The fascist regime that made you a moron: Thanks dJonkey

[Oscar]

Check this out...CitizenA with Hooton & Manning
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2013/11/22...elwyn-manning/

I reckon the only parties with any integrity are Mana & the Greens. If you cant see why, then you'll never see.

Logical argument - you only understand your opinion, so only those who agree with you are right.
Much favoured by adolescents the world over.

[Scuba_Steve]

1. It's spelled "eh".
2. Democracy has naught to do with wasting money on referenda, each time the opposition whines about something.

1. ay is spelt a y , eh is spelt e h , 2 different words that mean much the same.
2. democracy says the referendum is listened to, obviously we don't have one!

[Oscar]

1. ay is spelt a y , eh is spelt e h , 2 different words that mean much the same.
2. democracy says the referendum is listened to, obviously we don't have one!

Notwithstanding the fact that what you posted isn't even a proper sentence where the reader has to guess your intent:

thank for "democracy" ay

I think the word that you're grasping for is "aye".

You seem also to be having trouble grasping the concept of "non-binding referendumm", under the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993.

[Scuba_Steve]

I think the word that you're grasping for is "aye".

You seem also to be having trouble grasping the concept of "non-binding referendumm", under the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993.

No 'ay' is the word I wanted 'ay' is the word I gave

I have no trouble "grasping the concept" I have trouble "grasping" why it exists & why we still refer to our system as "democracy"
...well actually thats a lie I kinda get why it's still referred to as "democracy" it's to give blind idiots the 'illusion' of still having some say

[Oscar]

No 'ay' is the word I wanted 'ay' is the word I gave

I have no trouble "grasping the concept" I have trouble "grasping" why it exists & why we still refer to our system as "democracy"
...well actually thats a lie I kinda get why it's still referred to as "democracy" it's to give blind idiots the 'illusion' of still having some say

So you not only have a disregard for sentence structure, grammar and punctuation, you're making up your own words?
Good for you.

Be that as it may, I'm not wasting any time explaining democracy for you, so you go right ahead with your uninformed whining...

[ellipsis]

so you go right ahead with your uninformed whining...

...I'd love to know why your opinions are so informed...ay...you must, by point of opinion be . more informed...you are still a cocksucker...

[Winston001]

Well democracy arises from universal enfranchisement = we all get a vote. National got the most votes by far and formed a government. One of their policies was to sell 49% of a few state businesses.

Its not particularly radical, it makes sense, and we still own 51%.

Personally I don't support the asset sales but they don't keep me awake at night.

[puddytat]

Logical argument - you only understand your opinion, so only those who agree with you are right.
Much favoured by adolescents the world over.

And everyone else for that matter.

[oneofsix]

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ay‎
Definition of AY. —usually used with following me to express sorrow or regret. Examples of AY.


Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally - well that doesn't work does it, thanks to boundaries, seat thresholds and hang over seats not all votes are equal in NZ so we can't have a true democracy.

[Oscar]

...I'd love to know why your opinions are so informed...ay...you must, by point of opinion be . more informed...you are still a cocksucker...

My opinion was in my post (i.e. it's a non-binding referendum).
Being more informed than fuckwits like you is not particularly hard.

[Berries]

I think the word that you're grasping for is "aye".

Aye should only be used by Jocks when they are agreeing to something.

Aye aye is used by sailors, and when a fit bird walks in to view.

[Oscar]

Democracy is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally - well that doesn't work does it, thanks to boundaries, seat thresholds and hang over seats not all votes are equal in NZ so we can't have a true democracy.

In the last election the Government received 50.4% of the votes cast (with the opposition parties receiving 46.21%). 75,000* odd votes were cast for parties failing to meet the threshold or win a seat (and if these are discounted it increases the Govt vote to over 51%).
*The overwhelming majority of these votes (59,237) went to the Conservative party.
There was a one seat overhang due to the Maori & Act parties electoral seats.

Slice it anyway you like, this Govt represents a majority of the population who voted.
What part of the equation fails to meet the definition of a democracy?

[Brian d marge]

Good ole nz has no idea of the big picture. Ho hum


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[oldrider]

Asset sales is misleading, sale of asset shares is more to the point.

Sale of asset shares gives more choice to more people, it allows me as a taxpayer to leave my tax money to be distributed in other state controlled activities.

It also allows me the choice of investing my own money into the assets listed and the state still controls the major shares anyway, so nothing has changed.

Sale of asset shares also allows the government access to other outside investors money to ease up pressure on tax money for redistribution to other state spending.

The only thing opposition parties have rallied out of these share sales is scaremongering and chicken little syndrome tactics to "waste" the gains from the sales!

The referendum is a case in point ... "a disgraceful irresponsible waste of taxpayer money" IMHO!

[admenk]

Aye should only be used by Jocks when they are agreeing to something.

Jocks never agree to anything.......