Ive been pretty quiet post-election but I think this nails it. Im sure Carrick Graham, cousin and ex-FB friend, would have something to say about this... They say sunlight is the best disinfectant. It always seemed like a self-explanatory concept: Wrongdoing is exposed, wrongdoers scuttle back into the shadows. But what happens when you crank up the sunlight, and the brightly-lit assholes just stand there staring back at you, giving you the fingers? – The score so far is grim. Consider what we know about Judith Collins: Her facilitating (or maybe outright commissioning) of character assassination against a civil servant, her appointment of Slater’s accomplice Aaron Bhatnagar, her “tip-line” contributions, her nonchalance at being told Slater was getting a piece of evidence by Police to discredit people who had charges against them dropped (quote: “Oh gosh, what a shock.”), and of course, Oravida. Keep all of that in mind, then consider this: She survived all of that. And Scott Graham, Donah Bowers, Paul Mackenzie and the rest of my FB National supporter friends should read this and think about it because it goes to the heart of the democratic process - that the media hold politicians to account, and what happens to us when that stops happening? When our citizenry decide that this kind of shit is okay. Well, not me. publicaddress.net/onpoint/sunlight-resistance/
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:58:36 +0000
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