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**Sniper** · 26th September 2006, 15:12

Lying in a hospital bed sucks, so I have nothing better to do than use their wireless network to pass the time. Not looking at porn mind you because all the nurses are ugly and I dont want to give them hope.

Its in America, but I have seen evidence of this attitude in NZ politics and certain folk I have spoken to. Sad as fuck really.

A lady wrote the best letter in the Editorials in ages!! It explains things better than all the baloney you hear on TV.

Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the US might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.

Let's say I break into your house. Let's say that when you discover me in your house, you insist that I leave. But I say, "I've made all the beds and washed the dishes and did the laundry and swept the floors; I've done all the things you don't like to do. I'm hard-working and honest (except for when I broke into your house).

According to the protesters, not only must you let me stay, you must add me to your family's insurance plan, educate my kids, and provide other benefits to me and to my family (my husband will do your yard work because he too is hard-working and honest, except for that breaking in part). If you try to call the police or force me out, I will call my friends who
will picket your house carrying signs that proclaim my right to be there.

It's only fair, after all, because you have a nicer house than I do, and I'm just trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working and honest, person, except for well, you know.

And what a deal it is for me!! I live in your house, contributing only a fraction of the cost of my keep, and there is nothing you can do about it without being accused of selfishness, prejudice and being an anti-housebreaker. Oh yeah, I want you to learn my language so you can communicate with me.

**Colapop** · 26th September 2006, 15:14

Great letter!! That's exactly it! Now, how do you explain that to the the Maori?

**kiwifruit** · 26th September 2006, 15:25

what happened man, u ok?

**Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)** · 26th September 2006, 15:28

Get well soon. Good letter and its true in NZ that the perpertrators get better treated than the "victim".

**Macktheknife** · 26th September 2006, 17:44

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

what happened man, u ok?

For those of us who clearly are not up with the play....
What happened there Sniper? Hospital bed?, ugly nurses? Hiding laptop? What has happened to our great defender of the repost offender?
Hope it is nothing serious mate and you recover well and soon.
Mack

**Colapop** · 26th September 2006, 18:02

He's sick - but we've known that for awhile...

**crashe** · 26th September 2006, 18:08

So while sniper is lying in a hospital bed....
(hopefully he will get better soon with what ever ails him)
miss sniper is off out there having the time of her life riding her bike...

**Colapop** · 26th September 2006, 18:10

Or seeing to his every need as a good girl would!!

Cooking his eggs, getting him a beer (and putting it back in the fridge coz he's not allowed any) and fetching his slippers!

**Finn** · 26th September 2006, 18:14

Originally Posted by Colapop

Great letter!! That's exactly it! Now, how do you explain that to the the Maori?

Don't be so bloody racist Col. Besides they don't apply. The letter used the words "hard-working and honest."

**John Banks** · 26th September 2006, 18:18

Originally Posted by Colapop

Great letter!! That's exactly it! Now, how do you explain that to the the Maori?

I dunno. It's their house, I suppose they should kick everyone out?

**Colapop** · 26th September 2006, 18:19

Racist!!??!! Not at all - after all aren't we, as the colonialist invaders, those that are reffered to in the letter?

**Waylander** · 26th September 2006, 18:33

Originally Posted by Colapop

Great letter!! That's exactly it! Now, how do you explain that to the the Maori?

Seeing as how they were here before Europeans.....

**WarlockNZ** · 26th September 2006, 19:08

Originally Posted by Waylander

Seeing as how they were here before Europeans.....

Do we get to take all the roads and power lines and cities when they kick us out ?? .. only seems fair, none of that stuff was here when we arrived, ahhh civilisation.

To quote a Billy T skit, "How say you savage?"

**Waylander** · 26th September 2006, 19:11

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

Do we get to take all the roads and power lines and cities when they kick us out ?? .. only seems fair, none of that stuff was here when we arrived, ahhh civilisation.

To quote a Billy T skit, "How say you savage?"

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Hope so, but they still can't get the land back untill all the bush grows back.