Frontline Cops being handed guns in NZ is not acceptable
Why and how is this spike in armed offending occurring? That answer is the solution, not a gun toting nervous police force.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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Spiteful Boomer Landlords are adding fuel for a cold war – this is about 1600 deaths each year
How much longer do the Boomers think Gen Xers and Millennials will put up with this? Especially when you consider it was neoliberalism that helped generate this. What will happen when Gen Xers and Millennials realise the enormity of the rigged game they’ve been forced to play?
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The real reason why the CGT won’t pass in one image
But change is coming. By 2023 Millennials and Gen Xers will be the democratic majority, and then dear brothers and sisters we will tear power from the hands of the Boomers and we will smash their privilege into tiny houses which can be sold in community lots with a communal garden and smashed avocado free kitchens.
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Of course America is behind the destabilisation of Venezuela
An under siege Trump needs a distraction, military action against Venezuela might be that distraction.
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Top cop ‘forgets’ to follow up on state sanctioned corporate spies – of course he ‘forgot’
…the NZ State is the biggest enemy of the people. The sooner the Left start appreciating that and recognising the need for an enormous state sector purge, the better.
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CGT hysteria like the State Housing Meth hysteria & like Winston taking over hysteria – but do blame the Government
That there is hysteria should surprise no one, but the Government seem to have been incredibly flat footed in their response. Where were the Governments heavy hitters to face the media platforms the day after the announcement and the narrative build up to defend the tax?
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Respects to Tracey Martin – this debate desperately requires more kindness & respect
It feels uneasy to ask the majority to consider the rights of the minority, we want politicians to lead on these challenging issues, not throw it back to the baying majority like a one sided gladiatorial match.
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Big Dairy Lies, Big Oil Lies, China Blaming, Greedy Landlords & CGT hysteria – the 5 big propaganda campaigns in NZ right now
New Zealand is a tiny country and it is incredibly easy to manipulate the narrative and seed the debate the way vested interests want it seeded. We are seeing some incredible propaganda campaigns being run in NZ right now and it’s worth reminding people about them as we pick our way through the minefield of fake news.
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Facebook & Google Tax should be viewed for what it is
These companies are the new Gods and listen to no single Government.
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KiwiBuild is just the tip of the iceberg of housing failures
The pressure is on the poor because the desperate have no better options, if the Government lifts the poorest out of that desperation by a huge wholesale state house building process, then the rental market has to upgrade itself because they aren’t housing the desperate.