It is standard in NZ
Re NZ politics - Yes and no.
The currect situation is due to some very specific circumstances thst emerged in the chaos of the last 10 years.
The centre left Labour Party & PM were hugely popular during covid & won an unheard of majority (normally our electoral system requires a coalition). A swing back to the centre-right was inevitable.
The centre right National party, usually our most popular party, had their leadership retire & endured years of in-fighting that made them unelectable
Because of this, they’ve bled a lot of voters to the “libertarian” & “centrist” parties (ACT & NZ First)
Also because of this, the current National Party leader is rather inexperienced & has given up some things in the coalition agreements that are more extreme than the public likes leading to record breaking protests.
The “centrist” party leader (Winston Peters) is a whole thing that I can’t neatly summarize, but imagine a political party designed to cater exclusively to the oldest & dumbest 5% of voters run by that Monorail guy from The Simpsons
In summary, less a slide right & more a correction back to status quo + a few unpopular chaos agents
In the City of Fallen Angels, Where the ocean meets the sand, You will form a strong alliance, And the world’s most awesome band!
Started growing my beard in, for the first time in years. It’s white. Hell yeah I’m old
Meanwhile in the southern hemisphere:
South New Zealand- Aurora
North New Zealand- Aurora
Middle Zealand (where i am) - ☁️☁️☁️
“X isn’t just for Transphobia, it’s also for racism”
I’ve seen so many comments like the original tweet and i don’t get it. At worst Turkish delight is its perfectly fine. If I were an English child in 1943 it would probably blow my mind
Oh excellent! I read them as physical copies when they came out so wasn’t sure
It’s a great series, the jla/batman/authority crossovers are also worth tracking down
It’s like they say, shampoo for my real friends, real poo for my sham friends
John 2:9-10:
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
Oh boy! Man-made horrors beyond my comprehension!
Men, who have 2 testes go left, while women who have 3 testes go right. Wait…