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Hamilton Statue – the Facts
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic, and military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for
Daily News Roundup – 15 June 2020
Colonial statues, place names, Black Lives Matter Cherie Howie (Herald): Race relations commissioner Meng Foon calls for dialogue on colonisation-linked statues, place names Jason Walls (Herald): NZ First Leader Winston Peters: Getting rid of historical statues ‘idiocy’ 1News: Winston Peters outraged over ‘idiocy’ of ‘wokeism’ amid statue removal Mark
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99 Reasons to Vote Labour
Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com “100 reasons to vote Labour” just arrived in my email inbox. Here’s number 30: Here’s number 99: It really should be titled, “100 99 reasons you are going to be paying a shitload of tax in the coming decades.”
New Zealand First’s Disgust at Wave of Wokeism
Press Release: NZ First New Zealand First Leader today expressed his outrage at the wave of idiocy surrounding the role of historic statues in our country’s history. “Why do some woke New Zealanders feel the need to mimic mindless actions imported from overseas,” stated Mr Peters. “‘A self-confident
What Our Despicable Media Didn’t Tell You about ”Black Lives Matter”
Students at St Andrews College in Christchurch and Marist College in Auckland put up Black Lives Matter posters which were promptly ripped down by the authorities. The students were furious and went straight to media claiming systemic racism. From a student at Marist College in Auckland: “We’ve had a
A Treat for Bronze Subscribers: Insight Politics Episode Eight
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Robertson Joins the Fray
While Grant Robertson has no financial or economic background, I thought he was doing a reasonable job as minister of finance. There may, however, be an element of comparison with some of the true dullards in the current cabinet that helped forge that opinion. He is certainly no Bill English,
The New Normal
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com So here we all are living our ‘new normal’ – Alert Level 1 in the battle against COVID-19. That’s where we’re expected to stay until a vaccine is available. It’s only at that stage that our borders could fully re-open and
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