He remains pleasant and grins cheerfully as they call him a racist white supremacist and baby murderer to his face. This makes them hate him even more. It’s an excellent strategy.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Some wear a sensible suit and a perpetual s**t-eating grin. David Breen Seymour is proving to have what I most want in my politicians – cojones of cold steel and the willingness to use this testicular fortitude to get things done.
Elections in Britain and Australia tell the same story.
The only surprising thing about the abolition of the Broadcasting Standards Authority is that it caught so many people by surprise.
It’s a cost of government crisis that is hurting Australian economy.
“Knowledge is power. The devil it is! One man can have a great deal of knowledge without it giving him the least power, while another possesses supreme authority but next to no knowledge.” – Arthur Schopenhauer, 1851
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Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the change, which will ban tort-based claims for climate-related damage, will provide certainty for businesses and shore up investment confidence. It will also stop any cases being brought against the government.
The word for today is… revolt (verb, noun) - intransitive verb 1a: to renounce allegiance or subjection (as to a government) : rebel - often used with against b: to act in or show opposition or disobedience 2a: to experience disgust or shock b: to turn away with disgust —usually used
