The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 1st October 2017

1. “Fuck-off, we are full up” Australian anti-immigrant Tee Shirt.

   Why the anti-immigrant New Zealand First Party are racist.

   And why Labour and the Greens are treading a dangerous path in pandering to NZF racist anti-immigrant scape goating.

   While the following article debunks the racist xenophobic argument inside the American Green Movement, that immigrants are fueling the climate crisis in the US, it could just as easily be used to debunk the racist lie that immigrants are fueling the housing crisis here in NZ.

   While immigrants do need more houses, their usual demographic of working age adults, mean that they are part of the solution to building more houses.

   The true cause of homelessness (or climate destruction) are not immigrants, but speculators and government policy which encourages and rewards speculation. For instance there are 40 thousand perfectly good and substantial family homes standing empty in Auckland alone, while about the same number of homeless live in cars and garages nationwide. This has nothing to do with immigrants. NZF scapegoating hides the real causes of homelessness and lets the real villains off the hook.

   https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/9/26/16356524/the-population-question

   Population’s unsavory associations
   When political movements or leaders adopt population control as a central concern … let’s just say it never goes well. In practice, where you find concern over “population,” you very often find racism, xenophobia, or eugenics lurking in the wings. It’s almost always, ahem, particular populations that need reducing.

2. The first draft of history

   https://unspokenpolitics.net/2014/10/04/journalism-is-the-first-rough-draft-of-history/

   The following is the best in-depth, serious analysis of the election result yet, (from either the Left or the Right), that I have read.

   I am of the opinion that this analysis by Elliot Crossan will never be bettered, or countered by any other current future narrative, and indeed will enter the historic record as the being the most accurate and rigorous account. (Green and Labour Party strategists need to take note)

   “There is no such thing as bad soldiers, only bad generals”

   Napoleon

   While it is understandable, much of the reaction thus far involves negativity towards voters and non-voters alike – largely consisting of accusations that the electorate are inherently either selfish or apathetic. This analysis does not feel right to me at all.

   Elliot Crossan

   We are allowed to weep, and we are allowed to lash out. To be emotional in this time is inevitable. My instinctive response is to try to avoid my emotions and rationalise everything, hence this article! But it is counterproductive and, in my view, quite unfair to attack the voters.

   Elliot Crossan

   This is a must read:

   http://watermelonmedia.co.nz/index.php/2017/09/30/what-happened-a-class-analysis-of-the-nz-election/

3. GO a Labour , NZF, Green coalition!…if they are not seen in action and in command they have let the opportunity go to make a real difference

   1.)…one of the first things they should do is ensure civics education in secondary schools and enroll all New Zealander 16 year olds on the roll

   ( imo voting should be compulsory next Election)

   2.)…there needs to be statistics on who owns what in New Zealand…New Zealanders need to know how much of their land and housing and assets ( eg water and public utilities and primary and export industries ) are now in foreign ownership and control ….and this includes all foreign ownership hiding behind Company and Trust structures

   …Nactional has kept this well hidden from New Zealanders …knowledge is power and the Nacts have deliberately kept New Zealanders in the dark

   …Regarding foreign ownership and control it is only through this statistical and big data knowledge that a government by New Zealanders and for New Zealanders can plan and take action and take back our sovereignty

4. ’10 reasons why there will be a Labour-NZ First-Green Government and why it will take a month’

   https://thedailyblog.co.nz/2017/09/26/10-reasons-why-there-will-be-a-labour-nz-first-green-government-and-why-it-will-take-a-month/

5. Having watched and listened to Jim Bolger and others on Q+A today, and hearing many within National now trying to get the Greens support them in government, we have frequent mention being made of the Greens in Germany being ‘more pragmatic’.

   There is much misinformation about the true political situation in Germany, and while the Greens there, may perhaps have considered supporting a Merkel led government as minority partner, they are very firmly opposed, that is most, towards supporting any coalition government that includes the liberal FDP, a party comparable to New Zealand’s ACT Party.

   It is simply not true that it is a given that the Greens will be a firmly committed partner in a Merkel and CDU led government, as the Greens are too divided, they are having had more in common with the social democratic SPD, and will struggle to work with the FDP.

   So Jim Bolger can keep his advice or suggestions to himself, he is just another mischiefmaker, trying to put pressure on the Greens to talk with National.

   Here some reports on how the Greens considered their options before the German general election, and how some commentators see the situation now after their election:

   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-election/germanys-greens-all-but-rule-out-three-way-jamaica-coalition-idUSKCN1BK0GA

   http://atlanticsentinel.com/2017/09/jamaica-coalition-looks-like-only-option-in-germany/

   No wonder forming a government there may take until Christmas, as it will be extremely difficult talks ahead of the parties involved. That is hardly a strong case for the Greens here to go with the Nats.

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