tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507659435767768133.post4530035490582561133..comments2023-09-25T01:17:03.971+13:00Comments on lefthandpalm: Idiot/Savant vs. Trotterlurgeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08735536088030480119noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507659435767768133.post-32791169950641069872007-11-07T21:16:00.000+13:002007-11-07T21:16:00.000+13:00That's the one! Somehow I read the 'Raids II' pos...That's the one! Somehow I read the 'Raids II' post while drafting the above, and managed to miss the crucial sentence. Inspite of that little oversight, I trust you are impressed and slightly awed by the attention I play to your comments.lurgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08735536088030480119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507659435767768133.post-58726066774776702872007-11-07T15:59:00.000+13:002007-11-07T15:59:00.000+13:00Trotting! I like it! (I also had a go at him when...Trotting! I like it! (I also had a go at him when he tried making <A HREF="http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2006/08/pinochet-argument.html" REL="nofollow">the Pinochet argument</A> over Labour's election overspending).<BR/><BR/>Trotter definitely has a point on the economic front. But his supposed concern for Maori while ignoring the very real way in which Labour has screwed them over on the foreshore is just a little sickening.<BR/><BR/>(Yes, I know claims to the foreshore were just that - claims, But robbing people of equality under the law and the right to test evidence in court is a real hurt, and one which has caused a lot of anger).<BR/><BR/>People telling others to STFU to avoid hurting (their) cause is another of my hot-button issues - primarily because it displays a fundamental ignorance about the existence of different interests, and an arrogant belief that "my interests should trump yours". Seeing attitudes like that on display is one reason why I can never join a political party - I'm just not a team player. <BR/><BR/>Finally, I'm not sure about memory blotchiness either. It sounds familiar, and I did a lot of posting on PASystem on the first day, so it might be there (the original post hasn't been edited). OTOH, there is a comment that "This is bad stuff, and the sort of thing people should be prosecuted for" <A HREF="http://norightturn.blogspot.com/2007/10/raids-ii.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Idiot/Savanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993069909613708957noreply@blogger.com