This is edition 2025/227 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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Do as I say, not as I do
Simon O'Connor
- 🤔 Jacinda’s Contradiction – The author highlights the irony of Jacinda Ardern promoting “kindness and decency” in politics while also admitting she wanted to “punch” a political opponent in the face.
- 🧩 Double Standard – This contradiction is seen as an example of “do as I say, not as I do,” where moral standards apply only to others, not to progressive figures.
- 🥊 Violence and the Left – The writer argues that progressives are comfortable using violence—verbal or physical—when it serves their ideology, justifying it as morally righteous.
- 🧠 Moral Certainty – The “woke left” is described as believing they are inherently good, and those who disagree are bad—making intolerance toward opposing views acceptable.
- 📜 Control Through Law – Hate speech laws and workplace codes of conduct are portrayed as tools progressives use to suppress dissent and cement ideological dominance.
- ⚠️ Escalation in the U.S. – The author points to incidents like the killing of Charlie Kirk and assassination attempts on Donald Trump as extreme extensions of this mindset.
- 💬 Rhetoric vs. Action – While distinguishing between violent words and actions, the author criticizes both and condemns rhetoric like Jacinda’s or the Māori Party’s “weed eater” comments.
- 🚧 Left-Wing Activism – Examples such as Greenpeace protests, trans activists’ assaults, and Extinction Rebellion disruptions are cited as evidence of increasing left-wing aggression.
- 📰 Media Bias – Legacy media are accused of ignoring left-wing violence while exaggerating far-right threats and gender-based victimhood narratives.
- 🎬 Documentary Hypocrisy – Ardern’s “punch” comment being kept in her documentary is seen as revealing her camp’s moral self-assurance and comfort with hypocrisy.
- 📱 Supporter Excuses – Her supporters dismissed criticism as humour or metaphor—excuses that wouldn’t be accepted if the roles were reversed.
- 🗞️ Selective Outrage – Journalists like Andrea Vance are called out for decrying abuse toward women while engaging in similar behaviour themselves.
- 🏛️ Petition Irony – While Ardern discusses kindness on TV, others on the left petition Parliament over ACT MPs’ memes—showing misplaced priorities over “hurtful” words.
- 🎯 Coercive Ends – The author concludes that for progressives, the end justifies the means—whether through threats, censorship, or double standards—to ensure their worldview prevails.
