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Down with the dogs

David Farrar correctly notes that left blogs have for the most part have ignored the Winston Peters donation scandal. And so far, that has included this blog. I have no ordinary desire to write about … more »

Contradiction

Down with the dogs

georgedarroch wrote 2 days ago: David Farrar correctly notes that left blogs have for the most part have ignored the Winston Peters … more »

Tags: intellectual dishonesty, Power, Labour, NZ First, New Zealand Government, Politics, Greens, Maori Party, winston peters

Breaking out of the ghetto

georgedarroch wrote 1 week ago: One of the most interesting things I’ve read recently was Rebecca Solnit’s excellent pie … more »

Tags: capitalism, climate change, Environmental, Power, activism, Al Gore, anger, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Class

Let me spell it out for you — 1 comment

georgedarroch wrote 2 weeks ago: Gordon Campbell writes in detail about some of the ugliest legislation introduced in the current ter … more »

Tags: intellectual dishonesty, Power, Human Rights, police, Refugees, Torture, NZ First, Labour Party, New Zealand Government

Smacking of ignorance

georgedarroch wrote 2 weeks ago: Apologies if this hurts your eyes. Full size here. Or press CTRL + on Firefox (download Firefox 3). … more »

Tags: intellectual dishonesty, NZ Labour Party, Power, media, Violence, advertising, Greens, TVNZ, TVNZ 7

Imagining justice — 3 comments

georgedarroch wrote 1 month ago: “By their fruits you will know them”. (Matthew 7:16) “The community of believers was o … more »

Tags: HOPE, Atheism, capitalism, Christianity, Justice, Peace, poverty

Supporting your friends.

georgedarroch wrote 2 months ago: I’m very happy that Gareth Hughes is standing as a Green Party candidate in the 08 election. O … more »

Tags: Environmental, HOPE, Friends, Greens, Labour, sustainability

Reasonable demands — 4 comments

georgedarroch wrote 2 months ago: I appreciate Jordan Carter’s response to my blog post on the ETS. While we disagree on a fair … more »

Tags: climate change, Emissions, Global Warming, Greens, housing, Labour, New Zealand Government, Public Policy

Decades of inaction — 1 comment

georgedarroch wrote 2 months ago: I have, for the last week, had Leonard Cohen’s ‘Everybody Knows’ stuck in my head. … more »

Tags: capitalism, climate change, Environmental, Global Warming, intellectual dishonesty, Despair, Emissions, Environment, Greens

Death of an idealist

georgedarroch wrote 4 months ago: I was going to write about how a friend, a “pragmatic idealist” more pragmatic and ideal … more »

Tags: Animal Rights, death, HOPE, Life, auckland, Auckland Animal Action, Friends, Idealism, vegan

True, but.... — 2 comments

georgedarroch wrote 6 months ago: NoRightTurn criticises Nick Smith, and writes that New Zealand has been ranked the 7th most sustaina … more »

Tags: capitalism, climate change, déforestation, Environmental, Global Warming, intellectual dishonesty, Oceans, Carbon, China

Turning things round

georgedarroch wrote 7 months ago: I’ve maintained a definite dislike for the Fifth Labour Government, on account of many things, … more »

Tags: capitalism, climate change, Global Warming, HOPE, Carbon, Coal, Labour Party, NZ Government, NZ Labour Party

Relating to the offline world — 1 comment

georgedarroch wrote 7 months ago: From xkcd, “a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math [sic] and language”. In the same vein, … more »

Tags: Beautiful, Life, Comics, Internet, thesis

Trading in famine — 2 comments

georgedarroch wrote 7 months ago: Today I read sprinkling of concerning articles from the Economist, IPS, and Mongabay, mentioning the … more »

Tags: Agriculture, capitalism, climate change, Despair, Global Warming, intellectual dishonesty, Violence, development, economic globalisation

Not justice

georgedarroch wrote 8 months ago: This is also a comment on Maia’s blog, inspired by a post that reflects my own thinking about … more »

Tags: media, Power, Représentations, Truth, activists, consensus, Human Rights, police, Propaganda

What they said... and what they won't

georgedarroch wrote 8 months ago: The Sludge Report on Scoop nicely summarises the mainstream counterpoint to the narrative constructe … more »

Tags: media, intellectual dishonesty, Représentations, Websites, NZ Government, NZ Labour Party, activists, Terrorism, Internet

Good things, and bad things

georgedarroch wrote 8 months ago: I had the opportunity to attend the “Rock against racism” the other night, at the Abori … more »

Tags: Aboriginal Australians, Australia, climate change, Life, Power, Représentations, activists, canberra, indigenous

Kill the fish. — 8 comments

georgedarroch wrote 9 months ago: A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic - Joseph Stalin. One thing that often f … more »

Tags: Environmental, intellectual dishonesty, Power, Représentations, Violence, activists, Animal Rights, Art, Baudrillard

Comment — 5 comments

georgedarroch wrote 9 months ago: The case against the Aotearoa activists arrested last week is looking weaker by the day - why else w … more »

Tags: Power, democracy, Human Rights, indigenous, Legal, NZ Government, NZ Labour Party, Other Blogs, police

Question

georgedarroch wrote 9 months ago: Question: Why are people who (allegedly) run round with a small number of weapons arrested and jaile … more »

Tags: intellectual dishonesty, Music, Power, Despair, HOPE, Violence, Legal, NZ Government, Terrorism


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