The only way out is through
Allow me to stay on the theme of demographics for another week. This has been on my mind as I will be taking a break from writing and on holiday for a month visiting Japan and Korea, both of which are dealing with this scenario: low birthrates and a declining population.
New Zealand faces the same situation, but we have replaced the second ingredient with a more dangerous one: mass migration.
The National-led Government’s poll numbers remain precarious and absolutely anything could happen before election day.
The choice is yours. It’s always been yours.
I did consider consulting David Farrar on my methodology but realised I would have to learn how to pronounce his last name and would probably have to do a six-month course in Nerd to understand any advice he gave. Anyway, here are the results of our inaugural poll.
Remember: they’re just harmless thought-experiments.
Nothing is sacred and safe from the cocks-in-frocks weirdos.
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