Thread: The Nanny State

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Do you know why your trolls always fail?

It's because you never even have a grasp of the basic facts. No legitimacy or credibility and it's to easy to mock you for your ignorance.

He enjoys the attention.

I think you're right. Makes his little meltdown the other day quite funny.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by Munted

^^^That wouldn't do their issue one bit of good. And they are aware of that as they did not want the book banned, just classified. Of course in the US there is no classification system determined by some chief censor or equivalent thereof.

No Shit.

That's why, as hard as it tries, the USA isn't anywhere near along the path of Nanny Stateism as we've recently been shown with this case in NZ.

Censoring books? Is that real?

Yes Booners. It's very like the book burning nazis you have in America. Have a guess who they vote for?

Book Burning | A True Christian® Tradition

Here are some good old open minded jesus wheezers burning Harry Potter books outside their church.

Oh look . . . it's BM making a fool of himself again . . .

You can blame the UK following America's obsession with litigation for that one.

If they said they were dwarves someone would sue the fuck out of them for using kids instead.

Town mulls ordinance to jail ‘annoying’ residents

A Michigan township is looking to drop the hammer on residents it deems to be annoying.

Plymouth Township leaders are trying to push through a Malicious Communications Ordinance, which “would make it unlawful to send or deliver written messages deemed malicious in nature or use telecommunications services or a device, such as a cell phone–to threaten, harass or otherwise annoy people,”

Plymouth Township considers ordinance that would make malicious communications unlawful - WXYZ.com

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings*!

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings

Any chance that the forum could regulate your ignorance in all matters PC.
Answer: Of course not. BM is so prolific and controversial, he attracts page views by those who are shocked and amazed that such ridiculous opinions as his still exist. Contemporary society is not so blind that such fools are tolerated for highlighting such a deep south ideology.
FFS man I hope your views on life die quickly.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings

Any chance that the forum could regulate your ignorance in all matters PC.
Answer: Of course not. BM is so prolific and controversial, he attracts page views by those who are shocked and amazed that such ridiculous opinions as his still exist. Contemporary society is not so blind that such fools are tolerated for highlighting such a deep south ideology.
FFS man I hope your views on life die quickly.

Blow me

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Town mulls ordinance to jail ‘annoying’ residents

A Michigan township is looking to drop the hammer on residents it deems to be annoying.

Plymouth Township leaders are trying to push through a Malicious Communications Ordinance, which “would make it unlawful to send or deliver written messages deemed malicious in nature or use telecommunications services or a device, such as a cell phone–to threaten, harass or otherwise annoy people,”

Plymouth Township considers ordinance that would make malicious communications unlawful - WXYZ.com

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings*!

Is threatening behaviour an offence in the US?

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings

Any chance that the forum could regulate your ignorance in all matters PC.
Answer: Of course not. BM is so prolific and controversial, he attracts page views by those who are shocked and amazed that such ridiculous opinions as his still exist. Contemporary society is not so blind that such fools are tolerated for highlighting such a deep south ideology.
FFS man I hope your views on life die quickly.

Blow me

Considering the nanny state was invented for people just like you, those who are incapable of coherent thought, I am surprised you rail against it so much. It is there as a safety net, so idiots like you don't go making a fool of themselves all the time.......... oh wait
That safety net is too small for the amount of stupid you produce.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Seems to be a rather large portion of folks these days who want to regulate *feelings

Any chance that the forum could regulate your ignorance in all matters PC.
Answer: Of course not. BM is so prolific and controversial, he attracts page views by those who are shocked and amazed that such ridiculous opinions as his still exist. Contemporary society is not so blind that such fools are tolerated for highlighting such a deep south ideology.
FFS man I hope your views on life die quickly.

Blow me

Considering the nanny state was invented for people just like you, those who are incapable of coherent thought, I am surprised you rail against it so much. It is there as a safety net, so idiots like you don't go making a fool of themselves all the time.......... oh wait
That safety net is too small for the amount of stupid you produce.

Poke Mah Hone!

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Blow me

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

He is like piwanoi with Tourettes

Originally Posted by panama hat

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Blow me

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

He is like piwanoi with Tourettes

.....After a lobotomy.

^
Poke Mah Hone!

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

Another fact filled and skilful response.
When you have no answers, just repeat something stupid.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

Another fact filled and skilful response.
When you have no answers, just repeat something stupid.

