GDP and the Mayor: None So Blind
By NZB3
There are none so blind as those who will not see. While discussing Doughnut Economics with Neil Holdom (New Plymouth District Mayor) earlier this became very clear. Neil recognises that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a poor measure of economic prosperity. He welcomed Kate Raworth’s ‘Doughnut’ criticisms earlier this month as a step in the right […]
Read more..May 26, 2019
Good Honest Chocolate
By NZB3
Anarchy is better for chocolate; Chocolate is better for Anarchy…
Read more..May 26, 2019
The boy who cried Nazi
By NZB3
The purpose of Victimhood Culture folk is to cry an alert when there is a genuine crisis. They sniff out problems in a population and broadcast them so Protective Cultures can respond and act. For this the protected VC gets a reward and a legitimate role within society. An important role like this is abused […]
Read more..May 20, 2019
Identitarianism
By NZB3
Identitarianism is all humans have known through the modern period and certainly our ancient, pre-modern, pre-civilised eras. It has the same relationship to humanity that Social Justice Warriors do. The same in-group/out-group tribal mentality but with one difference. Both groups are busy trying to impose standards on themselves and others. They’re out to trumpet how […]
Read more..May 19, 2019
Victimhood Culture’s Escalation
By NZB3
Victimhood Culture is on its way out the door. During this month I’ve been sensitive to a rising tide of SCEPTICISM in the Zeitgeist. Memes of squinting Thor are all around. Why? Not because we didn’t have the image 6 months ago. We did. It’s because we’re shifting into the next cultural phase where Victimhood […]
Read more..May 17, 2019
Meet Your New God: Scepticism Culture
By NZB3
According to the TMC (Theory of Moral Cultures) our mainstream society takes turns every 5 years or so between 4 different cultures. All the signs indicate that we are currently living at the end of our latest instalment of VC (Victimhood Culture.) Social Justice Warriors, Feminists, Treaty Grievance Negotiators, Fat-Positive……Hate Crimes, followed by Hate Speech. […]
Read more..May 17, 2019
Sex and Gender
By NZB3
Open Question: IF I don’t believe in gender in the way it is used in our society right now, does that make me essentially without gender? First of all, no, your beliefs about reality or how those beliefs conform or disconform to society do not control reality. What is is. Existence is primary. Our opinions […]
Read more..May 15, 2019
Dial 105 for Nash
By NZB3
From one already serviceable existing phone crew to a brand new one with a different phone number. Why? The police are spending about $2 million on an “education” campaign to tell us the phone number. Why? I know nothing. But my Anarchy brain just assumes that the Minister of Policing You, Stu Nash, […]
Read more..May 14, 2019
A Professor Pivots
By NZB3
Professor Paul Spoonley’s business is Show Business: Academic Branch. Depending on the appetite of the moment this Entertainment Professional is highly skilled at pivoting toward or against whatever the audience wants to hear. Spoonley’s Sociological Wizardry rivals that of High Science Priest Gluckman himself. His priority is to be the go-to news relevant voice on his […]
Read more..May 14, 2019
“Doughnut Economics”
By NZB3
GDP is a phony baloney measure The State uses to make itself look good. It mostly counts government spending. “We need to overcome our global obsession with endless growth in order to save the planet, says economist and author Kate Raworth. Raworth is the author of Doughnut Economics: Seven ways to think like a 21st […]
Read more..May 13, 2019
