tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post8241697778762577205..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: The intriguing circumstances in which Joanna Kidman was appointed to show us the way against hatred and extremism Karl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-67315933977997600722022-07-15T18:37:13.026+12:002022-07-15T18:37:13.026+12:00I doubt that Jackson would be deselected because o...I doubt that Jackson would be deselected because of an anti-Israeli tweet. As noted by a questioner at the terrorism hui the lack of support for Juliet Moses position was "chilling".<br />On the other hand the unfathomable situation proposed as bi-nationalism ("Pakeha will loose hegemony" - Spoonley) is real and popular. It is best explained by Woke being a religion that sacrilises (traditionally oppressed) minorities? Tova O'Brien is an adherent as is John Campbell.<br /><br />John Hurleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-77844296145235300572022-07-14T06:42:29.962+12:002022-07-14T06:42:29.962+12:00I've said this about Kidman elsewhere:
"...I've said this about Kidman elsewhere:<br /><br />"She’s the daughter of Ian and Fiona Kidman. Her mother (well-known to my generation as a writer) is pakeha, her father was of Maori descent. As I understand things, Ian Kidman’s mother was Maori, his father pakeha. Ian Kidman was a remarkable person:<br />https://i.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/98911733/champion-for-the-cambodian-community-ian-kidman-dies-85<br /><br />So: she’s indigenous, in the same sense as are all of the rest of us who were born here. I can’t attest to her being a scholar: judging by her tweets, she isn’t anything like as measured and careful with the use of language as were the academics who taught me in the uni system, many years ago.<br /><br />She comes across as a rabble-rouser. That’s what her intemperate language and complete absence of argument suggest. And in the present febrile climate, we need this sort of person in such a position like we need toothache.<br /><br />Reading her tweets, I’m reminded of Robert Mugabe. And everyone my age at least, knows how that situation turned out."<br /><br />I recommend Chris Trotter's post on this topic. In the comment thread, a commenter has posted a tweet which is far more explanatory of this imbroglio than any woke nonsense at Otago university. It vividly illustrates who is actually calling the shots here. And it casts an even poorer light on the government. If that were possible....<br />D'Esterrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611734726246647494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-39601836067639462812022-07-13T15:56:52.515+12:002022-07-13T15:56:52.515+12:00He started a field Critical Terrorism Studies. So ...He started a field Critical Terrorism Studies. So far CT is a tool to deconstruct power, but wouldn't that field apply to <i>all</i> terrorism? In other words left and right?<br /><br />This is a definition of Discource from New Discources <i><br />Language is not a neutral transmitter of a universal reality. Rather, language is the way we construct reality, the framework we use to give meaning to our experiences and perceptions within a given society. Language is of course cultural, so it is dependent on the historical and social context in which it is used (e.g., color-blindness as a means to end racism is a discourse that would not have made sense before the civil rights movement). Furthermore, language is not just words; it includes all of the ways we communicate with others. Discourses include not only what we say, but also what we don’t say (how we learn what lies under the surface of the iceberg). The scholarly term for language in all of its dimensions is discourse.</i><br />newdiscourses.com<br />Discourse<br />This entry in 'Translations from the Wokish' is an explanation of the term "Discourse."<br />newdiscourses.com newdiscourses.com<br />Whereas: <i><br />I do not agree that it is necessary to re-introduce 'essentialism' into the discussion. In fact, I think it is dangerous, because it adds fuel to the fire of those who love engaging in 'authenticity talk' to establish that there are no 'real' or 'full-blooded' Maori left in New Zealand anyway, and that consequently nobody can be entitled to anything simply on the grounds of 'being Maori'. The authors should have made clear that it is a strategic essentialism that underlies a commitment to bi-nationalism. Qualifying the essentialism as 'strategic' makes explicit that the Maori nation is constructed as an imagined community with the aim of wrenching power from the 'mainstream', while at the same time avoiding the 'authenticity trap'. </i><br />View of Review of Recalling Aotearoa. Indigenous Politics and Ethnic Relations in New Zealand<br /><br />You don't deconstruct the Spoons?John Hurleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-20880022516759609202022-07-12T21:05:26.975+12:002022-07-12T21:05:26.975+12:00Oh - but I cannot wait for the exciting election n...Oh - but I cannot wait for the exciting election next year. In the National-ACT coalition the tail will be wagging the dog.