Chris Trotter abandons 'totalitarian' Labour

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[@andrewnoble9199]

As a nurse and midwife I am Leaving both occupations owing to the barbaric mandate impositions. I would rather vote for an ant than Labour ever again. Long live freedom and democracy

[@rg1876]

Hate speech will include voicing skepticism and alternative points of view about climate change, transgenderism, abortion, equity, decolonisation etc. and criticism of the Labour government. We need to send a clear message to this government to shatter their totalitarian dreams and say to them that we're not having it.

[@alvinlee55]

I totally agree. It's heading down the road towards full communist ways.

[@ocevicheband502]

Split their tutae mindless heads.

[@tradetech7889]

For sure! Which will mean breaking any anti human rights laws. Do not comply

[@elizabethbradley4301]

The people in our govt views New Zealand in a very paranoid and negative way and think very badly of its own people so they dont deserve to lead or protect us, the separating of our races in which we are fully merged is just so ignorant and unrealistic as this is not how we would behave towards each other in our mixed race families. They are also abusing the bill of rights with misinformation narrative as we are allowed to with freedom of expression, impart,seek and receive information any way we choose

[@simonmcleish2002]

NZSIS When their abbreviated name is similar to Nazi you can guess their probable intentions.

[@GoodEveningCitizens]

I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever vote labour ever ever ever again.!

[@MrMarcol29]

The fascists in NZ. Labour

[@angelab9819]

Jacinder Ardern wolf in sheeps clothing

[@malveezy]

Jacinda Ardern the Trojan Horse

[@zumamaya2396]

I was a lifelong (66) Labour voter. I will never vote for them again. I tried contacting MP's with my concerns about the Covid response and lockdowns in April 2020, never got a response. I detest every thing they stand for and Ardern in particular. I assume they are just carrying out an agenda handed to them by the 5 eyes group and National may not be any better. We must stop NZ from drifting into the future they appear to be taking us. I am angry.

[@MsChitterchat]

That’s right. It’s a globalist agenda.

[@sox7784]

Your not alone there are many of us that feel the same way , I can’t Waite for the election I hope ACT do well and Labour has the worst election in its History!!!

[@loop1479]

"We must stop NZ from drifting into the future they appear to be taking us". Sadly the future they are taking us is a global agenda. No major party is going to save us from this totalitarian tyranny. Labour/ National are the same, as are all governments aligned with the UN/ WEF. Agenda21, agenda 2030 and agenda 2050 are NOT conspiracy "theory", they are conspiracy fact.

[@patneho6684]

Keep your head up, not all is lost

[@bradandrewmusic9520]

As a kiwi now living in Australia, looking from the outside in, it's great to see shows like this on the rise. NZ is in dire need of alternative sources of media, outside of the mainstream. Without them, NZ is heading to a very dark place. Keep up the great work.

[@loop1479]

If this program was on TV, I would watch TV again. Haven't watched/ listened to the MSM news for over 3 years.

[@davidmadani7141]

Good interview. It touched on what many free-thinking people around the world have been saying for months.

[@lightforce3642]

Cindy and Labour have gone MAD

[@jasperhorace7147]

Cindy has probably always been mad - it’s just taken a while to recognise it.

[@lifu6135]

All respect to Chris Trotter for speaking out.

[@haroldgodwinson832]

My Father fought and bled for this country in the last great struggle against totalitarianism. He's gone now and in one sense thankfully so because, I would hate him to have to see, with his own eyes, what this country has become, despite the horrendous sacrifices made by previous generations, to keep us free.

[@chriscollins6978]

Ditto from us as well

[@Cha4k]

Sad to say but the country he fought for is dead and gone. Now we have a balkanized economic zone made up of many small ethnic and cultural groups that have no allegiance to each other or the country. New Zealand is gone and all that's left is a landmass for renters and workers.

[@mrsANGRYh]

Not a truer word spoken yet!!! The direction this government gives me the chills.

[@markstephens5118]

It's not just dob in your neighbour it is also a dob in anyone with falsehoods who you don't like or who you perceived have crossed you or a member of your family.

[@Manawatu_Al2844]

Sounds similar to when lockdown was in place.

[@markhoffman9655]

Aunty Jacinda follows Soviet-era East German example ...

[@GoodEveningCitizens]

@@Manawatu_Al2844 no. Far worse

[@mothroyale9076]

Jacinda thinks I'm smart enough to vote Labour. But not smart enough to use the internet without a government chaperone.

[@andreatodd3095]

You said it.....she hears us now, because she wants our votes.....no other reason.

