Ever since the release of the Lord of the Rings movies, New Zealand has been keen to market itself as a Middle-Earth fantasy-land incarnate. Which apparently includes electing a hobbit-hugging fairy-queen to lead the pixie parade and keep the Dark Lord ‘Rona at bay. But, while George R R Martin might growl, “What is Aragorn’s tax policy?”, the fawning idolisers of Queen Jacinda have no such earthly concerns.
It’s a tough call on which was more predictable; Jacinda Ardern’s victory, or the sickeningly smug reaction from the left. Credit where credit’s due. The landslide victory puts the Labour Party in a position of tremendous strength, having won enough support to govern alone. The party scored its strongest result in 50 years. That said, reports still say, “it remains likely that she will reach out to the left-wing Green Party to form a coalition government.” Ahead, Kiwis are set to decide on two landmark social issues; legalising recreational marijuana and whether to legalise euthanasia.
So, New Zealand now looks set to head even further to the left and become one of the most liberal countries in the world.
Basically, NZ is on track to become The Netherlands of the southern hemisphere.
Or, more likely, the Venezuela of the West Pacific.
The left-leaning media around the globe may have successfully promoted her to Saint Jacinda; the woman who is single-handedly putting other leaders to shame, but she has intense challenges ahead.
Her success in handling COVID and her response to the Christchurch massacre may well have blinded the public to the facts.
Left-wing media don’t want to talk about harsh lockdown laws, a shattered tourism industry, plunging house prices, struggling export industries, or widespread, wild unemployment.
Being a woman of the left, with a distractingly dazzling smile, who took maternity leave, does not equal a triumphant policy agenda.
Make no mistake, Saint Jacinda’s halo is shaky.
It’s somewhat fitting, in fact, that Jacinda Ardern is so beloved of glamour magazines. The word “glamour” was originally a Scots word, derived from Old Norse, meaning a spell or illusion cast by the faerie folk to bewitch and mislead unwary mortals.
But that’s the left-media for you: all fairy-stories and illusion, no substance.
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