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watt price tully 
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A really interesting blog / article published in New Matilda that no matter where you fit:
a) Dinosaur
b) Neanderthal
c) PC
d) Apple
d) Very PC
e) Affronted
f) You've got front
e) It's my way or the highway
f) Couldn't give a fat rats clacker
h) I wish this would all stop
i) all of the above
j) none of the above
k) It gets up my nose
l) it gets up other people's noses
will find this a very interesting read & take on the matter. I did
https://newmatilda.com/2016/06/28/the-power-of-words-eddie-mcguire-is-a-dinosaur-not-a-monster-theres-a-difference/
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David 
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Good article, WPT, thanks for posting these are my thoughts, more or less. Political correctness is not just something made up by The Daily Telegraph, but a problem for the left too. The pushback to it may end up being much worse than the problems it was used to deal with in the first place see Trump, Donald.
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watt price tully
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| David wrote: | | Good article, WPT, thanks for posting these are my thoughts, more or less. Political correctness is not just something made up by The Daily Telegraph, but a problem for the left too. The pushback to it may end up being much worse than the problems it was used to deal with in the first place see Trump, Donald. |
Yeah, it just about captures where I come from too.
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Wokko 
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| David wrote: | | Good article, WPT, thanks for posting these are my thoughts, more or less. Political correctness is not just something made up by The Daily Telegraph, but a problem for the left too. The pushback to it may end up being much worse than the problems it was used to deal with in the first place see Trump, Donald. |
I would've thought the Left would've learned this in the 90s. Instead they went away for 20 years and came back even harder, doubling down on the outrage and offence.
Culture Wars 1 led to the likes of GW Bush and Howard, Culture Wars 2 is heading towards Trump, and a long run of LibNat government here (decidedly more moderate now than when the run started) with a bevy of Nationalist parties making up the balance of power in the Senate. |
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stui magpie 
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Joined: 03 May 2005
Location: In flagrante delicto
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| watt price tully wrote: | A really interesting blog / article published in New Matilda that no matter where you fit:
a) Dinosaur
b) Neanderthal
c) PC
d) Apple
d) Very PC
e) Affronted
f) You've got front
e) It's my way or the highway
f) Couldn't give a fat rats clacker
h) I wish this would all stop
i) all of the above
j) none of the above
k) It gets up my nose
l) it gets up other people's noses
will find this a very interesting read & take on the matter. I did
https://newmatilda.com/2016/06/28/the-power-of-words-eddie-mcguire-is-a-dinosaur-not-a-monster-theres-a-difference/ |
As I said elsewhere about the article in question, Had potential, made some good points well but too much quartz mixed with the gold or as they say on the cooking shows, too many elements on the plate that don't work together. 6/10
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Piesnchess
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Good grief, is this still going on now. ??
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watt price tully
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scoobydoo
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He'll be losing massive sleep over it. At least he sticks by his mates
Nissan lol what a joke, is Holden still considering they're position? |
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Redlight
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That New Matilda article was excellent.
I didn't realise that the White Ribbon campaign was so shallowly focused and based on that very flimsy, almost Orwellian, 'language is the problem' premise.
A sadly wasted opportunity. |
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watt price tully
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| Redlight wrote: | That New Matilda article was excellent.
I didn't realise that the White Ribbon campaign was so shallowly focused and based on that very flimsy, almost Orwellian, 'language is the problem' premise.
A sadly wasted opportunity. |
if you have the time, the links are well worth reading
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Redlight
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| watt price tully wrote: | | Redlight wrote: | That New Matilda article was excellent.
I didn't realise that the White Ribbon campaign was so shallowly focused and based on that very flimsy, almost Orwellian, 'language is the problem' premise.
A sadly wasted opportunity. |
if you have the time, the links are well worth reading |
Indeed they are. Thanks for the tip. |
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watt price tully
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The Prototype 
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
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Funny how they wait until it's all died down to make a decision, pretty piss poor company really. Everyone expected them to not have the balls to do anything, and they proved it. They got their five minutes of promotion, and then lost their balls when it counted.
Good job, Holden.
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bogan uprising thwarted 
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The Prototype
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
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