Jacinda Ardern Still Haunts Us, Luxon Flops and Hipkins Flounders: New Zealand’s Political Gene Pool Is a Puddle
New Zealand is desperate for someone with guts, vision and a bit of mongrel. Instead, we’re stuck with a has-been who ran away, a CEO who can’t sell and a placeholder who’s out of his depth.
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2066 and All That
The few who refused are being hunted still. I was one of them. Remember that we were here. Remember that we did not all consent. May God, if He still listens in these islands, have mercy on what remains.
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