Sometimes I wonder if Simon Wilson is deliberately stupid, but then, on reflection, I realise that, no, he actually is as stupid as he seems.
Simon Wilson has gone for the double whammy in writing on US Politics and having a lash out at both John Key and Donald Trump.
When you read his waffly whining you get the distinct impression that not only is he stupid, he’s also the deaf, dumb and blind kid playing, not pinball, but at being a journalist.
I mean, how else can you unravel and explain this nonsense.
We seem destined to continue the equality thesis, the persistent gaps in IQ and other test scores behoove us to acknowledge that our efforts have not worked. In some sense, DEI efforts are an admission of that failure, as they seek to reapportion society’s spoils based on race rather than merit.
In her article, there was a shortish analogy of how the government goes about doing something like this, and the way it was explained sort of simplified the whole process really... and, when you really think about it, isn’t this exactly how government works?
No one is forcing you to watch, listen or read. And if something you don’t like strays across your consciousness, close the book, change the channel or streamer or hit the off switch. Everyone has the power to be their own censor.
Paul Goldsmith, sixth on National's list, is door-knocking Epsom for two ticks blue against David Seymour. National is polling with no list headroom and needs ACT's seats to govern.
Unite these parties, convince some of the Nat holdouts to get with the winning team and we’ve got a fighting chance of a genuine conservative government.
Hipkins is on a hiding to nothing, even if he wins. He will not be able to control those in the other parties who will coerce, demand and threaten. He will be manipulated to high heaven. We could witness possibly the shortest premiership in our history, certainly in our lifetime.
Hipkins says he isn’t sure the Mob’s $2.75m ever went to cabinet. The Taxpayers’ Union says his own cabinet turned down a plan to stop gang contracts in July 2023, while he was prime minister.
