“honouring our fight for freedom” – too much cliche
Posted: May 11, 2017 Filed under: Letters | Tags: Anzac Day, British Empire, Dominion Post, fear, freedom, independence, mythology, New Zealand, Reform Party, South Pacific, sustainability, William Massey, WW1 Leave a commentThe Editor, The Dominion Post, Wellington
29 April, 2017
Dear editor,
The Dom Post headline, “honouring our fight for freedom”, contains too much cliché to be helpful. WWI was not about freedom or independence; it was about empire. Read the rest of this entry »
Response to Scoop article on new Wellington bus contracts
Posted: May 7, 2017 Filed under: Other, responses | Tags: electoral politics, fear, neo-liberal economics, NZ Bus, sustainability, TranzitNZ, trolley buses Leave a commentAnother element of this picture is the national (global) neo-liberal takeover of politics. The philosophy of this was (is) that the money will be spent (given) on projects which filter profits up to the elite. Read the rest of this entry »
response to discussion of Shelly Bay proposal in Lindsay Shelton’s article on Scoop
Posted: May 3, 2017 Filed under: Other, responses | Tags: climate change, coastal areas, Donald Trump, global warming, Ian Cassells, Lindsay Shelton, Neville Baker, Pacific Islands, Port Nicolson Block Settlement Trust, sea level rise, Shelly Bay, Sir Ngatata Love, Wellington, Wellington Company 1 CommentWhat discussion has been had elsewhere about the future of sea water incursion along Shelly Bay? Read the rest of this entry »
addition to Greenpeace submission on old growth logging application
Posted: May 2, 2017 Filed under: submissions | Tags: Greenpeace, Grey Districr Council, logging, mining Leave a commentIt is not surprizing that logging and mining proposals keep come up. They are an iconic type of economic activity shared with many places around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
“Evil intent” a careless and provocative comment
Posted: April 30, 2017 Filed under: Letters | Tags: diplomacy, Jerry Brownlee, militarism, North Korea, nuclear deterrence, nuclear weapons, sunday star times, USA Leave a commentThe Editor, The Sunday Star Times, Auckland
27 April, 2017
Dear Editor:
In referring to North Korea one should be careful of the words one is tempted to use as they might apply to other circumstances as well. Jerry Brownlee’s “evil intent” comment is careless in that way. Read the rest of this entry »
PM English trying to act like John Key or not?
Posted: April 27, 2017 Filed under: Letters | Tags: "Hit and Run", Afghanistan, Bill English, fear, John Key, jon stephenson, Nicky Hager, NZSAS, politics Leave a commentThe Editor, The Dominion Post, Wellington
15 April, 2017
Dear editor,
The SAS Afghanistan incident centres on the story of the villagers. Unless any analyst goes directly to the villagers, or at least to the testimony of the villagers, then s/he cannot claim to have examined all the relevant information on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »
Conspiracy theory accusations are growing, version 2
Posted: April 24, 2017 Filed under: Letters | Tags: "Hit and Run", Afghanistan, alternative facts, climate change, climate denialism, climate disruption, conspiracy theory, Donald Trump, facts, fear, jon stephenson, Nicky Hager Leave a commentThe Editor, The Listener, Private Bag 92512, Wellesley St., Auckland 1141
18 April, 2017
Dear Editor,
Attempts to denigrate critics with the accusation of ‘conspiracy theory’ are growing. Not that it is an unknown tactic; in fact it is time honoured. Read the rest of this entry »
