This Is the Gentle Tyranny
There’s a perfect word for this system, a system that reaches into every corner of your existence, from your speech to how you spend your private life, and justifies itself all as being ‘for your own good’.
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Ban for Under-16s to Begin Before Christmas
Those who are opposed to this globalist control creep promoted by bureaucrats and politicians under the guise of ‘safety’ are urged to sign the petition.
Gun Law Overhaul: Progress at Last, but National’s Still the Sticking Point on More Useful Reforms
All in all, these changes mark real progress in rolling back some of the knee-jerk restrictions imposed after the Christchurch tragedy. But National’s lingering attachment to overly cautious policies shows it has not fully shaken off the influence of its predecessors.
Good Oil General Debate
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Face of the Day
Police will be stripped of looking after the Firearms Safety Authority, with a new independent agency replacing it. The controversial firearms registry remains, and eight new offences will be created.
The Good Oil Word of the Day
The word for today is… amanuensis (noun) - : one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : In Latin, the phrase servus a manu translates loosely as "slave with secretarial duties." (The noun manu, meaning "hand," gave us words such as manuscript,
The Good Oil Daily Bible Verse
For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
Taste Tuesday
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Second Reading of David Cohen’s Jacinda Biography on her Mormonism
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Sean Plunket reacts to the conviction of Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming.
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Jordan Williams - "It's not a Michelin Star if it's a Taxpayer funded Michelin Star"
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The Good Oil Daily Roundup
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The George Bailey Test and Why Fuentes Fails It
Think about this: if Israel laid down its weapons, millions of Israelis would be slaughtered within weeks. If, on the other hand, Israel’s Islamic neighbors were to lay down their weapons, as President Trump is advocating, then all can live in peace and harmony forever.
This Must Be Just the Beginning
Sacking two executives won’t even begin to correct the BBC’s bias.