familyfirst.org.nz Wokeism – The Marxist Cult That Aims To Destroy? Wokeism is everywhere, especially in the media, academia, politics, our education system and Big Tech. It’s become so pervasive and assertive that it seems cult-like. But where did ‘woke’ come from? Is it something new or simply a
So, New Zealand is getting its very own Ministry of Truth, complete with the grandly Orwellian title of “National Centre of Research Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism”. It’s also known by the even-more-incomprehensible “He Whenua Taurikura”, which translates to the splendidly Maoist “a peaceful land”. Xi Xinping,
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. Warning Long read. 2141 words.
Warning Long read. 1378 words. I see Justin Trudeau as something of a ‘Big Brother’ figure to Jacinda in more ways than one. Not only is he older (50 years old, born 25 December 1971) than Jacinda (41 years old, born 26 July 1981) but he is also taller (1.
Richard Prebble bassettbrashandhide.com Richard Prebble CBE is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996 to 2004. Prime Ministerial international travel is necessary,
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern became leader of the Labour Party and the NZ Prime Minister in 2017. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Harvard commencement speech, in full. Warning Long read. 3011 words. **Illustrations added by BFD Editor Juana Atkins. E oku manukura, nga pou haemata o te
Veronika Winkels mercatornet.com Veronika Winkels is married with four young children. She majored in History and History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne before becoming a freelance writer, published poet, and sometimes-printmaker. Lately she spends more of her time child-wrangling. She is the founding Editor of
As you will know, Elon Musk is in the process of buying Twitter. This naturally has caused panic in the Titterverse. Blaze Media explains: During a presentation to woo investors, Elon Musk laid out his plans for what actions he intends on implementing when he takes over Twitter. Musk reportedly
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's been given an honorary doctorate from Harvard University. She used her speech to rally against disinformation, and called on social media giants to limit its spread by 'recognising their power and to acting on it'. pic.twitter.com/4HBQeb2OWv — Jason Walls (@Jasonwalls92)
Transcript (includes speeches from ACT, Labour and Green MPs). With support from just ACT and National, the Education and Training (Freedom of Expression) Amendment Bill was defeated. https://www.bassettbrashandhide.com/post/mp-simon-o-connor-a-fine-speech-about-free-speech National MP Simon O’Connor is dead right – the Left are trying to shut down free speech
As Lauren Southern points out in her book, Barbarians, the Long March through the Institutions is not a conspiracy theory. It’s a conspiracy fact. We know it for a fact because Marxist theorists in the late 60s told us what they were going to do, and how. They planned
One of the most powerful tools of the Communists was denunciation. Survivors describe the process as “terrifying”. Imagine: mobs of your neighbours, co-workers, even friends and family, screaming abuse, spitting on you, beating you. Many were killed by the unhinged mobs. Whole populations lived in terror of denunciation: in communist
Peter Jacobsen fee.org Peter Jacobsen is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ottawa University and the Gwartney Professor of Economic Education and Research at the Gwartney Institute. He received his PhD in economics from George Mason University, and obtained his BS from Southeast Missouri State University. His research interest
In a key scene in Citizen Kane, an outraged financial adviser warns Kane that his recently-purchased newspaper lost a million dollars in the last year. Kane replies mirthfully that he expects to lose a million next year, too. “At the rate of a million a year we’ll have to
The Looking Glass thelookingglass.co.nz This article was first published at The Looking Glass and is republished here with permission. Warning Long Read. 3307 words. ‘Dangerous speech’, especially speech from those opposed to or negatively affected by the Government’s covid response who protested at Parliament earlier this year,
