Absolutely on point, and superbly written. Thank you Mike. This bill is the killer blow that Seymour has been surreptitiously
waiting to land. Every other piece of trash legislation he has had a dirty sleight hand in last year has been an orchestrated maneuver of distraction from the main event. And Luxon cannot be so stupid as to have been unaware. He is as complicit in this act of bastardry as Seymour himself. The horror is that if this bill passes into law there would seem to be no way to wrestle the genie back into the box. We’ll be forever plundered by corporates who are backed by laws that have taken away any semblance of collective humanity. There will forever jackals circling the carcass of New Zealand for any unconsidered scraps like demented gold hunters raking over slag heaps in hopes of some sparkle dust left behind in the rush. Seriously, fuck Seymour! The inane grinning weasel king of the 8 percenters. Fuck him. And the cross eyed donkey he rode in on. We’re all now scrambling to save this country by writing one bloody submission after another faster than we change our underwear just to keep up with the amount of neoliberal destruction they foist on us daily. That we must stay this overtly vigilant so that our elected representatives don’t knife us while we sleep is an outrage and an obscenity.
At last! Mike Friend is clearly telling the truth and nothing but the truth: Seymour deserves to be vilified and consigned to political purgatory, and Luxon is a sly fox, an inanely smiling and grinning cross between a braying jackass and a gibbering Christian monkey. But worst of all is Winston Peters, who could stand up for the Treaty/his people and pull the rug out from under this farce of a rabidly neo-liberalist Coalition government ,thus consigning 8.6% Seymour and leering Luxon to oblivion. But he is merely a pathetic political wimp, the worst example of a push-over 'Uncle Tom' to ever occur in NZ political history. Even Centrist Muldoon will be 'rolling in his grave' in reaction to the obvious political machinations of the simpering Far Right Wing Snake, Seymour.
Excellent piece. This proposed bill needs more public scrutiny for sure. People need to make submissions too even if to note opposition to this disgusting bill.
I couldn’t write a submission nearly as well. Is there a way in the system to show my support for your submission? What I understand is that this is also effective and adds to the collective submissions?
I thought your comment about the "nanny state" sums up the issues, and when is that approach a good thing ? We have had Jacinta Arderns kindness govt, but this relied on her actually being kind, and she showed her authoritarian traits at the drop of a virus. People do have virtuous traits, but you cant always rely on virtue to make good policy. A well written article by Mike.
Absolutely on point, and superbly written. Thank you Mike. This bill is the killer blow that Seymour has been surreptitiously
waiting to land. Every other piece of trash legislation he has had a dirty sleight hand in last year has been an orchestrated maneuver of distraction from the main event. And Luxon cannot be so stupid as to have been unaware. He is as complicit in this act of bastardry as Seymour himself. The horror is that if this bill passes into law there would seem to be no way to wrestle the genie back into the box. We’ll be forever plundered by corporates who are backed by laws that have taken away any semblance of collective humanity. There will forever jackals circling the carcass of New Zealand for any unconsidered scraps like demented gold hunters raking over slag heaps in hopes of some sparkle dust left behind in the rush. Seriously, fuck Seymour! The inane grinning weasel king of the 8 percenters. Fuck him. And the cross eyed donkey he rode in on. We’re all now scrambling to save this country by writing one bloody submission after another faster than we change our underwear just to keep up with the amount of neoliberal destruction they foist on us daily. That we must stay this overtly vigilant so that our elected representatives don’t knife us while we sleep is an outrage and an obscenity.
And then.... Writing all these submissions.. Will this mob take any notice?
Probably not, but if no one complains they’ll think they’re justified in these undemocratic actions
100% - Love your last sentence!!
Awesome submission - well-reasoned, articulate and pulling no punches. Thank you Mike
Excellent submission. I adore Elizabeth Warren. The mighty word is a marvellous thing.
At last! Mike Friend is clearly telling the truth and nothing but the truth: Seymour deserves to be vilified and consigned to political purgatory, and Luxon is a sly fox, an inanely smiling and grinning cross between a braying jackass and a gibbering Christian monkey. But worst of all is Winston Peters, who could stand up for the Treaty/his people and pull the rug out from under this farce of a rabidly neo-liberalist Coalition government ,thus consigning 8.6% Seymour and leering Luxon to oblivion. But he is merely a pathetic political wimp, the worst example of a push-over 'Uncle Tom' to ever occur in NZ political history. Even Centrist Muldoon will be 'rolling in his grave' in reaction to the obvious political machinations of the simpering Far Right Wing Snake, Seymour.
Superbly written, Mike.
Beautifully written Mike. I don't know whether to be angry or weep for our country. Perhaps a while lot of both.
Great submission. Thanks for sharing. I’m struggling to collect my thoughts on this Bill, so much wrong with it.
Excellent Submission. What's the next one to do? And when's the cut off date for this one?
Cut off for this is January 13
Excellent piece. This proposed bill needs more public scrutiny for sure. People need to make submissions too even if to note opposition to this disgusting bill.
I couldn’t write a submission nearly as well. Is there a way in the system to show my support for your submission? What I understand is that this is also effective and adds to the collective submissions?
Excellent analysis!
Gut wrenching and brilliant
Hear hear!! 👏
True, true, true.
I thought your comment about the "nanny state" sums up the issues, and when is that approach a good thing ? We have had Jacinta Arderns kindness govt, but this relied on her actually being kind, and she showed her authoritarian traits at the drop of a virus. People do have virtuous traits, but you cant always rely on virtue to make good policy. A well written article by Mike.