tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post7984810553302601246..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: How about a few fuzzy snapshots, for old time's sake?Karl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-57075073934085142182008-10-09T14:53:00.000+13:002008-10-09T14:53:00.000+13:00Great minds think alike, Karl. I could have writte...Great minds think alike, Karl. I could have written this myself.<BR/><BR/>Oh! I did! On September 24! At least, the Nick Kelly part of it:<BR/><BR/>http://poneke.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/nick-2/<BR/><BR/>I'm too young to have ever heard of Graeme Clarke so thanks for filling me in on his 1970s background.<BR/><BR/>The scary thing about Nick Kelly for me is how YOUNG he is, as are so many of the very few activists in his Workers Party.<BR/><BR/>They promote Maoism and Marxist-Lenninism yet, despite having university degrees, seem to have no perspective on how those doctrines killed tens of millions of people.<BR/><BR/>When I interviewed Nick and Co for the DomPost when they were standing in the 2004 local body elections, they earnestly expressed their support for the Shining Path and the Maoists who have taken over Nepal. I think they really believed what they were saying.<BR/><BR/>By the way, since Muldoon's excesses, the SIS has been forbidden to spy on domestic political activists.ponekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765287551969022899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-53001151072348182062008-10-09T08:43:00.000+13:002008-10-09T08:43:00.000+13:00To be honest, Karl, I don't think SIS needs to do ...To be honest, Karl, I don't think SIS needs to do a damned thing. You seem to be keeping tabs on these guys perfectly well. You really do miss the 70s, don't you?Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927373498537533968noreply@blogger.com