I guess it depends on your vantage point and how you define socialism. However, we have discussed socialism earlier, so it is best to refer to past posts.
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Steven Joyce trying a bit of soap opera with Labour's budgeting. It won't work this time.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11916799
Nick Smith being picked on by freshwater enthusiasts outside ECAN offices.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/nation...r-crass-statue
And Paula Bennett says that some people have less human rights than others, in front of the cameras.
Another good day for Labour.
fp;Not extreme at all; hell even national is left of centre atm lol.
Yes elZ.They keep pushing that tired old barrow every election up a steep hill, result a stumbling, tumbling .tumbling down. Treating everyone as idiot sheepies to pull the wool over(hope couta is proud of me:)
Yes so many failed / incompetent ministers in national have to go too much more then egg on their face. Cannibal vampire squid ministers from hell imo. The thought of Paula B ,2nd in command gives me shudders and explosive sounds of goosebumps accelerating all over.:eek2:.. It will be good for national to be in the opposition they too can renew and refresh; Eliminate the stale , redundant dead wood. Reminds me the way dead branches can stay on an avocado tree for years contributing nothing. If you are unfortunate enough to stand on one with out checking to see if there are leaves on the outermost twigs you hear snapand find yourself falling/failing.
Who would decide the level of criminality at which human rights start to be removed? Who would decide when warrants were no longer needed during investigations into certain "criminals"? It does sound a slippery slope.
Bill English confirmed the policy was that warrants would not be necessary when searching the property of "some gang members". It looks like legal rights are up for negotiation under National too now.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...s-human-rights
I am extremely disturbed by that policy. I'd happily see gangs shot. But I know that's not right. I also know its not right to search without reasonable cause. You just cant go searching people who have a history.
We absolutely know we cant trust the police - look at their failure to bring a prosecution against that guy who lied in the Tamihere trial, they do not need more powers to run roughshod over our rights.
Utilise the existing laws (eg search for drugs / offensive weapons) but don't extend them. You'll have them knocking on your back door before you know it!
(and don't give me this Ïf you have done nothing wrong you have nothing to fear" bulls1t. You only have to look how they dealt to those old folks at the Death with Dignity meetings to see they don't care)
I might be a bit compromised, but I thought Jacinda easily won that TV3 debate last night. She looked a lot more at home than Bill, she made some good points, and she refused to be interrupted for long. Voters can see she is the genuine article.
Bill kept going on about new taxes from Labour, with his marionette hands flailing. When they've been good at pulling out new taxes themsleves.
http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/electi...new-taxes.html
And they are still trying the '$11.7bill hole in Labour's budget' line, which I'm disappointed the press are still gabbling about this morning. Those figures have been checked, there is no hole. Labour's policies will also grow the economy properly, leading to an improved tax base from higher incomes and better company profits, and lower costs at WINZ. They did it in their last three terms, and they'll do it again.
So Labour's figures are safe, probably very conservative.