The next election will not be decided in the echo chambers of the commentariat. It will be decided by voters who are fed up with the same old games. Winston Peters understands that better than most.
This forces Christopher Luxon and his crew to confront their bad habit of selling out to Māori interests, a pattern that kicked off under Jim Bolger and went into overdrive with John Key.
National needs to wake up. Time is running out to put the opposition away but it appears National and Luxon lack the killer instinct.
Politicians mirror our preferences. Even non-participation, such as apathy or failing to vote, allows extreme adherents to dictate outcomes. This is the hard truth of representative government: change is slow because the system reflects us, as a people.
Labour’s reliance on a toxic alliance with the Greens and Te Pati Maori keeps handing the government opportunities.
Why ‘Christian’ parties shouldn’t expect different results, unless…
RNZ can keep clutching their pearls, but the rest of us should thank Shane Jones for having the backbone to say no. New Zealand First, indeed.
If Luxon truly wanted to connect, he would commit fully or stay away altogether. Instead, we get this half-baked plan that satisfies no one.
Unless the country is well and truly off its rocker, this election is done and dusted.
This immigration debate will be a core issue in the coming election. NZ First stands to profit handsomely, drawing a clear line against the globalists in National, ACT and Labour.
National must lift its game or risk losing what should be a winnable position. Luxon needs to shake off the boat anchor label fast or the party will keep drifting.
As media fragments further, high-outrage will dominate – pulling politics toward extremes. Low-outrage parties might claw back with ‘comfort’ appeals during backlashes, but the disruptors are here to stay, shaking the normal order.
Kiwi voters must vote for either National, ACT or NZ First to continue forward, otherwise we will be dragged backward by the race baiters and the retards. This isn’t hyperbole: it’s the stark choice ahead.
