Why Election 2020 could be the year of the protest vote
If 2020 becomes a protest vote year, expect to see a Parliamentary overhang and at least 4 Parties to form a Government.
New Zealand Politics
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Has Jacinda allowed the trauma of Christchurch Atrocity to justify extreme expansion of Police & State Power?
In the wake of this atrocity the security apparatus have seized upon the Government’s disgust and anger to push for huge advances of power.
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Right to die without pain vs right to smoke cannabis to not feel pain – referendum overload highlights the existential confusion of NZ
We will allow you to commit suicide to end a life of pain, but not smoke a joint to alleviate the pain that makes you want to die?
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Another gutless consensus nothingness from the Labour Government – maybe the Politics of Kindness is too much of a wimp?
Sigh, another spineless capitulation from the Government…
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Can ACT get 3 MPs & win National the 2020 election?
David Seymour’s deeply principled manner in which he set out to gain cross party support for his Euthanasia legislation alongside his staunch defence and support of Free Speech is positioning ACT for a level of support not seen since the days of Rodney Hide.
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Will Ok Boomer turn majority against Euthanasia?
As societal entropy fuelled by subjective rage social media and environmental collapse divides solidarity in favour of ‘fuck you survivalism’, each tribe will start seeing the other in the worst terms with the cruellest agendas.
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Political Podcast – Sean Plunket vs Mark Jennings vs Damien Grant vs Bomber: This week – Feminism 2020, Jones calling farmers rednecks, media coverage of the Millane trial, Winston Peters hearing closes + NZ First-linked forestry company
This week – Feminism 2020, Jones calling farmers rednecks, media coverage of the Millane trial, Winston Peters hearing closes + NZ First-linked forestry company
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GUEST BLOG: Julie Webb-Pullman – MFAT and Gaza: Once Were (Rainbow) Warriors
This week, far greater violations of international law and the right to life in Gaza have instead been met in New Zealand government circles with a response reminiscent of the friends witnessing the scene in Once Were Warriors, where Jake “The Muss” brutally beats Beth, and their intimidated “friends” leave her to her fate.
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Need for UN Sanctions against Israel – human rights are non-negotiable
Throughout October, Israeli forces carried out a total of 107 Gaza ceasefire violations before finally provoking the firing of a single missile from Gaza, on the last day of that month.
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We need a Green New Deal for a Just Transition with democratic empowerment
The decision by the Green Party to seek a broad consensus on the so-called Zero-Carbon Act has meant that we have a toothless creation that cannot achieve its goal to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2050.