[@mrsANGRYh]

On point! 👌

[@elizabethbradley4301]

The people in our govt views New Zealand in a very paranoid and negative way and think very badly of its own people so they dont deserve to lead or protect us, the separating of our races in which we are fully merged is just so ignorant and unrealistic as this is not how we would behave towards each other in our mixed race families. They are also abusing the bill of rights with misinformation narrative as we are allowed to with freedom of expression, impart,seek and receive information any way we choose. National showed ne they were no better when they had 4 white nz men lined up and went along with the racist BS if not seeing diversity. If you can't see diversity in people of the same skin colour, this is simply racist and ignorant. If I was choosing a housepaint this logic may apply but not when it comes to a person doing a job for NZ

[@TheMrrabbit1968]

I used to think she was a World Economic Forum schill, now I think she's gone even beyond even their looney agenda. The woman is totally out of touch with the NZ Heart. She's a dictatorial nutcase & thank God, finally her phoney, hokey "I care for my people" bullshit has been seen through. She'll go down as one of the worst political embarrassments in NZ political history. Vote her out NZ; I'm apolitical, but she's ripping the guts out of all that constitutes our nation's social values. The sooner this student union crackpot & her ilk are gone, the sooner NZ can heal & return to the Old Normal that we held dear.

[@elizabethbradley4301]

@@TheMrrabbit1968 yeah her actions did not match her words at all

[@PontificusPinion]

We will never have true democracy (one person, one vote) until all the special entrenched Maori privileges and institutions are removed and destroyed. No more Maori rolls, Maori wards, Maori Health Authority, Maori medical school quotas, He Puapua/Three Waters etc.

[@pauldansby8285]

110% agreed with you on this, get rid of this new age maori ideology/ fantasy all made up by certain labour party members, it just a take over of all New Zealand, we are all one people with a variety of mix cultures and religion, we need a government to focus on the real issues of New Zealand, not waste $$$ on propaganda take over system.

[@elizabethbradley4301]

Yeah this country has become unrealistically racist and prejudice and stupid especially when a whole lot of European maoris are bad mouthing their own ancestors, own people and nzers with so much ignorance about these cultures as if buildings, trees and a language is culture. Fighting discrimination with specific cultural things at school while excluding others and not including all cultures. All that we need is after school activities for all cultural needs and stop using school as a platform for promoting your culture and bullying white kids in the institution their ancestors brought to the country and was never meant to be for people who arent british in the first place. It's really inappropriate when they misuse and change other people's institutions and culture however no one is doing that to theirs. They don't care about family or their ancestors.

[@user-rf9ws7hp3e]

Maoridom as a culture is long gone. That started to happen when the first europeans settled here. Today Maoridom is more akin to being a religion or even a political party. We as a nation would never allow any other religious groups or political parties to hold such power or financial support.

[@elizabethbradley4301]

@@user-rf9ws7hp3e personally I don't think the culture was gone however in not encouraging others to be a part of it you stop people from sharing it. It was a possessive culture and thats how culture fails. My grandfather who was english/irish was fluent in maori language, he spoke to his maori neighbour's all the time, my great great grandfather was a Scottish colonial who spoke maori and taught English was loved by maori. A lot of maori just didnt want to speak it by choice, fir some reason people dont understand that people make their own choices like irish nzers that left roman catholic religions. It is only certain tribes spreading lies about the settler arrivals. Through lying about our ancestors and creating a grim reality you are abusing our combined cultures and contributing to the lies. No one points out the fact that a lot of maori had families with settlers and the language that brought the together was English and they spoke at home in English. You very rarely see bagpipes, scottish dancing, Irish dancing, a lot of the cultures evolved into a New Zealand culture that all our families created without controlling religions or cultures. This is an evolved country of the gain of new cultures of unity and love, hardworking and hardship and helping your fellow man/woman. The most racist and stupid people have been representing nzers inaccurately for the past 40 years by creating raced based policies that literally treat nz people differently within their own families, creating lies about income in families depending on race because they never mention a maori person is also white and in poor areas with their white and maori families. It's all abuse to families of white and maori origin and its ignorance allowing it.

[@peterthepakeha2799]

Go maori go broke

[@stevehughes1510]

Totalitarian is the word, Labour ideology at its highest, aunty Cindy and the cindettes doing their thing. God help us all and how bad it all is.

[@questor55]

It was a huge win for Sean to get that word out of Chris, but a sad reflection of our state

[@elizabethbradley4301]

@@questor55 I don't think it's sad, its good to see people are getting their brains back and we'll get this woman and her bullies out of govt. It's a good sign 👌

[@questor55]

@@elizabethbradley4301 I've always liked Chris. You can see the hard work and grief that it takes for some of these old lefties to finally shift their position.

[@stevehughes1510]

@@questor55 If NZers use commonsense and clear thinking in our democratic country there is only one decision to make. It's very crazy loopy stuff this.

[@kattkelly7061]

She no Aunty. We must call all the servants elected by the people of this country by their last name only. They most definitely are NOT your family, friend or anything else that resembles anyone who has your interests at heart!!!

[@bradoconnor9868]

As a Kiwi who love's New Zealand I have grave concern's we are going down a very bad road. Anyone who has studied WW2 history should look at what's happening and be worried. If you don't know WW2 history, please have a look at 1930s per WW2 Italy, Germany and Russia.

