tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post5340518191438912737..comments2023-10-26T05:03:32.201+13:00Comments on BIG NEWS: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-8755714635482294412010-03-19T17:27:20.992+13:002010-03-19T17:27:20.992+13:00How sad and bad to be treated badly by someone col...How sad and bad to be treated badly by someone collecting signatures when you are being nice to them. <br /><br />BTW, a man named Craig Jackson in Wellington made the petition and MP Annette King is presenting it to Parliament today. <br /><br />I hope this doesn't affect your support for future petitions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-91578210784606330772010-03-17T10:19:31.235+13:002010-03-17T10:19:31.235+13:00Public awareness is one thing Paul, but creating a...Public awareness is one thing Paul, but creating an entire political party based on a policy that's only a small part of your platform is another issue entirely.<br /><br />I've got not argument that male suicide is a problem. My argument is that, like Dave, I find the means of promoting discussion to be completely counter-productive and laced with unhelpful anti-feminist rhetoric.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-33393603445594008692010-03-17T01:55:55.295+13:002010-03-17T01:55:55.295+13:00Given that 80% of suicides are male, maybe the nut...Given that 80% of suicides are male, maybe the nutbars weren't hijacking anything. Maybe, in fact, the nutbars were the only ones that even noticed there was a problem.Paul Elamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677500716164990679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6671521.post-14934241037597411422010-03-16T10:49:04.128+13:002010-03-16T10:49:04.128+13:00They're somehow related to the Republic of New...They're somehow related to the Republic of New Zealand Party's Jack Gielen:<br /><br />http://www.hurtlemusic.com/jackgielen.htm<br /><br />http://www.communityradio.co.nz/index.asp?PageID=2145827056<br /><br />http://menz.org.nz/2010/male-suicide-petition-please-sign/<br /><br />Basically they're "men's rights" nutbars who annoyingly try to high-jack any other issue (e.g. republicanism, suicide, the flag debate) to push their own views.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.com