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Election 2020: Campaign Roundup

Election 2020: Campaign Roundup

Now that we are into the election campaign proper I am replacing Political corner (which only looked at one party at a time) with a regular snapshot of electioneering across the board on Social Media. National Party Labour Party NZ First Green Party ACT Party Advance NZ New Conservative Maori

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PM’s Perilous Promise

PM’s Perilous Promise

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Am I a bad person? Because I would not don the hijab. Ever. It’s not my culture, it has no meaning for me and while I accept someone else has reasons for wearing it, I don’t share them. True tolerance for each other

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Idiotic Sign Language
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Idiotic Sign Language

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com There are times I feel we should all be wearing compulsory life-jackets to avoid mass drowning given the amount of government-inspired wetness in the community. Furthermore, it’s getting worse. The latest saturation outburst is the Sign Language Awareness week replacing Maori Wonderfulness

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The Dilemma of Voting Strategically

First, an apology to Dieuwe de Boer who is standing in the Botany electorate for New Conservatives, a contributor to The BFD and a straight up guy with admirable values and intentions who would undoubtedly get my vote if I lived in Botany. My preference is to give New Cons

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A Cultural Takeover

A Cultural Takeover

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The Maori Party has rejuvenated itself since its election defeat in 2017 by becoming more radical. With little chance of winning a place in Parliament, it is releasing extremist policies to try to get noticed. In so doing, it is revealing the divisive separatist agenda

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BFD Daily Opinion Poll

BFD Daily Opinion Poll

Take our Daily Opinion Poll and see how your views compare to other readers and then share the poll on social media. By sharing the poll you will help even more readers to discover The BFD. (function(d,s,id,u){ if (d.getElementById(id)) return; var js, sjs = d.

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Soros-Backed Group Caught Distributing Riot Supplies

Soros-Backed Group Caught Distributing Riot Supplies

I tend to be fairly sceptical at many of the conspiracy claims swirling around billionaire George Soros. Soros is to the right what the Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch are to the left. Whenever something needs explaining, just hand-wave, and say the magic words, “Soros did it”, and no

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How Much Do Victorians Really Love Their Dear Leader?

How Much Do Victorians Really Love Their Dear Leader?

There’s a reason I call my former home state “Cucktoria”. Victoria long ago overtook South Australia as the nation’s most left-wing state. Worse, no matter how many scandals the Andrews government racked up – Redshirts, the CFA – Victorians remained apparently blindly devoted to their Dear Leader. Even as

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More Lockdown Insanity

More Lockdown Insanity

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Described as Germany’s most celebrated virologist, Professor Hendrik Streeck this week issued a warning to nations going back into lockdowns. “Hold your nerve and don’t succumb to the pervasive mood of mass hysteria,” he said. “It’s time to stop all this alarmism.

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The “Bleach” Lie About Trump Was Pure Fake News

The “Bleach” Lie About Trump Was Pure Fake News

Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” Winston Churchill I heard Richard Prebble on the Leighton Smith podcast today parrot the fake news lie about President Trump telling people to inject/swallow bleach as a

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