Luxon’s State of the Nation: Defending the Record, Promising Discipline, But Where’s the Fire?
Is this an election-winning strategy? It feels like more of the same theme from National – not being as shit as Labour and spending a bit less.
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New Zealanders need to recover from socialism – a ‘lower stage of communism’ – and not let a Labour-Green coalition win the next election.
State of the Nation 2026
As New Zealand heads towards the polls, the big question is whether the coalition has done enough to persuade voters to give them a second term. For the sake of the country – and our future – let’s hope the answer is ‘Yes’!
The Body as Ground Zero
I trust that whatever lies beyond is not characterized by the vast stupidity and selfishness of what lies here: a stupidity and selfishness that lead many to abandon their right to their own sovereign selves.
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If we cannot talk openly about trends without being shouted down, we will never fix the underlying causes. Silence does not protect communities. Truth, handled responsibly, just might.
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Just Where Is This ‘Peaceful Majority’?
We’re constantly told that the ‘vast majority’ of Muslims are ‘peaceful’ and ‘moderate’ – if so, they’re being awfully quiet about it.
This Dark and Angry Man
New Zealanders need to recover from socialism – a ‘lower stage of communism’ – and not let a Labour-Green coalition win the next election.
State of the Nation 2026
As New Zealand heads towards the polls, the big question is whether the coalition has done enough to persuade voters to give them a second term. For the sake of the country – and our future – let’s hope the answer is ‘Yes’!
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