David Bishop

Gymnastics coach. Ex NZ gymnast (CWG 🥉). ME(hon) - Mechanical. Aim: Learn, teach, guide, live a full life, contribute.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@logic_quantum @dbseymour Children aren’t adults yet. More and more data coming out showing the benefits of banning cell phones in classrooms.

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@dbseymour Personal responsibility gives rise to freedom of the individual. ✅

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@McClenaghanRhys Congratulations Rhys!

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@gtiso It does exist, and you’re one of the people spreading it.

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Beyond recycling, what to do about climate change? - The University of Auckland https://t.co/QxJSADbbTr

[David Bishop @davbish]

@ginnyandersen @cjsbishop These attacks out of desperation from labour and their supporters is unfortunately shameful. It lacks integrity and is divisive. Please calm down.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@ginnyandersen @cjsbishop The attack on National about the debate not happening with Chris’ was wrong from the very beginning. The mess was created from that. It was never right to imply that National were ‘chickening out’. That’s the initial attack and it was wrong. Everything else follows from that.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@golrizghahraman Your post is exacerbating what you claim to be against. Low blow from Hipkins out of desperation is to the detriment of a cohesive society. Stop playing this dangerous ‘guilt by association’ American politics game. You should be ashamed. Stop stoking the fire. Keep the peace.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@ESPNcricinfo Be on the lookout for sandpaper

[David Bishop @davbish]

@LizzieMarvelly Do you care about the people on the waiting list who don’t have housing yet? Priority should go to those with more respect. I think though, giving a fair warning is important, before kicking someone out. Bad behaviour doesn’t change without consequence.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@golrizghahraman There’s nothing in the piece that substantiates your claim?

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

I don’t like this sort of politics. Societies are made up of individuals with different backgrounds, opinions, economic interests and moral and philosophical positions. The primary job of politicians in my view is to at least try to navigate these differences (guided of course by their own hopefully well-thought out political philosophy) with the aim of building a stable consensus - a necessary foundation for a well-functioning and prosperous society. That’s very hard of course, but it should be the desired destination. Nobody gets everything they want in a democracy, because a free society is a collection of individuals who hold different views, but also nobody should feel absolutely defeated. This is not compromise in a wish-washy sense of the word - it’s the very essence of and indeed the guarantor of our freedom as individuals. As Feynman memorably said, democracy is based, like science, on a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance; running societies is very hard, and nobody really knows how to do it, so we regularly change direction whilst building on the achievements of the past. Understanding this requires humility, and the instinct to unify rather than to divide. Seeking division therefore runs counter to everyone’s interests because it undermines a key idea underpinning democracy itself - the idea that individuals have legitimately differing views. To Mr Sunak - topically - I would say read some post-war Oppenheimer. He was aiming to persuade national leaders not to do what this article says you want to do, because in the context of countries with atom bombs, that would be literally playing with fire.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@Rainmaker1973 Which is why change in perspective is important for people. This only works if the head is kept still. Change your perspective and the yellow dots return. To stay in reality we must view the world from many perspectives.

[David Bishop @davbish]

@Lacey02768811 @RawiriTaonui If you listen to moderate people on the women’s rights issue, it’s not about hating on 🌈 at all.

[The Alliance for Responsible Citizenship @ARC_Conference]

Over the coming weeks we will be introducing our Organising Committee

Today we are starting with Baroness Stroud, co-founder of ARC. Here she sets out the vision and key themes of ARC 👇

https://t.co/qypQMrbQHM

[David Bishop @davbish]

@intlgymnast @jake_e_j @GymAustralia Amazing! Finished the twist with ample time for landing prep.

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@PLgimnasia 💯

[David Bishop @davbish]

@philquin What are the stats regarding socioeconomic status? (Eg rather than race, we just focus on those in need, regardless of race) Just doesn’t seem right to base these things on ethnicity…