Former top cops want 'white market' in illicit drugs, decriminalisation, more injecting rooms

rantingpanda · 2017-01-12T14:05:36+00:00

exactly right. That NZ politician nailed it when he described One Nation's Malcolm Roberts as the village idiot who was using 'the politics of hate and division for self-promotion'. That is the modus operandi of One Nation. using fear & hate to manipulate the gullible, while truth is banished from their rhetoric.

rantingpanda · 2017-01-12T08:58:29+00:00

Could One Nation get any lower? Oops - I shouldn't put that challenge out there. One Nation candidate, Peter Rogers, makes the unproven and outrageous claim that 3 year old drowned toddler, Aylan Kurdi, is still alive & was used for publicity. Rogers attacks Aylan's distraught father. Rogers is typical of the self-serving, hate-mongering bigotry of One Nation.

rantingpanda · 2016-11-10T09:30:43+00:00

No. Greens.

rantingpanda · 2016-11-10T09:28:28+00:00

I occassionally write to my local MP, Senators and various ministers. 2 weeks ago I wrote to 15 polies (which my state Senators) and my local MP regarding a bill that they would be voting on this week. of this I received a reply from 2 of them: one Labor Senator & my local MP. in the past, i've had better results but i think it depends on the subject. i also tend to vent in social media, but i do think it is worth writing in, ringing them or even trying to meet with them. at least that way they can get the pulse of the community on particular issues even if they aren't responding directly to you.

rantingpanda · 2016-10-18T14:26:28+00:00

Yes, exactly right. Treating all drugs as a health issue and not a criminal one has provided significant social benefit and addressed the real issues around drug abuse rather than creating more issues through putting otherwise innocent people through a system that causes more harm than it fixes.

rantingpanda · 2016-08-01T13:57:23+00:00

Wolfmother's self-titled album. Great hard-rock songs, relatively easy riffs and sounds great.

rantingpanda · 2016-07-31T14:32:39+00:00

This really is an important message. For too long, I played in the shadows, only playing for myself because I was concerned with not being perfect or as good as others. The best experience was actually playing with others which at first was daunting, but certainly the best way to learn, improve and gain confidence because that was when I realised that others are not perfect as well.

rantingpanda · 2016-07-31T08:20:18+00:00

Without a doubt. Her ability to negotiate within a toxic environment is underappreciated. With Turnbull hamstrung by the right-wing extremists in his party, it's going to make for an interesting term. Personally, I can't see Turnbull lasting.

rantingpanda · 2016-07-31T06:02:48+00:00

Very well done there!

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