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SEVEN Ways Social Justice Warriors  Threaten Freedom of Speech
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SEVEN Ways Social Justice Warriors Threaten Freedom of Speech

Not PC …promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults. So-called “social justice” says that “your liberty and mine are justified only if and to the extent that it serves or benefits the interests of others, especially poor others.” Over the weekend, the Gladstone Club in London hosted the ‘Speaking Truth

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The Joke’s on You

The Joke’s on You

Doug “Uncola” Lynn thetollonline.com This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors,

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Brexit Polarization Setting the Scene for Major Unrest

Brexit Polarization Setting the Scene for Major Unrest

Danny Bright Without dwelling too much on historical detail, in the Middle Ages, England began a journey that influenced the development of representative government and a judicial system, the principles of which are still adhered to by much of the world today. How ironic is it that in the 21st

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Speak Up for Women Still Doesn’t Get It.

Speak Up for Women Still Doesn’t Get It.

No Face Just when I felt a scrap of sympathy for Speak up for Women because Massey University deplatformed them… I  joined their mailing list to read some of their articles. The first article in my mailbox pissed me right off and I was once again reminded why I dislike

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A Hollywood Blacklist for Trump Supporters?

A Hollywood Blacklist for Trump Supporters?

PA Pundits – International papundits.wordpress.com By Brent Bozell and Tim Graham For decades now, the Hollywood Left has romanticized those brave Communist Party members who were blacklisted in the 1950s for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations into their Soviet espionage. Just four years ago, Bryan Cranston was nominated

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The Crocodile Sleeps: 1937
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The Crocodile Sleeps: 1937

Anarchist History of New Zealand The History of New Zealand through a Libertarian Anarchist lens. Yesterday in New Zealand history, 19 October 1937, the death of Ernest Rutherford. The New Zealander who founded nuclear physics, history’s first successful alchemist, the man who split the atom. Like many good Kiwi

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MediaWorks Weren’t Listening

MediaWorks Weren’t Listening

Macca I  have zero sympathy for MediaWorks and their impending demise. In fact, I’m pretty positive that the vast majority here could give them a collective ‘we told you so’ as they walk out the door with their desk contents in a biodegradable cardboard box! As small children, I’

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Is This the New Normal for NZ’s Streets?

Is This the New Normal for NZ’s Streets?

Xbolt Para-Military Police are to patrol the streets of New Zealand communities. Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) will be patrolling in “Special Police” vehicles in a trial to make them able to respond to “Armed Incidents” more promptly. Special police vehicles carrying trained armed officers will routinely patrol Auckland, Waikato

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Free Speech Under Attack: ‘The Thug’s Veto’

Free Speech Under Attack: ‘The Thug’s Veto’

Not PC …promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults. So “legal advice” about protestors threatening unspecified violence has managed to give Massey University  a “Health and Safety” reason to shut down a planned Feminism 2020 Conference at the University — hosting which despite the threats against it had previously given some of

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Gollum and the Rat-Monkey
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Gollum and the Rat-Monkey

Wellington satirist Stewart Mann Information Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this guest post are solely the views of the author and do not reflect the views of the editor or any other member of The BFD team. In the illustrious pantheon of Wellington’s past and present

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Apathy the Big Winner in Local Body Elections
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Apathy the Big Winner in Local Body Elections

Danny Bright The turnout for local body elections continues to diminish election after election, and it seems we’re powerless to stop the downward spiral, which has been gathering momentum for more than thirty years. Nowhere is it more important or significant than in the country’s largest city. The

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The Rebellion Against Reason

The Rebellion Against Reason

Viv Forbes Viv Forbes has science qualifications and field experience in reading the history of extinctions in Earth’s rocky archives. We don’t need rowdy Extinction Reb-hellions on our streets – we need Education on Extinctions in our science academies, classrooms and media. Extinctions are natural events that close

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ACT With Two Seats

ACT With Two Seats

Beth Houlbrooke ACT Party Deputy Leader / Vice President NEWSHUB POLL Sunday night’s Newshub poll contained an image we haven’t seen in a long time. ACT with two seats. With National up and Labour down, it’s hard to say where these extra points have really come from, but

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A Little Thing That Means a Lot

A Little Thing That Means a Lot

Patriot Realm While sitting in my car contemplating the vastness of the Universe, as I am oft to do, I noted a very simple, everyday occurrence. A pedestrian left a building and stood by a crosswalk. An approaching vehicle stopped and waved the pedestrian on. The pedestrian entered the crosswalk

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A Response to Judith Collins’s Piece on Climate Change
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A Response to Judith Collins’s Piece on Climate Change

Arthur A politician interested in people’s views? OK, Ms Collins and I’ll keep it as short as possible, which is difficult on such a huge subject. 1.  Anthropogenic climate change is a con, vastly exaggerated, and greenhouse theory around CO2 is basically flawed. Yes, pollution of the air

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A Teenage Hero

A Teenage Hero

Lindis Stuff have in my opinion very foolishly put up an item praising the 15-year-old climate activist from Wellington, Micah Geiringer. “climate rebel arrested at 15”. Wow how awesome Stuff! The journalist has elevated him to Greta heights by describing him as the ‘unlikely hero’ of the action,

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