eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz to NZ Politics@lemmy.nzEnglish · 3 days agoWinston Peters, NZ First follows Donald Trump’s anti-DEI path with new Billwww.nzherald.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkWinston Peters, NZ First follows Donald Trump’s anti-DEI path with new Billwww.nzherald.co.nzeagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz to NZ Politics@lemmy.nzEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days 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-up1·1 day 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.
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.