The Political Mean Girl Effect
When it comes to intolerance of viewpoints, it’s the girls versus the girls.
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When it comes to intolerance of viewpoints, it’s the girls versus the girls.
If National wants to hold onto power, they had better sort out these amateurs before the voters do it for them.
At its core, this pledge exposes Labour’s flaws: splashing cash on low-impact problems, using evasive language that skirts reality and sidelining the health crises battering men.
Any proposed changes he’d like to make are subject to approval of his coalition partners. That may prove trickier than trying to catch an electric eel with your bare hands.
This lack of appeal to women is turning into a full-blown electoral headache for National. Current polling spells doom for their list seats, with the party scraping fewer spots in parliament.
Ironically, Te Pāti Māori is now practising the old tactic of divide and conquer on themselves. Managing the ‘uppity natives’ by splitting them apart? They are doing it to their own ranks.
Forget the courts or party meetings: sort it out on crate day at a South Auckland pub. Beers flowing, fists optional and maybe they’ll hash out who’s the biggest rangatira over a few dozen.
We all need to grow the hell up and stop demanding someone does something. It’s the measles – big yawn.
This saga exposes the dirty underbelly of party politics, where loyalty goes out the window when it suits the top brass. Keep watching: the real fireworks are just starting.