Bruce Jesson would be rolling in his grave at the lack of imagination and ideas being espoused by the Left right now. There has never been a better time to challenge the fraudulent foundations of neoliberalism, we’ve had 35 years to prepare ideologically for this moment, where is everyone?
In the words of the Plan-B-Boys’ advance guardsman, Matthew Hooton, opining in the NZ Herald of Saturday, 4 April 2020:
We will try and use this process to find out the truth behind these corporate thieves to at least expose their criminal behaviour.
This week: Is Biden the devil, Why can’t we reduce the tax rate as well? Will the election be moved? And if John Key was rerun for PM, would he beat Jacinda if there was a snap election?
Expect lots more talking heads as TV for the foreseeable future.
Look, I appreciate everyone on the Left are busy, there’s a pandemic on.
However.
There’s a pandemic on.
Fairfax/Stuff has provided some of the loudest criticism against the Government alongside some of the best insights.
I salute those Māori who have taken matters into their own hands to police pandemic checkpoints and screen those entering their lands.
There isn’t going to be a returning to normal, even under the best case scenario we are at level 3 or 2 for months at a time with the occasional shut down and heavy handed quarantining, testing and tracing programs with no tourism other than returning citizens until a vaccine is available.
If we are not going to seriously tackle the reason why the gang wars are brewing then we won’t actually stop it from erupting.