The biggest abuser of the poor is the State – not loan sharks
The reality that people in poverty go to loan sharks because they’re kinder than WINZ is another example of the counter productive fuckwittery of neoliberal social service agencies
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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The double standards of White rage when it comes to hiring more Māori at Hospitals
It really says something about us as a country when the rage is focused at Hospitals trying to hire more Māori & Pacific Islanders because ‘that’s racist’, but there is no rage at those same Hospitals not resuscitating Māori & Pacific Island babies…
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The 1080 hysteria has been debunked – what does it tell us about the state of activist debate?
The venom, self righteousness and utterly misplaced perceptions that 1080 is poisoning human beings and vast amounts of unintentional wildlife has been an eye opening reality check of how poorly understood science is in todays activist world.
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For those claiming Jacinda’s UN appearance with Neve was meaningless – here are the stats
Those images of Jacinda at the UN with Clarke and Neve have given us more value for money than the entire Hobbit Trilogy.
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Steven Joyce digs himself deeper into his $11.7b hole while Grant Robertson produces $5.5billion surplus
If you ask 10 NZers who is the best manger of the economy, despite all the evidence that shows National only looks after the rich and wealthy, 9 out of 10 all claim National do. This is why the lie Joyce used during the election almost won it for them, National must lie and must keep the lie alive at all times if they ever hope to win back the Treasury Benches.
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National Party MP Simeon Brown is a shit stain killing NZers
Simeon Brown has blood all over his hands.
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Capping loan sharks is great – now what about the debt the State agencies load onto beneficiaries?
It’s just another feel good promise that hasn’t even been implemented while the Government continues to act just as cruelly as the behaviour they are legislating against.
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Hahahahaha Online Census total failure – like we called it
…let’s remember this was a cost cutting measure to try and make it cheaper, but without a person coming to your door and actually identifying you and prompting you to fill the form in, a lot of NZers didn’t bother.
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Dow Jones plunges 831 points and planet has a decade to prevent catastrophic climate change – where is our media?
The real problem for light entertainment current affairs shows like Seven Sharp & The Project is that their low quality prattle can’t give insight or critical debate to fundamental issues like Climate Change or the looming economic depression.
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How the Euthanasia Bill would be used by the State to kill the weakest and poorest amongst us
The State is the biggest threat to the people and giving it legal euthanasia would be the most worrying threat to our human rights. This isn’t about the individuals right to end their life, this is about stopping the State from having the right to kill the poorest and weakest amongst us.