Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[Inruin]

They got in on Cindy's goofy smile and the covid PR last time. Heyzeuss knows how well National would have gone with some genuine talent at the top.

It was looking like they were going to be a one term government before COVID hit. The writing has been on the wall for a while and Jacinda could read it enough to get out instead of having a massive loss on her CV.

 

[snake77]

Do you think that the gangs will be shaking in their boots

Yes. It's a Saturday night. They won't be paying attention to the election they will be at their pads drinking and smoking weed.

So one that can dance will be shaking. Some of the staunch ones will be sitting in the corner comparing the lengths of their mullets.

 

[tyrael]

Why does that not surprise me?

Because they have progressive ideas?

 

[John Nick]

Yes. It's a Saturday night. They won't be paying attention to the election they will be at their pads drinking and smoking weed.

So one that can dance will be shaking. Some of the staunch ones will be sitting in the corner comparing the lengths of their mullets.

Hopefully they voted first before going on a binge.

 

[snake77]

Hopefully they voted first before going on a binge.

Voted on where to go for their binge is more likely. I've seen Sons of Anarchy and Mayans they will have a vote and then the leader will bring the gavel down. When needed the pres will lay down the law.

 

[Inruin]

Because they have progressive ideas?

It's a bit disappointing because I think they do have some good ideas/policies. It is so difficult for any new party to either get 5% or to win an electorate seat. You need an existing party like Labour or National to give the sly wink for them like ACT in order to get a starting point.

 

[tyrael]

It's a bit disappointing because I think they do have some good ideas/policies. It is so difficult for any new party to either get 5% or to win an electorate seat. You need an existing party like Labour or National to give the sly wink for them like ACT in order to get a starting point.

Yup. Our system is very much like capitalism, rich get richer.

Would be nice for it to change but it's not going to change in the next 6 years.

 

[snake77]

Some interesting results. Especially Mt Albert.

Some big names losing their seats. Glad to see Phil Twyford losing he was terrible. Had two of Labours biggest 2017 election initiatives and botched them.

Michael Wood was talked about as a potential leader. After his share disclosure issues he said his electorate supported him. It seems like he went out and found a small echo chamber and felt he was sweet.

 

[juju]

Liz Gunns got NZ Loyal is going to get 30 000 votes.... (.7 of the vote)

3 times the votes of the Freedoms NZ
or Democracy NZ

 

[sup42]

I don't know much about this.. on the surface it seems wrong that these Maori seats can potentially affect the making up of the government even though TPM have quite a low party vote?

The Maori seats were created by the Apartheid whites who founded this racist country.

Therefore it is a case of reap what you sow.

When the Maori seats were created there were more Maori in NZ than Pakeha, therefore white people decided to rort democracy by creating these seats which prevented Maori voting in the general election.

Therefore I have zero sympathy now that whites outnumber us after land theft and white immigration to steal a nation off its rightful owners.

Maori were allowed to participate in this 'democracy' once they were outnumbered and were guaranteed to never have a government, the Maori seats are a left over from those racist un democratic policies.

As such it is somewhat of a disgrace to complain about them given the reason they were created to stop Maori voting in this countries elections.

 

[snake77]

Pretty crap on TV3. They had the Maori party leader being interviewed and in the middle of some interesting questions they cut off to Winston Peters giving a speech.

I know its big to hear specific leaders and Winston traditionally gets attention but they had one of the leaders who has done well this election and the cut him off.

 

[Inruin]

Pretty crap on TV3. They had the Maori party leader being interviewed and in the middle of some interesting questions they cut off to Winston Peters giving a speech.

I know its big to hear specific leaders and Winston traditionally gets attention but they had one of the leaders who has done well this election and the cut him off.

Yeah, that was poor. Could easily have finished with Rawiri and played slightly delayed Winston speech.

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

Yeah, that was poor. Could easily have finished with Rawiri and played slightly delayed Winston speech.

And let's be honest, you didn't miss much listening to Peters.

 

[Inruin]

And let's be honest, you didn't miss much listening to Peters.

I suppose they cut to him because they knew he was off to bed and wouldn't see him again tonight

 

[regenerated borg]

Shaping up to be Nat / Act govt...

 

[Worried2Death]

And let's be honest, you didn't miss much listening to Peters.

That Jack Tame interview ruined his campaign, lot of nanas I know were put off by his veiled threats to nice young Jack and his ranting about fake news and woke media like the Maori Trump.

 

[Worried2Death]

The Voice vote is no, the NZ vote is no way Labour.

 

[Worried2Death]

It's a Saturday night. They won't be paying attention to the election they will be at their pads drinking and smoking weed.

Not that there's anything wrong with that... never stopped me voting though.

 

[miket12]

What‘s amazing me is not just the seats like Mt Albert and Mt Roskill most likely going Blue but the Greens picking up two more electoral seats and four more to the Maori Party. When you think that Labour won 65 seats last time and 50% of the party vote to now looking like only having 33 seats and 26% of the party vote, they’ve lost just under 50% of the support they had last election.

 

[snake77]

It is quite a turn around. You would think after our first majority government under MMP it would go back to a coalition for the next election and then get voted out. Or they might go through two elections with their number of seats their coalition goes down.

Instead we have gone from a majority to voted out.