December 23, 2024

1923: Farewell to Otira Coaches

By Anarchist History of New Zealand

Until the Otira Tunnel opened (4 August, 1923) it was up to horse-drawn coaches to bridge the gap between Canterbury and Westland’s railways. The end of the line on the east side was at Cass and on the west side it was Otira. This left 25 miles (40km) to negotiate which includes Arthurs Pass Village. […]

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August 6, 2023

Christian Software Patch: Uninstall

By NZB3

The Roman era is different to the Christian because of the object of sacrifice. Like primitives, the Romans held that gods both large and small determined forces of nature and that they were personal and could be appealed to. Food or drink, the lives of animals or children or slaves were taken in the name […]

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August 6, 2023

Happy to let itself be ruled

By NZB3

This information interferes with several of their cherished beliefs… “The greater part of the population is not very intelligent, dreads responsibility, and desires nothing better than to be told what to do. Provided the rulers do not interfere with its material comforts and its cherished beliefs, it is perfectly happy to let itself be ruled. […]

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August 5, 2023