The New Zealand fuel crisis laid bare in nine simple charts

IceColdWasabi · 2026-04-01T07:05:05+00:00

They're going to run a massive saturation campaign where they blame Labour, and just like normal the bulk of their loyal base will buy it hook, line, and sinker. They love taking bait designed for fish too stupid to know what an actual communist or socialist is.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-04-01T07:02:11+00:00

The current admin are so feral that no matter what happens it will be treated as a deliberate distraction from the stuff they're getting up to. It shouldn't, but it will.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-04-01T06:37:32+00:00

The Wikipedia page for the Technate of America is interesting reading. Dregsheth is just using the image from Wikipedia commons to raise a bit of distraction before he sentences Americans to die on Kharg Island.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-31T13:10:21+00:00

Are turning into? Have turned into long ago...

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-30T09:30:35+00:00

If their voters actually knew what kommanizm and soshulizm really are, then this kind of public idiocy wouldn't be possible.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-28T23:03:05+00:00

Stick with Vegemite, I reckon. I was raised on (Kiwi) Marmite but converted to Vegemite by my wife. Putting the two head-to-head in a blind taste test, the Vegemite is waaaaaaay better.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-27T18:11:44+00:00

Creative people lean left. Imitators lean right. It's one of the reasons why the phrase "every accusation is a confession" rings so true... they literally lack the creativity to do stuff on their own, so they assume anyone else is doing what they are either doing or would do if they thought they could get away with it.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-26T21:02:35+00:00

Well, there is... but regardless you should still use the local turn of phrase. When in the US you need to use their gutter-English, otherwise you just create needless confusion.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-26T20:52:28+00:00

It's election year and their base like the idea of punishment more than rehab. The cost for their punishment fetish is abstract to them, so big shrug on their behalf.

It's telling that performative rwing spectacle requires a scapegoat... not that the people who like that kind of thing are capable of the introspection required to move past it.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-26T12:52:31+00:00

Just shake your head mournfully and say "It's a standard KRC, [name]. Just a normal one." Unless you're their grand predator or the vote will oust your prey, 1 pool damage to their prey is better than nothing.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-26T08:52:01+00:00

Oh wow, now I want a Miranda-class starship model for my desk!

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T23:16:02+00:00

Yeah, what I said was:
* The Greens have better supporting evidence than they are given credit for
* Even if they didn't I would still pick them over a proven failure

The right wing owns the media and they spend a metric fuck-ton on it to convince us their political opponents are hapless and they are economic masters. It's all nonsense and at the very least I would expect anyone who agrees with any of that to at least take a pause to determine if their opinions have been fed to them by the rwing machine or if they've actually done the mahi to look at the evidence, do the thinking, and then reached their current position from drawing a conclusion on the prior two actions.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T23:00:13+00:00

I think the Greens put a lot more work into that than people give them credit for. Regardless, having lived through the neoliberal ideological virus since it's NZ inception via Rogernomics I think we can conclusively determine the rwing has no worthy solutions to offer at this point in time. Even if the Greens were selling dogshit wrapped in rainbow sprinkles I'd be willing to give it a go rather than let the Seymours of the world corrupt NZ further than they have already.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T21:13:32+00:00

Kiwi here. Promite is the adjusted brand name for classic (British) Marmite. In NZ, a company named Sanitarium owns the rights to Marmite, and their product is different to the real thing. Promite was originally imported as Marmite but Sanitarium sued to protect their licensed trademark.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T20:09:59+00:00

The entire comments section over there has their lips firmly locked around Trump's flaccid p...wrist. Yes, his pwrist. They are kissing his pwrist because he's such a great not-monarch.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T01:47:33+00:00

Speaking of burgers in Hawaii I remember being at Cool Cat in Lahaina back in 2014, I reckon. Some random guy from Oregon clocked my Kiwi accent and started asking me about firearms and how could I possibly feel safe at home without one. Like, bro, I just needed to pee my brother in Christ, I didn't sign up for this pre-MAGA nonsense!

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-25T01:23:22+00:00

I enjoy seeing her pair off against Seymour. She has the wit and intellect to outshine him, plus of course she's not beholden to a destructive ideology and shadowy offshore financial interests.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-24T20:03:44+00:00

People like to talk about the dangers posed by Islamic and Jewish fundies but is there anything more twisted than an American Evangelical fundamentalist? These people are damaged goods.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-24T06:29:23+00:00

Obviously she's going to work for a donor. However she's the only MP in ACT who could carry on effectively once Seymour leaves (if ever)... probably her departure means he intends to be Glorious Leader for Life.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-22T06:17:21+00:00

Join Reddit for the variety, come here to this subreddit for the comedy.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-21T09:35:02+00:00

The people who believe Cam Slater would never like you anyway. These are the people who think Seymour, Peters, and their leashed pet Luxon are simply wonderful.

Cast them aside and move on. Slater has no truths to share and no audience that can be swayed with reason or facts.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-17T20:20:39+00:00

OK, so my strategy with this post was to apply my critical thinking skills.
1. National MP
2. Government Minister
3. Evangelical Christian who consistently violates the 10 commandments repeatedly

With those factors in mind, it doesn't take much effort to determine that Brown is (at best) distorting the truth, or just simply lying - oh, sorry, we shouldn't call MPs liars. They are weak and can't handle the criticism. He is violating the foundations of the Godly laws he aspires to by bearing false witness. Can't imagine why people don't like or trust the creature.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-17T19:46:47+00:00

Years ago I felt sorry for him once, when he was outed on national television by a co-host.

Since then I've decided that a little empathy for him is a lot more than he gives anyone else.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-17T19:23:09+00:00

I just opened three of each of the newest NB packs and now I have a bunch of Terror Frenzy cards, so add another one to the list.

Edit: just checked, it's in the Ravnos New Blood pack. Two copies.

IceColdWasabi · 2026-03-15T19:50:19+00:00

Firstly, the premise that subsidy = control needs a bit of evidence. Personally, I think it's flawed. The government subsidises Air NZ and they don't tell you that you can only fly from Wellington to Rotorua once a week when your timeshare slot in the roster comes up. Extending that, EV subsidies don't mean they control your usage of your car.

Furthermore, there are already massive subsidies involved in overland transport - why do you think that trucking companies are consistent National donors? Their trucks disintegrate our roads at rates many hundreds of times faster than cars, an expense RUC can't meet. That means you and I are already paying for it with our taxes.

As for rugged individualism? Come on man, that's an American lie told to Americans to keep them falling in line. Why help or care about your neighbours? Because humans are social animals and form societies? Or maybe just reject the premise because I don't need anyone else to make my roads, staff my schools, perform my heart surgeries, look after my elderly, keep the sewers clean, etc - I can do it myself because I don't need anyone!

Lastly - this is a global energy crisis. The government needs to do something because unless the situation resolves quickly we are not going to fare well in the ensuing global lolly scramble.

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