Stupid?

99% of your bs posts are 'stupid'.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

Another fact filled and skilful response.
When you have no answers, just repeat something stupid.

Which he had to google and still can't fucking spell properly.

Surprised he hasn't cried foul to the mods over this thread, just like he did with duelling bajos. Truth hurts eh BM.

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Poke Mah Hone!

Another fact filled and skilful response.
When you have no answers, just repeat something stupid.

Stupid?

.

Yes. Stupid

It's been 22 years sinc the Nanny State of New Zealand banned books although it appears Big Government will not be denied!

New Zealand's censorship gives birth to a must-read



DESPITE the present ban "Into the River", a young-adult novel by Ted Dawes, New Zealand is not about to become a home for the prude, or a place where a religious pressure group can get its way in deciding what the rest of the country may read. The mixture of disbelief and outrage which greeted the ban will ensure that.

True, your correspondent, who wanted to read the book, spent a day finding the ban mightily effective. The central city library has gathered offending copies in one place. Though the local branch library had two still on issue, these were destined to be removed to safety when they are returned. Penguin, the publisher, regretfully saw no way in which your correspondent could see the book for the benign purposes of writing about it. Even Amazon, which displayed the cover and allowed some of the first chapter to be accessed, had the ominous note on its Kindle edition “This title is not currently available for purchase”. Presumably Amazon’s server had determined that the inquiry came from New Zealand. Breaching the ban carries a fine of NZ$10,000 (US$6,300) for institutions and NZ$3,000 ($1,900) for individuals, though there is some scepticism about whether the police would be very active about securing convictions.

Public silent readings (reading it aloud would breach the law) seem to be catching on in various cities. School library staff have voiced support for the book. One bookseller set up a display of books such as "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" that have been banned in the past. Central to the display is "Into the River" inside a paper bag. Lawyers are trying to assess whether the temporary ban on reading the book is in conflict with the Bill of Rights, as it would seem to be: it says “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form.” Chris Finlayson, the country’s attorney-general, said banning books was "not really the sort of thing we do in New Zealand," and thinks it might be time to look at the law that had allowed a temporary ban to be placed on the book.

The ban came about because of a kink in the law and the views of the president of the Film and Literature Board of Review, Don Mathieson. There had been some back-and-forth between the censor’s office and the board of review about how the book should be classified. Books are not referred to the censor unless someone complains, but a conservative religious group called Family First, led by Bob McCoskrie, had done just that. (After the outcry, it said it had never intended a ban.)

The board of review, which can consider the censor’s rulings, had decreed that a R14 restriction should be put on the book. School libraries found this difficult to administer, and the country’s deputy censor had removed the restriction. Mr Mathieson had previously wanted a R18 restriction placed on the book, and used his power under the law (which few people seemed to have noticed) to place a temporary ban on the book until the board of review could look at it again. It was the first time since the legislation was passed 22 years ago that a ban had been imposed. The ban will almost certainly be lifted once the board does meet within a month or so.

The book is about a Maori boy sent to an elite school. It has passages of sex, swearing, bullying and drug-taking. The author, a teacher, says he based it on activities he had observed in schools. He was profoundly upset by the ban, and the hate mail he received afterwards. The book had won two major awards.

Your correspondent having been thwarted in bringing those parts of the "Into the River" that might have worried members of Family First to the attention of readers of Prospero, found that Mr McCoskrie had industriously done some counting. He said "it's a book that's got the c-word nine times, the f-word 17 times and s-h-i-t 16 times." The head of New Zealand's publisher's association, Melanie Laville-Moore, found something else in it: “'Into the River' is a highly regarded piece of literature, charged with influencing and changing the lives of many of its teenage male readers." Those who have not yet read the book will have to wait until the ban lapses to see what the fuss is about.:

Banned books: New Zealand's censorship gives birth to a must-read | The Economist

Shoot me a copy will y'all?

Cheers!

Oh the sweet, sweet, delicious irony!

Didn't read the article did you Booners. I think that a book aimed at teens/young adults might be beyond you. Baby steps.

22 year since y'all banned a book, huh?

What was the title? "I'm a NZ Sheep Shagger & I Love It! "

Sounds about right...

Like I said... You didn't read the article did you



Astounding, the ways you find to make a clown out of yourself!

^
What was the title of your last banned book, eh?

"Boy Scouts accept Queer Scoutmasters"?