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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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 Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject: NZers: your crazy uncle was right |
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Te Qaeda?
On one hand, I really hope the police are wrong about this... that NZ doesn't have this sort of stuff going on. But on the other what if they were right? |
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti...kumara...hangi. |
Gesundheit! |
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crazylemongirl
Joined: 23 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't care that he shot the flag but at least now the new zealand news has something to report |
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jinks
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Location: Formerly: Lower North Island
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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anti-terrorism, my arse
anti anti-globalisation, environmentalist and tinorangatiratanga activists more like. |
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CabbageTownRoyals
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Shooting, burning or destroying a national flag should be protected free expression/free speech. He didn't harm anyone by doing it (I have no idea who the guy is, either). |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
Running around with napalm, and molotov cocktails, and shotguns, while wearing camoflage is hardly 'calming' behaviour. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Shooting, burning or destroying a national flag should be protected free expression/free speech. He didn't harm anyone by doing it (I have no idea who the guy is, either). |
I agree, look in the states during the 60's 70's countless americans burned their own flags! and protested against their governments!
they are still patriotic though!
the guy is trying to get attention trying to get heard! |
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CabbageTownRoyals
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:49 am Post subject: |
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| xtchr wrote: |
| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
Running around with napalm, and molotov *beep*, and shotguns, while wearing camoflage is hardly 'calming' behaviour. |
Can you prove it was him? Or are you just believing what the reporters say? Like I said, he is targeted frequently by the media. Numerous times he his photo has been randomly included in articles related to political dissent when in fact he was not even involved. One time the NZ Herald used his photo for a protest in the far North when he was in fact in Wellington that day 0_0 |
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
Location: Central Areola
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:33 am Post subject: |
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| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
He has a record of uncivil behaviour as long as as cricket bat. Activists have their place in society but I just can't sympathise with Tama Iti due to his antisocial actions - spitting, flashing his naked butt at people, shooting flags in crowded ceremonies.
I guess the next few days will show if he is truly a 'calming' character or the new Osama Bin Laden of Aoteoroa. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:56 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Shooting, burning or destroying a national flag should be protected free expression/free speech. He didn't harm anyone by doing it (I have no idea who the guy is, either). |
Discharging a firearm in a public place with people around when you don't have a firearms license. He was not charged with destroying a flag |
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CabbageTownRoyals
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:58 am Post subject: |
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| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
He has a record of uncivil behaviour as long as as cricket bat. Activists have their place in society but I just can't sympathise with Tama Iti due to his antisocial actions - spitting, flashing his naked butt at people, shooting flags in crowded ceremonies.
I guess the next few days will show if he is truly a 'calming' character or the new Osama Bin Laden of Aoteoroa. |
Interesting choice of avatar, given this discussion.. |
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Rapacious Mr. Batstove
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
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| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| CabbageTownRoyals wrote: |
| Rapacious Mr. Batstove wrote: |
| Tama Iti has been a threat to national security for a long time. He should have been hung for shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun a few years back. You'll get a lot of his supporters saying what an intelligent, educated and inspiring man he is but personally I think he's just another barbaric radical a few kumara short of a hangi. |
I've met Tama Iti twice. He is one of the most softly spoken, calming people I know and despite appearances, is far from scary. He IS intelligent, educated and inspiring and until you say you've sat down and discussed politics with him YOURSELF, I'll lump you in the same category as the printed media which predictably stigmatize him as a threat for his appearance (moko) and political spunk.. |
He has a record of uncivil behaviour as long as as cricket bat. Activists have their place in society but I just can't sympathise with Tama Iti due to his antisocial actions - spitting, flashing his naked butt at people, shooting flags in crowded ceremonies.
I guess the next few days will show if he is truly a 'calming' character or the new Osama Bin Laden of Aoteoroa. |
Interesting choice of avatar, given this discussion.. |
What can I say? I'm a fan of irony.
I might get a new one if Tama Bin Laden gets booked for WMDs (Weapons for Maori Demonstrators) |
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xtchr
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
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[quote="Rapacious Mr. Batstove
I might get a new one if Tama Bin Laden gets booked for WMDs (Weapons for Maori Demonstrators)[/quote]
Hehe, you just reminded me of all the bad jokes that went around after the Twin Towers blitz. i.e there were many relatives of the Osama Bin Laden family that lived in Auckland - Osama bin sleepin, Osama bin drinkin, and Osama bin fightin, but the whereabouts of Osama bin workin were unknown. |
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