Congratulations 48%

[mashman]

For someone as politically motivated as you seem to be on here I'm amazed you didn't vote.

Oh I'm not politically motivated... unless you're missing a sarcastic smiley there.

[mashman]

Unfortunately if this in the case - and the pressure cooker has no relief valve. Eventually things happen.
Something tells me that the world population is losing its apathy - regardless of how their "leaders" are elected.

I would rather this was resolved calmly now, then blood in the streets later when people have truly had enough.
Unfortunately the "Unthinking Majority" have not cottoned on yet. Lazy voters are just as bad as Lazy Non-voters.

+1.........

[shrub]

Fixed for you.

If you can't counter what the person you're arguing with said, misquote them. I'd say it's probably your best strategy as the facts don't work in your favour.

The media in this country are generally pretty unbiased compared to a lot of countries, despite the howls to the contrary of the right wing, but let's say you're right, and RNZ are left wing. The facts are that John Key turned down numerous requests to come on air during the campaign, a theme that has been pretty consistent throughout his term. Why? Given that a major role of the media in a democracy is to provide politicians with a means of communicating with the broader public, does he not have anything he wants to say to us?

Also RNZ is different from TV in that the interviews are almost always significantly longer and more detailed, the opposing side is often given a chance to respond and frequently there is expert analysis afterwards, so it's a lot harder to get away with shit. So does John key not trust himself to undergo that degree of scrutiny? He loves TV, but TV is all about soundbites and that works well for Johnny boy. I suspect that the reason he was kept off RNZ was because he is a bit of a lightweight, and his minders on the 9th floor knew that he would not cope, and more significantly, that their policies wouldn't stand up to public scrutiny and debate. Which they don't, which is why you have to resort to misquoting me.

[steve_t]

left wing media??? Where da fuck do you people come up with this shit??? Rose tinted glasses much!

It didn't happen this time around but at the previous elections bloody Duncan Garner from 3News wore a red tie every day and his reporting was significantly favouring left.

[Scuba_Steve]

I am right wing for sure, one of the 1406 that voted Libertarianz, who get bugger all coverage. It's just a fact of life, most NZ journalists aren't worthy of the title.

Why do NZ repeaters :

Never bother to fact-check anything?
Never challenge blatant lies from any politician?
Give the "brown-nose" parties a complete free pass on everything?
Label anything to do with ACT "extreme" or "far-right"?

fixed it up a little for ya, now it's looking more from my angle
And I definitely agree with the bold ain't no denying that

[jonbuoy]

Oh I'm not politically motivated... unless you're missing a sarcastic smiley there.

Errr ok, your posts aren't about politics?

[Scuba_Steve]

It didn't happen this time around but at the previous elections bloody Duncan Garner from 3News wore a red tie every day and his reporting was significantly favouring left.

That would just suggest they swing to whomever is in. Which to an extent is what I tend to see, meaning they are not left or right, they are Govt centred propaganda. So calling them "left wing" is residual & redundant as currently they would be "right wing"

[Indiana_Jones]

+1 regarding the media.

They wank on about the Greens being all 'progressive' etc

Something like Act or Conservative gets labled as backwards and redneck etc

The media just love a good beat up, beat up on Clark, beat up on Key.

Whoever the incumbent is really, be it left or right.

-Indy

[mashman]

Errr ok, your posts aren't about politics?

Amongst other things, but I wouldn't say I was politically motivated.

[jonbuoy]

Amongst other things, but I wouldn't say I was politically motivated.

Mate you tear into the monetary system, social welfare, vilify the 1%'ers and say you know of a better system but aren't politically motivated? Or clearly even that bothered to vote in a general election?

[mashman]

Mate you tear into the monetary system, social welfare, vilify the 1%'ers and say you know of a better system but aren't politically motivated? Or clearly even that bothered to vote in a general election?

Surely if I was politically motivated I'd vote? and since when did logic and wanting a better society go hand in hand with political motivation?

[jonbuoy]

Ah ok, you want whine and moan about the system and the man keeping you down but not do anything about it?

[mashman]

Ah ok, you want whine and moan about the system and the man keeping you down but not do anything about it?

Ha ha ha haaaaa... The man isn't keeping me down, he's just doing everything he feels like and to hell with everyone else and that affects me negatively, and if it affects me negatively, christ knows what other people less fortunate are going through... and I think that's a bit selfish of them really. I know what I'd like to do about it, but I'm a lover, not an anarchist.

[jonbuoy]

Ha ha ha haaaaa... The man isn't keeping me down, he's just doing everything he feels like and to hell with everyone else and that affects me negatively, and if it affects me negatively, christ knows what other people less fortunate are going through... and I think that's a bit selfish of them really. I know what I'd like to do about it, but I'm a lover, not an anarchist.

Vote for the party that comes closest to what you think?

[mashman]

Vote for the party that comes closest to what you think?

close isn't good enough.