How does the Political Left respond to rising extremism in NZ?
The Ipsos Populism Survey, spanning 28 countries, found that 60% of Kiwis feel the country is in decline, with 58% stating that our society is broken – figures that align with the global average.
The recent Ipsos survey highlighting the deepening cynicism of the NZ electorate should be seen for what it is.
Truth.
The study, conducted in February 2024, also shows a significant consensus among New Zealanders that the system is rigged in favour of the rich and powerful, with 65% agreeing to this statement.
That’s because it’s the fucking truth!
In 2010, the 388 richest individuals owned more wealth than half of the entire human population on Earth
By 2015, this number was reduced to only 62 individuals
In 2018, it was 42
In 2019, it was down to only 26 individuals who own more wealth than 3.8 billion people.
And in 2021, 20 people owned more than 50% of the entire planet.
We need a new taxation and regulation model to stop the neoliberal rot. We need to remove the yoke of taxation from the 90% and reset it to the 10% richest.
The Big Tech Tzars have manipulated our collective fear, ego, anger and insecurities through social media in a way that has led to the largest psychological civil war ever launched against one another.
Meanwhile, the planet burns and every aspect of our existence is monetarised for big data to sell us more stuff we can’t afford. We are alienated and anesthetized by a consumer culture that keeps us neurotic and disconnected. Our work, our existence, every move we make are all built to suck money to a minority class that sits above us while under neoliberalism, globalization, financialization, and automation, our existence as individuals has only become more disposable.
This isn’t progress.
Unfortunately the Left are culturally too busy micro aggression policing everyone under the rules of the new woke dogma while the Right are silently harvesting that alienation for more neoliberal exploitation.
The Political Left respond to rising extremism in NZ by leaning into the populism!
The true demarcation of power in a capitalist democracy is the 1% richest + their 9% enablers vs the 90% rest of us!
Taxes targeting the richest while fully funding universal services WHILE lowering the tax rate on the middle classes, working classes and beneficiaries.
The political left have to champion a larger capacity State that acts in peoples interests, not against them for donor interests!
The Political Left have to articulate a different set of political values based on economic solidarity and material well being of people’s existences as citizens and as human beings.
It is working together on these Shaky Isles that is our strength and future, not against each other.
We need an articulation of vision from the Political Left that builds rather than throw society to the vagaries of the Free Market!
I’m not looking for socialism here folks, just basic regulated capitalism mixed with social democratic policies!
We have run out of time to stop climate change, we are in an age of consequences and the longer the denial, the harsher the adjustment.
The Left not only need to win 2026, they also need to have an agenda ready to immediately begin or the change that occurs after that is unforgiving.
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The political left IS the extremism.
Maybe all the Maori radicals and trans activists could cancel each other.
Or maybe your own racism cancels your own homophonic KCCO.
Extremism is a National government.
Untill we deal with poverty NZ is going backwards for ever .Sure the rich will horde more money but soon they will have it all so the other 90% will not be spending to make the 10% more money .The capitalist system is starting to show serious flaws and till we start to realise a country is made up of its TOTAL POPULATION and stop bashing the 90% its all down hill from here .
In 2017 Labour came to power with no plan of action as they did not expect to win and then proceed Ed to make wild promises that they could not keep. If it had not been for covid and a opposition in disarray thay would have been gone in 2021.
You may not like what is happening but at least National is trying to fulfill its election promises and attempting to work with the other parties in their aims
Labour won’t be up for the challenge.
Most know their MO (modus operandi) and don’t trust them.
It’s hard to win votes when voters no longer have faith in you.
Lots of people are politically homeless. Likely more than half the protesters on the parliament lawn were formerly ‘economic’ labour voters.
There is no unifying narrative because the internet provides so much additional truth which was never allowed by the legacy media (2tv channels 3main newspapers 1radio network)
I reckon the only people fully happy with the party they vote for would be Actites.
Not a bit of it – the economic extremists think Seymour’s a pussy, and the gunnutjobs won’t be satisfied till they get autocannon.
The legalize cannabis party though, says what they mean, and has yet to break a promise. They’re the only current party worth more than the price of them bullets it would take to shoot them – the rest are tiger food.
LFO’s only had one choice in the last election, only one and that was ACT. I’ve never voted for a Right wing party before, sadly in 2023 I had no choice.
“I’ve never voted for a Right wing party before, sadly in 2023 I had no choice.”
You did, which makes your statement and every comment you’ve made on TDB an outright lie.
Most can see through your thin veil.
Lunatic Firearm Obsessives were never a significant demographic in NZ. They are one US error better avoided.
Trouble was, S Munro, Labour, like you , don’t like guns and treated all kiwi LFOs like nut jobs and forced laws which were not the best thought out or safest.
Conveniently “forgetting” Tarrant was Australian, and lying about his mislicensing.
So predictably there is pushback and hopefully safer law with some actual input from the people affected- you know, how laws were meant to be made.
I have guns, friend – try again.
Yes Stuart, KCCO loves guns, is a gun nut so any policies attempting to restrict dangerous users does not sit well with him. Add that the policies were under a Labour government was going to be anti no matter what.
Just one nut job of many.
Fudd.
Too true.
Half the problem is we’re voting for oppositions just to get rid of unpopular government’s of whatever political stripe. Regardless of what is being promoted or what they capable of actually doing.
And it’s showing.
A shrewd political analysis Joseph. U could be the next Chris Trotter.
The only really populist ,strong man, tear the system down party is TPM and they couldn’t run a piss up in a brewery
Guess it’s back to competence!
You clearly don’t no Paul Goldsmith.
how could they be any worse than these parasites .They had by far the best tax policy if you took off your racist glasses and read it you would agree