tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post1086653176865076552..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Waikato Times letter of the dayStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-65818967395150029072010-08-20T17:58:26.739+12:002010-08-20T17:58:26.739+12:00Yes, Repton, I have heard this before from other v...Yes, Repton, I have heard this before from other visitors to Berlin and believe it. Sadly, Ms McInnes doesn't see this as a good thing.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-61536922526875832122010-08-20T16:03:34.901+12:002010-08-20T16:03:34.901+12:00I saw a letter published in the Herald once (would...I saw a letter published in the Herald once (would have been late last year, or the beginning of this year) in which the author attacked Brian Rudman for some column he had written about something to do with Maori (the details escape me). The opening lines were something like,<br /><br />"It seems Brian Rudman has shown his true colours, and they're not white."<br /><br />I found that pretty appalling. The whole letter was essentially just accusing him of being a race-traitor.derp de derpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-11246307281262628452010-08-20T13:23:25.528+12:002010-08-20T13:23:25.528+12:00I visited Berlin recently, and our tour guide ment...I visited Berlin recently, and our tour guide mentioned that, indeed, many Jews are moving to Berlin.<br /><br />Because they feel safe there.<br /><br />Basically, Germany has a lot of national guilt over the holocaust, and Berliners feel it especially. So antisemitism is very much frowned on, and if there's any trouble (Germany still has its share of neonazis and racists), the Jews in Berlin can count on quick and comprehensive support from the police.Reptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187438996032867235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-8438007273884872152010-08-19T23:50:43.719+12:002010-08-19T23:50:43.719+12:00Obviously some kind of borderline nutcase. And ye...Obviously some kind of borderline nutcase. And yes - why should TWT be a bulletin board for psychos? May be a slow news day in cow country.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844770989707493644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-8711358526351578052010-08-19T23:35:57.826+12:002010-08-19T23:35:57.826+12:00TWT might as well open up a new column called &quo...TWT might as well open up a new column called "Specquackular" (featuring a cross-eyed duck in a jester's cap) and publish the worst letter of the week there. <br /><br />Or, better yet, call it "The Worst Letter of the Week" and publish the worst letter of the week there.Michaelhttp://www.amanonstage.netnoreply@blogger.com