Ia Taylor finally sees through the glimmer and glitter

[heisenberg]

so much for the saint


https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36074365...ritten-you

[Olive]

   

so much for the saint


https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/36074365...ritten-you

[Praktica]

Well, we have the opinion of one guy, and another guy? starting this thread, agreeing with him. Result...two opinions, of dubious value.

[king1]

lol, the headline should read "Ian Taylor emotionally triggered by a book"

obviously the dude had issues during covid and was quite clearly on the side of less caution with more freedoms. Thankfully at the time, we had sensible people at the helm who could ignore the noise and do what was right - and as a consequence saved a few thousand lives or more...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Strong in these ones, the jealousy is.

If she had been a man and done this, I wonder if they'd be so negative about it? Mind you, Taylor on personal branding does ring true. Him being a master of the art.

[harm_less]

We should be counting our blessings that Jacinda's government was in charge of keeping the wolf from NZ's door rather than the likes of the numpties that are in the top seats presently. If National and their big business buddies were running the COVID response we would most likely to have had a clusterfuck of similar proportions to that of the the UK and US, and a lot more dead Kiwis. And those now criticising Jacinda would be bitching about a totally different reality.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

A lot of it I think has to do with the thinking that kindness equals weakness. That putting lives as a priority in an economy was a mistake. I wonder though how that might change if the lives were of immediate value to her critics...

[king1]

mainly a handful of entitled numpties pissed that their travel plans to the holiday home in the south of France was encumbered

[king1]

and the replies - something for everyone to feast on...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3607451...t-we-think

[heisenberg]

mainly a handful of entitled numpties pissed that their travel plans to the holiday home in the south of France was encumbered

yea and the elderly woman who couldn’t see her husband of 60 years off when he died

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Well, we have the opinion of one guy, and another guy? starting this thread, agreeing with him. Result...two opinions, of dubious value.

and yet you posted this his opinion seemed to matter then

https://tmmb.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?tid=4104

[king1]

mainly a handful of entitled numpties pissed that their travel plans to the holiday home in the south of France was encumbered

yea and the elderly woman who couldn’t see her husband of 60 years off when he died

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Yep, tough decisions for greater good. You cannot create global pandemic policy based on the needs of the few, relatively speaking.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

My niece - type 1 diabetic with complications, went into labour with her first child during lockdown. Had a seriously difficult time of it, with zero family support, surrounded by masked strangers.

Two friends lost family members to covid, and couldn't bury them.

My bff with terminal pancreatic cancer did chemo alone.

Everyone has stories of that time. But lots of us are grateful because we survived despite being in that most vulnerable group. As we watched the containers fill up with corpses in New York.

[harm_less]

yea and the elderly woman who couldn’t see her husband of 60 years off when he died

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Yep, tough decisions for greater good. You cannot create global pandemic policy based on the needs of the few, relatively speaking.

The analogy I envisage is that in order to prevent a ship from potential inundation/sinking bulkhead doors are closed to isolate affected areas/decks. Some passengers are on the 'wrong' side of those doors when the decision is made and likely perish but the ship stays afloat.

That is the situation that prompted the Labour government as COVID loomed. It was an unprecedented situation and tough decisions were made for the greater good. Griping about the issues faced by those adversely affected by that decision is essentially placing personal circumstances above the national good which is in essence selfishness, and directing hate and vitriol at the 'captain' of that ship is just targeting that person as a scapegoat for the misfortune of those adversely affected.

[Agent_24]

it's really not easy to make a decision when you're up against something that you've never experienced before, especially something as huge and risky as a pandemic. Erring on the side of caution is the sane thing to do, in my opinion.

The responses to Jacinda's handling of the situation are quite telling - it clearly shows who values money over human life, who is morally corrupt and full of greed, and who actually has empathy.

It is this greedy kind of person who caused a situation such as this, in America: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/04/us/im...ers-helene

Such people simply do not care about you and your life. The same kind of people who would have kept the country going during COVID, no matter how many deaths there were.

[Oh_hunnihunni]

I know one thing for sure. I am glad we had Jacinda in charge, and not Brook Van Veldon.

In fact, I hope we never have her anywhere near real decision making.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504608...g-covid-19

[Lilith7]

I know one thing for sure. I am glad we had Jacinda in charge, and not Brook Van Veldon.

In fact, I hope we never have her anywhere near real decision making.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/3504608...g-covid-19

Is it just me who thinks that politicians are somehow becoming almost merciless & incapable of basic understanding...

[Oh_hunnihunni]

Heisenberg is going to love this piece...

Not.

But I do...

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/05/the-se...1751655973

[heisenberg]

Heisenberg is going to love this piece...

Not.

But I do...

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/05/the-se...1751655973

the people who love ardern are sheep and are getting what they deserve as this government trys to fix her mess, its a pity labour didnt win the last election and were having to clean their own mess

[Lilith7]

Heisenberg is going to love this piece...

Not.

But I do...

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/05/the-se...1751655973

To quote a long ago comedian whose name escapes me - You are awful...but I like you..

[harm_less]

Heisenberg is going to love this piece...

Not.

But I do...

https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/05/the-se...1751655973

the people who love ardern are sheep and are getting what they deserve as this government trys to fix her mess, its a pity labour didnt win the last election and were having to clean their own mess

You've been asked to expand on your claims that the Labour government Jacinda led "effed" the country (crickets...) and now you're bleating on about the country being a "mess". Do we have to take your accusations as worth considering or are you actually going to provide some substance to your ramblings? And if you're commenting on the state of our economy or our social cohesion, have you taken any notice of the finances of most other countries presently?