tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post2777936271904523235..comments2023-12-05T07:50:19.855-05:00Comments on No Oil for Pacifists: Reasons to Love New Zealand Part IV: Pay-As-You-Go Love@nooil4pacifistshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16688417615117569825noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-12952788505068080162009-05-18T07:04:00.000-04:002009-05-18T07:04:00.000-04:00OBH: hey, now, there’s a thought. I understand Dic...OBH: hey, now, there’s a thought. I understand Dick Cheney was playing that with his trial lawyer friend.<br /> To be fair, I was thinking pigs and deer.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-16138175609779274652009-05-13T00:55:00.000-04:002009-05-13T00:55:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what kind of 'game' there is in NZ bu...I'm not sure what kind of 'game' there is in NZ but I truly would like to visit this year. I have developed a keen appreciation through these many reasons to love NZ and there are more coming. I look forward to continuing the dialogue.<br /><br />Bobn -- "New Zealand even has a Prostitutes CollectiveWe have Congress."Truly funny!Bob Cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420771432114368417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-34122643655591837322009-05-12T01:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T01:28:00.000-04:00> Y’all need to come over. I know some hunters ...> Y’all need to come over. I know some hunters who can take you to some good spots.<br /><br />Uh Oh. We aren't talking <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game" REL="nofollow"><I>The Most Dangerous Game</I></A>, are we? :oP<br /><br /><I>Yeaaaahhh, com'an over.... We'll... </I>hunt<I>. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket...</I>8oD<br /><br />.OBloodyHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992539380115488567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-3473458111856045272009-05-11T18:59:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:59:00.000-04:00Y’all need to come over. I know some hunters who c...Y’all need to come over. I know some hunters who can take you to some good spots.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-83455923411449933332009-05-11T08:33:00.000-04:002009-05-11T08:33:00.000-04:00I don't want to stray too far off topic, but anoth...I don't want to stray too far off topic, but another reason NZ is better appears to be the hunting.<br />A good friend and extremely avid hunter just returned from a NZ hunting trip and said it was the best hunting he's ever had. That is saying a lot. This guy has hunted all of North America and bagged just about every type of animal. I don't think he's taken Dall Sheep yet, but virtually everything else. He tells me the the topography was brutal and the game fantastic. Sounds great to me.Trialdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-88165157171348345962009-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:00New Zealand even has a Prostitutes CollectiveWe ha...<I>New Zealand even has a Prostitutes Collective</I>We have Congress. <br /><br />You're right, New Zealand is better.bobnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715238134585125684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6427940.post-55996848543454871342009-05-10T21:38:00.000-04:002009-05-10T21:38:00.000-04:00From memory, the Prostitution Reform Act passed by...From memory, the Prostitution Reform Act passed by a slim margin, subjected to a conscience vote. A Muslim Labour MP was heavily criticized for voting in its favour at the time, from his own community.<br /> The original impetus (again this is memory, and not something I have gone back and checked) was not so much monetarism or libertarianism, but that prostitutes who were victims of assaults were not seen to by police (as the prostitute’s own actions were illegal). It was argued in Parliament by an MP who had been a prostitute that legalization was an option if their rights were to be defended.<br /> I believe most New Zealanders would agree that a prostitute should have equal access to justice and I suspect the vote may have come down to that. The Act still has its opponents who object on moral grounds; and others still are rather upset that legal brothels have opened up in their neighbourhoods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013696218856088709noreply@blogger.com