During their investigation of the purchase of a large estate in New Zealand by Peter Thiel, Matt Nippert and Anne Gibson, reporters for The New Zealand Herald, noticed that certain processes required by the Overseas Investment Act had not been followed. The explanation: Peter Thiel is a NZ citizen and hence wasn't required to follow the procedures for an overseas investment.
If Thiel is so sure that Trump will deliver, why does he need a bolt hole and more importantly, citizenship in another country?
One question being asked was why Mr. Thiel became a New Zealander in 2011. Close behind that was how it happened.
If you like New Zealand enough to want to become a citizen, the country's Internal Affairs Department noted on Wednesday, one requirement is "to have been physically in New Zealand for a minimum of 1,350 days in the five years preceding the citizenship application." Another requirement is that you "continue to reside" there after becoming a citizen.
Mr. Thiel, 49, does not appear to have done either.
[...] If Mr. Thiel was not a resident in New Zealand for the necessary amount of time, an exception must have been made. The government has not responded to questions about whether that happened and, if so, what the reason was.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 27 2017, @03:31PM
> The obvious rebuttal
Its pretty early in the day, but what the hell, Its Friday!!!
Every time you say "the obvious rebuttal" everybody takes a shot.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 27 2017, @09:53PM
Heh, I love seeing other people bitchslap that fool. I'm not perfect, sue me :P
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday January 28 2017, @12:10AM
Heh, I love seeing other people bitchslap that fool. I'm not perfect, sue me :P
You do realize at this point, I'm deliberately using the term to get more links on that list? And funny that you should mention "bitchslapping". The whole point behind the "obvious rebuttal" is that people aren't thinking about the obvious a lot. You'll see plenty of that in those links.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 28 2017, @01:33AM
Nah. What you fail to realize is that whenever you call something obvious all you are doing is telling the world that your brain is stuck in a rut. That you are unable to overcome a pathetic ideology that has cemented itself into your belief system so strongly that you would assert the sky is 'obviously' purple and be confused when no one agreed with you.
In other words every time you say something is "obvious" what you are really says is "I am an idiot."
That's why people play the drinking game - your lack of self-awareness is so strong that there is no point in engaging with you, you are incapable of arguing in good faith, so instead we drink.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday January 28 2017, @05:30AM
In other words every time you say something is "obvious" what you are really says is "I am an idiot."
Truer words, never, . . . etc., etc. When khallow says "obvious rebuttal", it is just like the note in the Tiffany's box Melania gave to the Obamas. When they opened the box, there was just a piece of paper with the words "Help me!". So it is kind of cruel to have a drinking game that mocks a fellow Soylentil's learning disability. Maybe if we could show khallow what a free-range, outside-the-ideological-bubble obvious rebuttal looks like, that might help him. We owe him enough to at least make the effort!
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday January 28 2017, @10:04AM
Here, you're just insinuating learning disability yet you have argued repeatedly in favor of Marxism even though the theory never made sense and is insane and completely detached from reality in today's world. Just who exhibits the learning disability?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 28 2017, @03:37PM
Kinda pissed off, arentcha?
Goose meet gander!
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday January 28 2017, @08:27PM
. What I find remarkable here is the projection of my would-be detractors. The previous poster claims, for example, that I argue in bad faith while simultaneous providing not even the least support for their argument and of course, arguing anonymously. What is there for me to defend myself against?
The obvious rebuttal here, my poor oblivious khallow, is that no one is accusing you of bad faith. You are projecting! No one (almost) doubts that when you say "obvious rebuttal" you actually believe it is one. What we are saying is that you are ideologically incapable of seeing that the rebuttal is not only not obvious, it is questionable. It is no wonder you do not see what you need to defend yourself against. We will wait while you attempt to process this obvious rebuttal.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday January 28 2017, @10:07PM
The obvious rebuttal here, my poor oblivious khallow, is that no one is accusing you of bad faith.
From earlier [soylentnews.org] in this thread:
That's why people play the drinking game - your lack of self-awareness is so strong that there is no point in engaging with you, you are incapable of arguing in good faith, so instead we drink.
You could at least have read the thread. And yes, this is a fucking obvious rebuttal.
What we are saying is that you are ideologically incapable of seeing that the rebuttal is not only not obvious, it is questionable.
Not much point to saying that when you get trivial things wrong so often. I see this uniformed attitude more as a filter to show me who the idiots are.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Saturday January 28 2017, @10:14PM
uniformed attitude
You remember that bubble thing we were talking about? Yeah, a uniform attitude. But you wrote "uniformed"? What does what someone wears have to do with anything? I certainly do not wear a uniform!
And just because you are incapable of arguing in good faith, that does not mean you are arguing in bad faith. See? Once again your binary view of the world has served you poorly. But it is alright, we know it is not really your fault, you can't help yourself. Now I need another drink. khallow, you are bad for Soylentil livers, you livertarian you!!
(Score: 0, Troll) by khallow on Saturday January 28 2017, @10:28PM
And just because you are incapable of arguing in good faith, that does not mean you are arguing in bad faith.
It's heavily implied.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 28 2017, @10:32PM
Hah. Mr Literal is now claiming something is implied.
That's ironic.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday January 28 2017, @09:43AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 28 2017, @03:33PM
Every time you say "the obvious rebuttal" everybody takes a shot.
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