Tag Archives: white middle class bastards

A bit of nitpicking/clarification on KiwiBuild

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

I’ve been working over in my head just what it is about Labour’s KiwiBuild policy that bugs me so much.  As many of its defenders and supporters say, Labour does have time to iron out any issues of costing, it’s … Continue reading →

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Shearer’s conference speech: was that all?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Events have obviously overtaken this post, but I’m keeping it anyway because it’s nice to be able to come back to these things five years down the track and remind myself that I was right all along. /hubris Disclaimer:  Yes, … Continue reading →

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New record set in ironic racism

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

This article was referred to me by my partner, who enjoys watching me pace around our house occasionally crying out “I MEAN, SERIOUSLY?” Furious Devonport residents are threatening to occupy a naval base in a move usually used by Maori … Continue reading →

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Family Fist: Poor brown people are obviously just more evil

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Well, that’s my take on this piece of dogwhistling, anyway. Oh, sure, it sounds nice and reasonable.  We don’t want to waste Mah Taxpayer Dollars monitoring obviously good parents, right? Until you think about how exactly you personally are defining … Continue reading →

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Minor breakouts of major gripes

Posted on December 4, 2009 by

I’d long ago realised that part of the reason I post cussy rants about things that seem like just small issues, not a huge deal, isn’t there something more important to worry about – is because those “small issues” just … Continue reading →

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