MEDIAWATCH: Breakfast TV platformed NZ Initiative war pimp with zero challenge
TVNZ’s Breakfast has been accused of platforming pro-war voices without challenge after giving The NZ Initiative airtime to advocate for closer military alignment with the United States. Critics say it’s another example of media normalising foreign policy hawkishness while sidelining New Zealand’s independent tradition.
Free market War Pimps were given an unprecedented platform to spread their narrative unchallenged on TVNZ Breakfast yesterday.
Free Market Atlas Network adjacent glee club, The NZ Initiative, are out pimping their desire to lock our military into American hegemony, walk away from our independent foreign policy and launch wars.
I say f**k that.
New Zealand’s military should defend the Realm, not fight America’s wars
We must remain sovereign with our military and the focus must be on defending the Realm, not projecting military force.
Sure, the SAS and signals intelligence can be used for the National interest, but not our bulk military. Our bulk military needs to remain here, defending the realm.
Friend to all, enemy to none
Keith Locke’s forever foreign policy of ‘Friend to all, Enemy to none’, is sacrosanct and allowing free market war pimps to pimp, ain’t our bag, baby.
As the public broadcaster, TVNZ has an obligation to not allow war pimps on to pimp their war interests. Try out my interview with the Defence Minister instead where I talk about the need to rise military spending to protect the Realm of NZ and build climate change resilience…
Absolutely agree – we should not allow our military to be involved in any “unstable” USA action under the control of a raving lunatic. We need to take stock and put NZ first. We all have enough dealing with climate issues. Stuff The NZ Initiative and their twisted thinking!
As I’ve been saying for weeks, if anyone is stupid enough to think we need to make a military contribution they can pop along by themselves.
But if push comes to shove, let’s draft the Ranger drivers first.