• Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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    10 months ago

    Isn’t the point of an opinion piece that we hear from someone with an in depth knowledge of the topic at hand? Why should I value this person’s opinion?

    • Quokka@quokk.au
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      10 months ago

      Newsroom columnist Lianne Dalziel served 32 years in politics, as Christchurch East MP, Minister of Immigration, ACC and Commerce, and then as Mayor of Christchurch.

      Because she might know a thing or two about regulations?

      • Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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        10 months ago

        The only one of those that is even tangentially related to road safety is ACC, the rest have nothing in common.

        The article also doesn’t discuss any evidence around road crashes, or any experience she may have gained while being the minister for ACC, just talks about how she’s not in a hurry to get anywhere, so why should you be?

        The whole thing is just hand wringing waffle.

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          10 months ago

          Then move on. Why do you feel the need to comment every time about how pointless an article that you disagree with is?