<br /><br />I must tell you all that my immediate reaction to reading this article was to send ACT New Zealand another $100. (Karl never asks for donations - or I might have sent it to him!).Andy Espersennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-15482610885760424292022-07-12T16:50:33.976+12:002022-07-12T16:50:33.976+12:00I encourage people to read Chris Trotter's pos...I encourage people to read Chris Trotter's post: https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2022/07/12/the-strange-case-of-the-de-selected-professor/ It shines light on this imbroglio from a different direction.Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-22300892821247772592022-07-12T15:04:39.616+12:002022-07-12T15:04:39.616+12:00Thanks for trying Thanks for trying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-61968896966647020792022-07-12T15:04:11.731+12:002022-07-12T15:04:11.731+12:00Actually it’s not “usual left-wing behaviour”. Lef...Actually it’s not “usual left-wing behaviour”. Lefties usually much more politically aware, cunning even. This dopey mob has got a death-wish. While I’m pleased to see it, I’m staggered that they are so politically inept. The rest of it is not surprising - the consequence of giving power to a group of people who have never run anything - but the political shemozzle is. Politics is the only thing they have experience in. Obviously slow learners.Max Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700377308425417842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-13768206956040501462022-07-12T13:21:34.737+12:002022-07-12T13:21:34.737+12:00Thank you Karl, for picking up the other half of t...Thank you Karl, for picking up the other half of the necessary response to David Fisher's excellent article. There is something about all this that feels very, very wrong. To read my half, go to The Daily Blog.Chris Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-33196381143123776972022-07-12T12:35:59.627+12:002022-07-12T12:35:59.627+12:00Yep.
My emails to various Ministers about the disg...Yep.<br />My emails to various Ministers about the disgrace that is her appointment all ignored.<br />My email to her at the time of her original tweets ignored.<br />My email to the head at Vic all ignored.<br />I don't care...just making as much trouble as I can.<br />And what the commenters say above.<br />This place, this country, this govt...un-freekin'-believable.Hilary Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240590567749247083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-36489390625106771702022-07-12T12:04:02.805+12:002022-07-12T12:04:02.805+12:00If history is any guide, a National led government...If history is any guide, a National led government will leave her appointment and the department she leads completely intact.Brendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-22255196895379438262022-07-12T11:59:13.583+12:002022-07-12T11:59:13.583+12:00* Tukaki * Tukaki Karl du Fresnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-82637591335864199382022-07-12T11:05:52.004+12:002022-07-12T11:05:52.004+12:00We (Labour Government) seem to have an appalling r...We (Labour Government) seem to have an appalling record in the employment of top people<br />This case, the Polytech's, Maori Health Authority, Tutaki. LNFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092744789247262161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-4511866747710556322022-07-12T09:23:05.194+12:002022-07-12T09:23:05.194+12:00This is just the usual left wing behavior, no surp...This is just the usual left wing behavior, no surprise really.<br /><br />The important issue is why waste tax payer money on the position, or indeed on the whole department, in the first place.<br /><br />Russell Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998289720002196469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-66919387419220940562022-07-12T08:41:09.429+12:002022-07-12T08:41:09.429+12:00This government is going all in at full throttle n...This government is going all in at full throttle now <br />No attempt at balance whatsoeverHikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655371667067421078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-61957875780775751802022-07-11T19:00:38.195+12:002022-07-11T19:00:38.195+12:00When you're building the Stasi State, you some...When you're building the Stasi State, you sometimes need to appoint poachers as gamekeepers. Just another indicator of how sinister this regime's intentions are. To all those who voted for this appalling cabal in 2020: hang your heads in shame!<br /><br /><br /><br />Trev1https://www.blogger.com/profile/00271717267778957672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-32000628167803204562022-07-11T18:27:14.757+12:002022-07-11T18:27:14.757+12:00Personal abuse, disregard for fact, dismissive con...Personal abuse, disregard for fact, dismissive contempt for differing opinion, misrepresentation of others positions, complete disinterest in trying to win people with logical argument.. Joanna Kidman is our Donald Trump.Don Frankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801999410940938418noreply@blogger.com