by Wendy Geus on the BFD
In recent times when PM Jacinda Ardern attempts to rationalise her co-governance model, based on the He Puapua report, she uses generalisations that are based on feelings, not reason: reverting to fanciful, emotive thinking. This at a time Labour’s Rotorua and Lakes Representation Bill, which seeks to override current electoral law, has had its first reading in parliament.
When David Seymour reminded her, during Q&A in the House the week before Easter, that our democracy is based on “regular and free elections with a secret ballot“, she referred to Seymour’s statement as a “simplistic view“, talking down to him and her audience to make her point.
“Of course, I support the longstanding principles of democracy in this nation, but the idea that that cannot sit alongside Te Tiriti o Waitangi, I take issue with that. We are more sophisticated than that, surely,” said the PM.
In reality, she is actually opposing and supporting the democratic principle of one person one vote at the same time, on the childlike belief that it can sit comfortably beside a new improved separatist formula with tenuous connections to the Treaty, which it can’t.
This also diverts her audiences’ attention away from the issue being discussed and for which she does not have a rational response. By changing the narrative to an emotive one that questions the intellect of those supporting democracy, she avoids actually answering the question and insults thousands who support our precious democratic system. (“One of the oldest democracies in the world”, Gerry Brownlee reminded us in a recent interview on our Ukraine response.)
She has done this throughout her time in power, and intellectual heavyweights like the Herald’s Thomas Coughlan summarise her responses with words to the effect, “getting the better of Luxon” or “having the upper hand” (in the House) when she hasn’t actually addressed the question. Of course, Speaker Mallard blindly accepts every emotive, flawed answer. But I digress.
“We are more sophisticated than that, surely” was used by Ardern as a rationale for changing the fabric of our democratic system to favour the wishes of 17% of our population.
This is an emotive, arrogant, elitist, response creating an us and them scenario (like she did with her government’s appalling response to the Parliament protest, which I predicted they won’t recover from. So far so good).
So, all those who do not agree with her radical co-governance plan are unsophisticated and not up with the play. Her intent is to create guilt amongst us plebs who disagree, at a guess probably at least 75% of the population, and enforce silence through fear of being politically incorrect.
We are just not smart enough to grasp the degree of sophistication of this idea. She mocks those who disagree. By her definition suffrage for all based on the Bill of Rights Act and the UN Covenant of Civil and Political Rights is a simplistic view. This places her in conflict with the UN Covenant which guarantees equal suffrage without racial discrimination.
Does PM Ardern think we are stupid. Her and her cabinet’s very actions are evidence she does not practise democracy. I think almost certainly, it is unprecedented in NZ’s democracy history of no select committee for new law, as she did with her absurd covid traffic lights legislation.
The subject doesn’t matter; she bypassed the democratic procedure.
She is an opponent of democracy.
There is a massive agenda being played out across NZ. More details by request.
Ardern is a flunky. To stupid to be evil. Makes emotive decisions without logic.
It has been said she has tantrums when she cant get things her way.
The agenda rolls on. The sad part is NZ is so oblivious.
New Nation party on the way.
If NZ rejects NNP then NZ will surely get what it deserves.
New Nation Party – “promise to return New Zealand, our country, to the same living standard and life style we always enjoyed”. I just looked at the NNP web site Brian where this statement is your main slogan. There is only one thing I have to say – I have NO wish to return to the status quo of 50 years ago, or even more recent if you like. The majority of New Zealanders were not rich, have never been rich – did not have a living standard and life style that made them free of worry. For most families life is and has always been, a struggle. My parents struggled to bring up 4 children. My Dad, a mechanic, always bought old cars – (while our farming relatives bought a brand new car every couple of years). No equality. We have always paid huge taxes in this country, and then taxed again with GST. The banks rob us blind and always did. Our power bills are exhorbitant and again are feathering the nests of off-shore magnates. Our doctors continue to push Big Pharma synthetic medicines, knowing nothing about nutrition and natural treatments. I would say a large number of New Zealanders do not do overseas travel, my parents never did. We were in slavery then and we are in slavery now.
I do NOT want New Zealand as it WAS – I WANT BETTER. And you need to talk about it Brian. I remind you of the Freedom and Rights Coalition invitation for all minor parties/independants to combine to defeat the MMP restriction of 5%. Are you going to do it? And I want to hear you say the same things as Riccardo Bosi. Have a listen to Riccardo’s latest talk – about 6 minutes, April 16, Bitchute – “Imagine Australia 5 years from now.” I want this for New Zealand – maybe matters you have never heard before Brian. Why not contact Riccardo – it will be the best thing you ever did.
The slogan of NNP does seem to reveal a certain lack of understanding about what is really going on on this planet right now, and the forces that are extant and slowly but surely making changes for the good. Not forgetting that evil still has to be exposed and removed.
(In addition, I do find the last line of your comment above rather cold and a terrible generalisation – I have seen an estimate that 30% of New Zealanders are indeed wide awake and that number is increasing, and I would not wish ill on any of them).