eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz to NZ Politics@lemmy.nzEnglish · 2 days agoWinston Peters, NZ First follows Donald Trump’s anti-DEI path with new Billwww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoCan I hope that this is just a minor party proposing a bill they know won’t go anywhere in order to pander to their supporters?
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI hope so. The problem is that it emboldens the loud racist sexist segment of society that’s it’s pandering to; e.g. our (grand)parents who still complain about “all the Asians” or “the Murrays” or anyone else who “bludges money from the gummint”.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 hours agoI don’t mind so much about pandering to the grand parents, but the worrying trend is that NZ First are finding support with the young as well.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoThat’s how it starts. This is how they move the overton window. One failure at a time until they succeed.
Can I hope that this is just a minor party proposing a bill they know won’t go anywhere in order to pander to their supporters?
I hope so.
The problem is that it emboldens the loud racist sexist segment of society that’s it’s pandering to; e.g. our (grand)parents who still complain about “all the Asians” or “the Murrays” or anyone else who “bludges money from the gummint”.
I don’t mind so much about pandering to the grand parents, but the worrying trend is that NZ First are finding support with the young as well.
That’s how it starts. This is how they move the overton window. One failure at a time until they succeed.
I hope you’re right!