To be honest, I thought this spineless NZ Herald editorial was originally a Toby Manhire spoof. Only Manhire could manage to mimic the subservient tepid fecklessness of the Herald editorial so masterfully.
The fourth estate has obligations to hold the powerful to account, lazy journalism that jumps on social media for news doesn’t do that.
Hate cheerleading
Big banks and mainstream economists are now predicting an economic disaster befalling the world economy over the next few years.
Screw the booze barons, their interests have been protected and advanced for too long.
No where could the very best of America come up against the very worst of America.
If you live near or in Auckland – or are pissed off enough to travel a bit – the TPPA Don’t Sign campaign will kick off with a public meeting at the Auckland Town Hall on Tuesday 26 January at 7pm.
Would we seriously judge a ‘Christian’ nation like NZ on the Klu Klux Klan in America or the Protestant/Catholic blood feud in Ireland? Of course not, and attempting to do it to all Muslims is equally ridiculous.
The farming and Dairy corporates don’t have to answer to anyone. In the National Party they have a political power that protects them from having to be serious about water pollution, climate changing emissions, animal rights and worker safety.
So the Government have lied about the level of debate NZ would have by signing it before Parliament even opens, they have lied about how much money we are actually going to get from this forced trade deal, and they lied about it being signed here.