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We may as well prepare ourselves for Trump overperforming his popularity again and winning. Trump is historically more popular than when he won in 2016 (Gallup 61% unfavorable on election eve). We've had to deal with left's retreat in most of the world in 2019.…
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This post is a place for positive discussion of the future. An Open Mike for ideas, solutions and the discussion of the possible. The Big Picture, rather than a snapshot of the day’s goings on. Topics rather than topical. We’d like to think it’s…
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A half-finished draft of this post had been lingering in my folder for over a month now so it was do or die now. I know remarkably little about Jacinda Ardern. I have never met her in person and what little I do know about…
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Yesterday while browsing Twitter I saw this tweet from Jeremy Greenbrook-Held, whose claims to fame include not only running very good local campaigns but also being randomly savaged in some late night tweeting by National List MP Joanne Hayes. He tweeted this. https://twitter.com/JGreenbrookHeld/status/1209582600118890496 And I felt…
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While the digestive system is working overtime, I can write another short light post inspired by recent comments on The Standard. I am no fan of MMP. Sure, it is heaps better than some of the other systems such as in the US and UK.…
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It seems that some people hold the opinion that Social Media and the Internet have heralded in new era of democracy and have provided more democracy. This is so misguided, it is almost funny. Sure, we can access and share so much more information and…
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2019 has been a remarkable year for those wanting social, economic, and environmental renewal. The level of protest remains high, the idealism as strong as ever, but the ferment is not generating progressive wins, is weakening democratic reflexiveness to challenge, and is weakening pan-national institutions.…
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https://twitter.com/GreenpeaceNZ/status/1208610125977546752 The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled Friday that the government must take urgent action on climate change to protect the fundamental rights of its people. This decision came in a landmark case begun by the Dutch environmental group Urgenda in 2013, the first…
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