to go past Hipkins and his multiple caucuses if you're looking for someone with lying mates...

    Labour promises are like clouds on a hot summer day. Disappear without achieving a bloody thing. Now there's some lies for you to look at Rich!

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 25 04:20:55 2023
    John Bowes <bowesjohn02@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 3:16:46 PM UTC+13, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 01:45:36 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizan...@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:24:54 +1300, greybeard <nob...@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 23/09/23 20:44, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Fri, 22 Sep 2023 21:23:03 -0700 (PDT), John Bowes
    <bowes...@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 2:25:59?PM UTC+12, Tony wrote:


    https://www.nzfirst.nz/foreign-ministers-action-a-contempt-for-caretaker-government-convention
    Typical of this government, no respect for convention, democracy or >> >>>>>>the
    traditions of parliament.

    You expect anything else from the worst government in NZ history? The >> >>>>>government that hates freedom and free speech? The government that
    doesn't know
    what success is? The government of failure to be democratic? The party >> >>>>>that is
    supported by pos like Rich80105? Because there are a lot of Rich80105's >> >>>>>on
    Twitter/X some of who are even sillier and more arrogant that he is!

    The objections are from NZ First, the "Bluster and Bullshit" party
    that is not even in Parliament at present, but a little knowledge can >> >>>> be a dangerous thing in the hands of Winston Peters. the reality is
    that the world does not stop for weeks every time a country has an
    election. If we heard a complaint from a party that is in parliament
    it may be worth listening to, but there is a high likelihood that the >> >>>> trip was agreed with the other parties. There is close cooperation on >> >>>> many foreign affairs and security issues with at least the main
    opposition parties; Luxon will have been aware of this trip and its
    purpose.

    NZ First know this but Winston is of course an outsider desperately
    trying to carve out a large enough group to get back in - he is avidly >> >>>> pursuing the thoughtless, the ignorant and the fringe believers in
    whatever they can dream up - it seems he found a couple that post to
    each other on nz.general - camp followers for anything that is seen to >> >>>> be an attack on the government, valid or not, is good enough for the
    far-right nutters . . . You have been sucked in again, Tony and John
    Bowes . . .

    Peters is a former NZ Foreign Minister. Under a Labour government !!!
    Labour-led, certainly; but Peters learned all he need to know about
    politics in the National party system in the times of Holyoake /
    Muldoon. But Peters has not been an MP for quite a few years now; he
    will be delighted that National may again be looking his way.
    Certainly his time as a Foreign Minister will mean that he is aware of
    the traditions of consultation with other parties, particularly in the
    period before an election.

    Another cancel, deny and obfuscate from the resident BS liar.
    Certainly Peters is well ahead of Tony and John on those measures -
    not clear which of these you were referring to, Greybeard.
    Your sarcasm and deliberate obfuscation will, one day, cause you
    seriouisissues. That is a prediction. In fact I rather think it has in the >> >past.
    You are certainly mentally ill.
    You will have to do better than that to catch up with your pos mate
    John on being the resident BS liar, Tony; but you are getting closer.

    Sorry Rich YOU are the resident bs lying pos. Have been ever since you joined >the ng! Just because you're not smart enough to refute my claims makes YOU the >pos problem. NOT me!
    During his teenage years he knew he was different and then he started much later to fixate.
    John, he is a sociopath. He doesn't care about other people but he is quite clever at pretending he does.
    He does not know it but he needs help.


    But to get back to one of the drifting subjects of this thread,
    Winston Peters must be absolutely delighted that Luxon has opened the
    door to NZ First - he will be hoping for more votes from National
    supporters that are upset about the thought of Sinclair as Deputy PM -
    Winston is likely to insist on equal ranking with Sinclair ; but the
    thought of such a coven of parties may instead send Labour/Green back
    into government . . . Either way, New Zealand is better off than
    having just lyin' Luxon and his mates in Government.

    There you go Rich. Proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that when it comes to >being pos and liar. Nobody, not even Ardern and hipkins come close to you. As >usual after demanding cites from everybody else your happy to rely on your >extreme bias to be all you need to be believed. Got news for you dumbo I doubt >if anyone in this ng believes anything you claim. In particular your supposed >science degree unless it's the science of stupid :)

    You want someone with lying mates you don't need to go past Hipkins and his >multiple caucuses if you're looking for someone with lying mates...

    Labour promises are like clouds on a hot summer day. Disappear without >achieving a bloody thing. Now there's some lies for you to look at Rich!

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Gordon on Mon Sep 25 04:28:58 2023
    On 24 Sep 2023 04:38:50 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    Do not we need to consider the CO2 from building the nuclear plant and
    mining the uranium?

    Kindly apply that standard to wind turbines -- which, over their
    lifetimes, generate *less* energy than it took to fabricate, erect,
    and maintain them.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Mon Sep 25 07:47:39 2023
    On 2023-09-25, Willy Nilly <willynilly@qwert.com> wrote:
    On 24 Sep 2023 04:38:50 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    Do not we need to consider the CO2 from building the nuclear plant and >>mining the uranium?

    Kindly apply that standard to wind turbines -- which, over their
    lifetimes, generate *less* energy than it took to fabricate, erect,
    and maintain them.

    Yes, that is also true. My point is that there is some CO2 produced in the building, thus from a whole life aspect this needs to be taken into account.

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