Christchurch Treehouse of Awesome-Where everyone knows your name

[Retardobot]

I'm really sensitive to stimulants which I like, I don't have to load up on shit to feel the effects. I can have a long black (coffee) and I'll hit 17 new dimensions.

EDIT: That video, the young dude at the start - was that the internet activist that killed himself earlier in the year due to mounting pressure from law enforcement from him exposing documents?

[Pyromanik]

Yes it was.

[Codex]

Holy shit.

Got given free fat burning/caffeine pills.

Took 2.

I can see the fucking wind.

HAHAHAHAHA

oh wow

Actually

tears

[Retardobot]

A midst the insane events going on in the news, NZ media still finds the time and space to headline rugby.

[Obble]

A midst the insane events going on in the news, NZ media still finds the time and space to headline rugby.

RUGBY DA MOST IMPORTENT FING IN DA WURLD M8

Is what it feels like.

[Bounty Hunter]

A midst the insane events going on in the news, NZ media still finds the time and space to headline rugby.

Ok so we've finally broached the boston bombing subject...

What do you guys reckon about New Zealands lack of attention towards yet another bombing in the middle east? compared the ruckus of america?

[Obble]

Middle east needs a restart button.

[Pyromanik]

Ok so we've finally broached the boston bombing subject...

What do you guys reckon about New Zealands lack of attention towards yet another bombing in the middle east? compared the ruckus of america?

Bombs in the middle east? NO WAI (says the entire western world because they don't have any news coverage of it ever).

[Pyromanik]

oh god oh god oh god
http://imgur.com/gallery/40iCO

So long, but so hilarious.

[toofast]

^^^ So amazing.

[BeNZene]

Got given free fat burning/caffeine pills.

Took 2.

I can see the fucking wind.

Probably contains ephedrine or an analogue. Ephedrine+Caffeine is a fairly common mix for weight loss.  Keep an eye out for side effects, especially if mixed with anti-depressants.

[Retardobot]

I threw them down the drain.

I was only curious at what they did.

[Codex]

RUGBY DA MOST IMPORTENT FING IN DA WURLD M8

Is what it feels like.

Especially in NZ when most schooling says "You play cricket? No? You play rugby? No? Sorry we don't give two shits about you or your education then"
 

Ok so we've finally broached the boston bombing subject...

What do you guys reckon about New Zealands lack of attention towards yet another bombing in the middle east? compared the ruckus of america?

Unsurprising.

[Xenolightning]

Especially in NZ when most schooling says "You play cricket? No? You play rugby? No? Sorry we don't give two shits about you or your education then"
 

Unsurprising.

Jealous nerd detected.


OH
 


OH

OOH

See what I did thar.

[Tandoori]

Ok so we've finally broached the boston bombing subject...

What do you guys reckon about New Zealands lack of attention towards yet another bombing in the middle east? compared the ruckus of america?

 
When thinking about this, and also the inevitability of rugby-headlines, it's useful to consider various conceptions of the media.
Brief outlines of political theories of mass media follow.

Theories of Mass Media:

Pluralist model:
- media as an ideological marketplace in which a wide range of views are debated and discussed
- suggests impact of media is essentially neutral in that it tends to reflect the balance of forces within society at large

Dominant-Ideology model:
- media as a politically conservative force that is aligned to their interests of economic and social elites, and serves to promote compliance
- ownership ultimately determines the political and other views that the mass media disseminate

Elite-Values model:
- Suggests that editors, journalists and broadcasters enjoy significant professional independence, and that even the most interventionist media moguls are able only to set a broad political agenda but not control the day -to -day editorial decision making.
-Media's political bias reflects that values of groups that are disproportionally represented amongst its senior professionals

Market Model:
- media reflect, rather than shape, the views of the general public.
- Occurs because private media outlets are first and foremost businesses concerned with profit maximization and thus extending market share; the media therefore give people 'what they want' and can not afford to alienate existing or potential viewers by presenting political viewpoints with which they may disagree.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

I'm always seeing news about bombings in the middle east on NZ TV.

Certainly don't notice any 'lack of attention'.

[deanox]

It terrifies me how easily the media can groom a nation.

The 'Boston Bomber' is apparently already guilty. The president thinks he has done it, all major media outlets have already painted him has guilty and everyone is already asking for his head without even a single line of questioning taking place.

Innocent people don't usually fire at and throw bombs at police do they?

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

He was sleeping in a boat!

A motherfucking boat.

How much more evidence do you need!?

[Retardobot]

Innocent people don't usually fire at and throw bombs at police do they?

Throw bombs at police?

What fucking news stories are you reading? Sensationalist BS from Fox or CNN that reported fake shit for close to 2hrs at the time he went on the run probably.

They've APPARENTLY found a 'cache of weapons' in the area and an undetonated bomb in the car he was in.

I don't really believe anything the news reports are peddling. It's too easy just to make up shit because the entire world wants this kid's head on a pike.

Wait for a trial.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

As the swat teams closed in on the area, the commander announced over the radio...


"Enemy boat spotted!"

[Retardobot]

Lies. They were still all choosing their weapons loadout at the buy area.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

Throw bombs at police?

What fucking news stories are you reading? Sensationalist BS from Fox or CNN that reported fake shit for close to 2hrs at the time he went on the run probably.

They've APPARENTLY found a 'cache of weapons' in the area and an undetonated bomb in the car he was in.

I don't really believe anything the news reports are peddling. It's too easy just to make up shit because the entire world wants this kid's head on a pike.

Wait for a trial.

What news are we supposed to read? Is there one news which is the correct one?

I also read that explosive devices were thrown at police.

Regardless, he's awake now. So we can wait for the trial.

[deanox]

He was sleeping in a boat!

A motherfucking boat.

How much more evidence do you need!?

Boats and Hoes!!!!

Anyway the whole thing was staged, the government's behind it all!

[Retardobot]

None of it.

I saw the initial report of it happening and then have ignored the rest of the reporting because now news outlets are fighting over the information and shit just gets incorrectly reported.

Website imgur is usually a good source for unbiased news. Funny, I know. But users will usually post images of what is happening as it is happening to the gallery. For instance, users were posting bullets holes from the crossfire ending up in their lounges and offices, along with photos of boston PD/SWAT doing sweeps. There were no reports of bombs being thrown from people who were int he immediate area.

[Growler]

I saw a little silhouette of a man.