The mandate for revolutionary restructuring has never been stronger
Vladimir Lenin said “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – and it definitely feels like events in time are speeding up.
Vladimir Lenin said “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” – and it definitely feels like events in time are speeding up.
Today on The Lockdown I briefly introduce a video by the brilliant Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein.
As NZ tumbled into a casual Police state this week, here are the political winners & losers of Week 1 under Pandemic Lockdown…
No I don’t believe the virus is a military designed bio-weapon.
No I don’t think there is any connection with 5G.
No I don’t think I want to be Facebook Friends with you at this stage.
Todays gratitude – shout out to the lab testers who are working tirelessly around the clock to provide results for the rest of us.
Unquestionably, the virus has impacted severely on us all.
4 weeks lockdown is not going to be enough and we need to start admitting that so citizens are prepared.
Do we want to go back to what was “normal” – or do we want to take this unexpected downtime to rethink our economy so we emerge from this terrible moment determined to create a fairer New Zealand for our children and grandchildren?
Day one of the Level 4 nationwide lock-down (or, DefCon 4 as I sometimes cheekily call it) started at 11.59PM on 25 March. For a moment, most of the nation held it’s collective breath. In that brief moment, as the countdown moved to one minute to midnight, everything changed.
The enormous help this Government has managed to extend to property speculators and homeowners with a mortgage-free holiday is wonderful and necessary, but where is the aid for Renters?