Posts by Dennis Frank
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to william blake,
Einstein. ; )
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to Katharine Moody,
I've long been aware of that jewish cultural effect on western civilisation. Think Bob Dylan. Many more classic examples of it than Brash quoted. Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, Marx Brothers. Rothschilds, the supercapitalists.
"Forbes list of the world’s top 10 billionaires in 2016 counts no less than three Jews." Anyone with a grasp of maths oughta be able to figure out how disproportionate that is relative to population size. Could be in the genes? Could be in the culture.
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Watching the entirety of the Sunday journos interview, I realised they were actually genuine. I was surprised. Didn't expect that.
Policy ought to be evidence-based. Our policy on free speech is not excluded by this requirement! Preconceptions & bias have no part to play. They just induce bigotry. Anyone who fails to appraise them with an open mind is prejudiced. Here in Aotearoa, we don't like that. We believe in giving people a fair go.
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to John Farrell,
Such technical differentiation, John, seems disingenuous. They were invited here by the FSC to do a public talk. The venue operator cancelled it. Now the same stunt has been pulled on Brash by a different venue operator, people are starting to wise up to what's going on. Deliberate attempts to eliminate free speech using feeble excuses or fake evidence of threats to public safety.
Plus a subgroup of leftists addicted to hate speech who are trying to distract attention from their misbehaviour by claiming that rightists are using hate speech. "Not me, officer" said the offender "it was that guy over there!" Pathetic.
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Hard News: Dilemmas: the drug-driving ad…, in reply to linger,
as far as possible, an ad draws on common experience
Correct. Effectiveness is in proportion to the extent of common ground shared by viewers in the target market. I agree that some referents don't work due to poor design. I spent most the decade '75-'85 making tvcs, so I'm commenting from that basis of experience (as well as being a reluctant viewer at times in other years).
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to John Farrell,
Who censored them?
Those who cancelled their talks.
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Regarding SM & LS, watching the entire interview conducted by the Sunday (TVNZ) show totally switched my view of them. I now believe it was a travesty of natural justice to censor them.
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to Neil,
Has Marama Davidson been reading too much Pinker?
Clever attempt to change the subject?? I do agree it would be an interesting one. Trying to frame it so it will not seem off-topic is a bit of a challenge. Trolls swear?
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Hard News: On joining the international…, in reply to Neil,
Thomas should have set up a committee to deal with public safety issues. Can’t think of a suitable name for such a committee off hand.
Ah, the Committee for Public Safety, obviously. It worked extremely well for her predecessors. If you haven't read history, google it.
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Okay, there's a bunch of folks here doing left-brain analysis of a tv ad. That will never work. Ads are designed to function holistically. Like a painting. It's the impact that makes them work. They trigger the right brain. Gestalt.