Mon, 11 Oct 2004

Nanny State Be Warned - Libertarianz On The Way

Libertarianz President Scott Wilson wishes to congratulate those who stood for Libertarianz in the local body elections. "The candidates in the various areas have all worked very hard to ensure there is an opposing voice to the standard 'steal-and-spend' local body politician," says Wilson

He labels the Libertarianz results as "credible" and "a large middle finger to the traditional control-freak tendencies of local body politicians. Central government ought to start worrying as we prepare for the 2005 election."

"Finally I'd like to give my sincerest thanks to candidates, sponsors, volunteers and Libertarianz voters. Each one of these people were pivotal in mounting a strong, multi-front campaign against statism."

Libertarianz Candidate Results STEPHEN BERRY, Auckland, Mayor 964 BERNARD DARNTON, Wellington, Regional Council 3486 ROBIN THOMPSEN, Hamilton, Council 607 TIM WIKIRIWHI, Hamilton, Mayor 302

'Independent Libertarians' RUSSELL WATKINS, Western BOP DC, Mayor 1526 Tauranga, Council 4810 JASON YULE, Tauranga, Council 1186 ------------- TOTAL VOTES CAST FOR FREEDOM NATIONWIDE 12881 (Based on Latest Available Results)

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>