When Terror Wears a Red Crescent
When terror wears a red crescent, it isn’t protected – it is disguising itself. And the world must stop pretending otherwise.
Media
Winston Peters’ War on Woke: A Masterclass in Reading the Room
Winston’s War on Woke isn’t just a stunt – it’s a calculated move to drag New Zealand back to reality. He’s betting that Kiwis, like voters worldwide, are ready to reject the ‘deluded left passage’ of identity politics and media bias.
We Are Persecuted and Underfunded but Still Winning
If parents actually had to choose – if they weren’t forced to fund schools pushing values they don’t believe in – many of these secular approaches would die a quiet death in the free marketplace of ideas. They don’t work. That’s why they need to be forcibly subsidised.
On Wish Lists and Reality
A country that tolerates huge numbers of children born into welfare, so many young skipping school, and declining achievement standards amongst those who do attend, can scarcely expect first world standards of health, or any other kind of care. Get real is the message.
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[The Good Oil] Stuff Up of the Day
Check out the latest media stuff ups both locally and around the world.
This Is the Absolute State of the MSM
Neo-Nazi sympathisers do a better job than the state-funded media. God help us all.
Double Standards: Are Adults in the Room?
As humans, I think we can intuitively identify double standards and sadly, we are surrounded by many in society. Our young are beginning to call this out, but are the adults in the room?
NZ Herald’s Vile Witch Hunt Against Hamish Campbell: Guilt by Association and Media Double Standards
The NZ Herald owes Hamish Campbell an apology but don’t expect one. They’re too busy sharpening their knives for the next conservative who dares to pray.
NZ Parliament Is a Real Clown Show
Our parliament has become a three-ring circus that Barnum and Bailey would have been proud of.
Trust in the Media Is Still Dropping
Would ownership or management changes make a difference?
David Fisher’s Green Party PR Masquerading as News: A Case Study in Blame Shifting
David Fisher’s article is a masterclass in narrative spin, using unverified claims, a discredited ‘expert’ and selective outrage to protect Doyle while dismissing serious allegations.
And the Narrative Shifts Again
Commentators have shifted their narrative so they can continue to attack Trump’s populism.
Douglas Murray versus the Revisionists
Murray was appealing to something far more individually volitional – that of personal wisdom regarding the hugely disillusioned audiences they’re now talking to in this age of information. Veracity matters.
