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worryingly jolly batman ([personal profile] labellementeuse) wrote2005-08-14 03:57 pm

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Oh, my god.

David Lange died last night.

I was born under his Labour government. So to be honest, I barely remember anything about him as Prime Minister; but he was undeniably one of the most personally influential leaders NZ has ever had, and also my second-favourite former PM (Peter Fraser is my favourite). Also, his policies on nuclear weapons have really, they've shaped the country, it's part of our national identity.

Oh, my god. I'm just... stunned. Shocked.

[identity profile] deinacrida.livejournal.com 2005-08-14 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
David Lange fucking rocked. My dad's pretty sad, they were buddies kinda. My older bro (who turns 21 today) was going to be named after him but the parents went for 'Duncan' instead!
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[identity profile] labellementeuse.livejournal.com 2005-08-14 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
he was pretty awesome, yeah. :)