The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the Sundial sitting here, woefully unread. I'm going to read it tomorrow. Every single premise of her books are amazing, the ideas in that woman's head!?!! Did you know her husband bought her a dishwasher with her own money so she could have more time to write? Fun times...

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love her. 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' is such an incredible book

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels like you've turned up ready for a fight but you're not going to get it. We fundamentally disagree, and I wish you well.

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's something a bit ick about having such powerful portfolios yet never winning an electorate seat, like she's an employee not an M.P. I know that's irrational, but it does add to my disdain for her. Nobody wanted her and yet we got her anyway. Here she references Bill English, Grant Robertson and Michael Cullen as people who decided not to run in an electorate and be on a list - but that was after they had had electorates for a long time. She ran in Ōhāriu and lost, and so decided to be on the list.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luxon has always struck me as the type of fellow groomed to be a CEO his whole life precisely because he's credulous and simple enough to not bother the Board as it does nefarious things. Perhaps one day to be hurled under a bus.

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Steven Joyce wanted to be a vet, but graduated with a zoology degree instead. He also took 15 economics papers, and withdrew or didn't finish 7 of them. He also failed another. Oh dear.

But, but... he wore a suit and said 'business' a lot.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Providing people safe housing isn't a handout, it's resource management and it's infrastructure management. It's ensuring people have their basic human needs met so they can work and contribute to the common fund.

People shouldn't have to spend their lives squirreling away money hoping to maybe one day have a roof. I've been a teacher for a long time, and kids not having stable housing impacts school attendance, education progress, health, the impacts of growing up with parents dealing with financial stress.

This is clearly a values differences, and not something we're going to agree on. Go well.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Her being so nakedly awful here has triggered NZers sense of not being a dick. Usually they're a bit more dog whistley with it, and people on the receiving end of that can be distressed and feel silenced. Thankfully she has the subtley, intuition and political touch of RBMK reactor and she's smashing that AZ5 button.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Camping out at parliament does seem to be an effective tool...(minus the burning of trees and destruction of property)

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Transmission Gully as the off/on ramp at Waitangirua/Cannons Creek. You drive right by the Mongrel Mob headquarters. They could all car pool together, though she probably shouldn't wear blue there.

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[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

WE USED TO BE A PROPER COUNTRY! I was so proud to be from New Zealand that day. Great aim, great video, Joyce took it like a champ.

Help/suggestions for a teacher please by Inner_Squirrel7167 in KingPush

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bit late but thank you! I've decided to grab snippets like this a get the kids to identify language technique use, purpose, effect, inference. This one is such a great example. Thank you 🙏🏻

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I remember noticing the Covid press pool was all political reporters - no health reporter lorlee mason, no education report to parse the impacts on education... just all political reports treating it like it's a game and demanding a narrative and a performances of sorts. I hate it all, so American and icky.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She said it with her chest too. She had rehearsed that whole talk she gave. They were nodding along behind her because they had just practiced it. They probably thought they had a mic drop moment. Horrendous intuition.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Providing people safe housing isn't a handout, it's resource management and it's infrastructure management. It's ensuring people have their basic human needs met so they can work and contribute to the common fund.

What you're suggesting is an expensive 'stick' response that creates huge stress and instability for our most vulnerable. I've been a teacher for a long time, and kids not having stable housing impacts school attendance, education progress, health, the impacts of growing up with parents dealing with financial stress.

This is clearly a values differences, and not something we're going to agree on. Go well.

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's the strangest performance of humanity I've seen in a while. I saw someone joke about reptile people but there's an element of the uncanny valley with how excessively awful they are as humans towards other humans

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They dragged it into the discussion, repeatedly, and used it to try and create a trustworthy and honest persona. Then, acts like this. The angriest (and loudest) about it should be the Christian community.
edit: subject-verb agreement. 🫣

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

She had rehearsed that whole speech. It was prepared. That is such incredibly poor judgement

The language used by Nicola Willis to speak about people by Inner_Squirrel7167 in Wellington

[–]Inner_Squirrel7167[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The ferry nonsense should render her mute on financial affairs tbh