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Step up to the mike …
Obviously a left party bias accusations. I find your information interesting but at the same token way off base. You take this government for fools and they are not indeed, We are lucky at this point in time not to have any left in power as they all would be like chickens with no heads making the same irrational decision they did 2017-2023.
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Move this to OM for amusement value.
We don't let people troll the site, and this isn't twitter. People are expected to contribute meaningful politics, not just post random 'I don't like' personal opinions.
"Gene" suffers from botulism, methinks!
Gene suffers from a genetic disorder and is two chromosomes short of a brain cell.
You mean these irrational decisions? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/499516/new-zealand-s-covid-19-response-saved-20-000-lives-research
or maybe it was the irrational debt they created? https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/nicola-williss-debt-already-higher
Wow. "not having any left in power …" is a delicious non-sequitur. Well done mods.
What has become of empirical observation? Do we have to outlive the dinosaurs in order that the current generation can confirm dinosaurs are extinct?
The COC are a rudderless ship steering us in a wayward direction Captained by Humpty Dumpty and Nichola No Boats, with their Coleaders Seyless, and Winnie the Pooh.
According to the BBC, Trump is now saying that the war with Iran is " very complete, pretty much".
Reminds me of Orwell's 1984, in which the citizenry were assured by official announcements that a great victory had brought the war within measurable distance of its end.
How do you say landslide!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-21/mapping-seats-sa-election/106477958
Outstanding result and an excellent candidate for Premier.
Roll on NSW in 2027.
It's a non-proportional system, albeit with preferential voting within electorates. From the ABC coverage last night, it seemed that the Labour primary (first preference) vote was down a bit, Greens up a bit, Liberals down a lot, and One Nation up a lot. In a truly proportional system, Labour would require support from the Greens plus independents, and face a solid (though split) right-wing Opposition. It is not comparable to Starmer's 'loveless landslide' which is made uniquely vulnerable by FPP, but there is still a strong right-wing presence in SA and Australia generally
It's a crap system. Labour with 38% of the votes wins 70% of the seats.
It might have one virtue over proportional systems. Perhaps by letting the majority of people avoid what they don't want, it shows more practical wisdom than giving people what they do want? I know that sounds like conservative elitism, but all the same, the thought occurs…
mmm….I would be rabid if the Right got 38% and 70% of the seats.
No matter what Winnie comes up with this afternoon, he must be held accountable for all the decisions the government, of which me is a senior member, have made.
Accountable by whom?
Is he being held accountable now for his support for Government decisions made during the Covid response?
Ever tried holding Peters accountable for anything he's ever done?
Like trying to nail jelly to a wall.
Tried to blame Labour for the problems 2017-2020, also, he and NZF MP's are almost perfect ?
lol
𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚
@Tweet4AnnaNAFO
🇫🇷🇺🇸 French Gen. Richoux on Trump begging Europe for Hormuz help: “He can go fuck himself
https://xcancel.com/Tweet4AnnaNAFO/status/2035435895646519572
Classic! Maintenant qu'il aille se faire foutre.
Winston Peters hits out at "weirdos with purple hair"
https://www.stuff.co.nz/politics/360954354/peters-expected-unveil-election-power-policy
Aren't they his core constituency?
https://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2015/06/25/going-grey-stage-3-purple-rinses/
Is Winnie still going on about COVID, must think it's a vote winner, sure to get Brian Tamaki and Destiny Church's support.
Winston and NZF are mainly the grey rinse brigade, he doesn't like the purple rinse.