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Jetboating with Goat in New Zealand
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The Hypocrisy of Diversity and Inclusion
Last week, Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton unloaded at a few people involved in Formula 1 for not providing sufficient support for his stand on Black Lives Matter. Funny thing for me is that his skin colour was never an issue. Not for me, not for his teams, not
Woke Wombles Killing Their Sports With Activism
I don’t go on Facebook much. I got completely sick and tired of hearing the opinions of my woke friends in relation to all manner of issues du jour. I actually deleted my account for a long time but have recently dipped a toe back into the fetid cesspool
The Madness of Political Correctness
economicnoise.com The madness of political correctness is mocked in this e-mail sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins. The author is unknown but perceptive, clever and sarcastic: Dear Mr. Page: I agree with our Native
The Americas Cup Fiasco
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com I was shocked as both a substantial Auckland ratepayer and central government taxpayer, to read that the Auckland City Council and the government have contributed over $250 million of our money to the staging of the America’s Cup. The justification for this largesse is
The Ultimate Virtue Signallers – Mercedes Formula 1 Team
Social Justice Warriors don’t belong in sport and don’t belong in advertising or marketing. Just ask Gillette how it went for them or Colin Kaepernick how it went for him. Both well intended. Both disastrous. I wish Mercedes well as they find out how little anybody cares about
On Statues
Alwyn Poole From being so long in education I tend to think about what we are saying to our young when adults make decisions and how much we encourage them to think deeply about issues. Apart from the stupidity of our current economics, I heard Grant Robertson regarding Olympic protests
Unlady-Like Ladies
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The Herald reports a doubling of brawling and assaults in our women’s prisons in the past year. Corrections attributed this to those inmates’ gang affiliations. What a surprise! Reading that brought back memories of my involvement with Arohata Women’s Prison four decades back.