[@allaboutstress361]

Brilliant interview. Thank you both and the platform

[@allaboutstress361]

That’s why I admire real journalists. They put into words what I struggle to express. Yes I have also discovered the term politically chilling. Without a genuine 4th estate and journalists being able to play their part, democracy simply doesn’t exist.

[@GoodEveningCitizens]

We need a Senate and an untouchable constitution backed by a bill of human rights

[@socialite1283]

@@GoodEveningCitizens We have a good constitution already. We just need to remain true to it. We absolutely don't want a USA style constitution.

[@GoodEveningCitizens]

@@socialite1283 no we dont. This govt is acting with impunity against the peoples wishes with nothing to stop them.

[@jaysdood]

Trouble is that NZ has very few actual journalists any more.

[@socialite1283]

@@jaysdood True. Most media outlets are more interested in sensationalism than in journalism.

[@davidshellock1588]

Good for him hope he wakes other people up also.

[@hawkbartril3016]

Wake the woke, good luck with that

[@splitenz1770]

Great interview. I have never been on the same political page as Chris Trotter but have always respected his intellect and eloquence.

[@defaultname01]

Exactly and this is what NZ used to be until perhaps 10-15 years ago before everyone went full tribal. You may not share peoples views but people were civil and kind to one another and would share a beer together. Social media has exacerbated hate

[@junit7590]

@@defaultname01 that's what it was created for, to divide and conquer.

[@crantium]

I want that name! "History never Repeats" but it does rhyme. Nazis, Soviets, China...

[@loop1479]

@@defaultname01 I don't see social media at fault of " exacerbated hate", rather than what passes now for official media and government.

[@loop1479]

@@crantium In the last 100 years, what country has 1) funded the most overthrowing of other sovereign countries? 2) invaded the most sovereign foreign countries? 3)funded, either directly or indirectly terrorist organisations? 4) Over 600 military bases on foreign soil? The first 3, with NO threat whatsoever to their own borders. Think about it if you need to.

[@sherylwhite2201]

Labour lost me ages ago, after 50 years as a Labour voter. They lost me on their self-ID stance, on Conversion therapy, on the free speech issue and now on the "dob in your neighbour" move. Oh em geeze, who would have ever thought?! ☹️

[@dav2145]

Me too. Voted Labour my whole life, even for the Greens a couple of times. At one point in time they had stances on certain issues that I think needed support. But now the left has become much too radical, they are racist, anti-men, anti-women, anti-family, anti- free speech, anti-parents, too soft on crime. The mainstream media and police are in lock step with them. It used to be called PC, then woke, now it is slipping towards a totalitarian mindset. I am no fan of the hard right either, and Luxon and National is not my cup of tea either, but I will be voting National in order to punish Labour and try to get NZ somewhere back near the political middle.

[@jamesl3567]

Go woke go broke

[@judithvickery1584]

Conversion therapy meaning is far from what it was. Just gently guiding one's child who is confused about their gender, is now considered hate speech!! No comparison to the dreadful cruel treatment that some who were confused were subjected to. There was a law put in place way back then against this. This free speech thing is completely out of context,no common sense at all.😊

[@zooknz1711]

I appreciate that you set this platform up Sean. We so desparately need this sort of format. Thanks heaps.

[@mothroyale9076]

Very good work today Sean. Thank you.

[@michaelschmidt1101]

This Labour Government acts inspired by the WEF and seriously believe "they are in the right" - and no tyrant is as terrible as that which believes what they do is for your own good.

[@loop1479]

Do you think it may make it easier "what they do is for your own good", if your net worth jumps from $800,000 to over $25,000,000 in a few years?

[@panoramapete5758]

Wow. Good to see people thinking instead of blindly following the same old parties.

[@Sampford834]

Very good interview. Shows how hard left Labour have gone, to a point where freedom is seen as an elite person's privilege not a basic human right.

[@Twobears858]

Epic interview Sean. My sentiments exactly! Chris Trotter hits the nail on the head.

[@jimwulstan8592]

This is real journalism, very open and truthful discussion and and all the more meaningful meaningful coming from Chris Trotter

[@brianmooney2654]

Security Intelligence Service?...surely an oxymoron.

[@magamike1800]

Dont write Jacinda off yet, or the stupidity of the kiwi general public.

[@marktaylor5928]

More bribes to come from Stalinda.

[@rossr100]

The mindless 'ladies who lunch' are the problem.

[@angelasmith8695]

@@rossr100 You're on the money there

[@lorrainedilks4053]

She only has to dish out the cash before the election.

[@magamike1800]

@@lorrainedilks4053 Or promise to build 100k houses, or light rail or something else. Maybe end child poverty or homelessness.

[@rossr100]

Trotter has always had a solid core of realism running through his work..... whether he (& Bradbury) have moved right... or I've moved left doesn't seem to matter anymore.The ever shrinking total of my Labour pals on facebook now just look like stuipid sheep with the partyline rubbish they post. Censorship &/or Luxon bald man insults is all they have left.

[@mirianflorez1719]

Thank you for this programme, I did not that there was someone talking truths that are suppressed in our daily lives. I have been listening overseas journalists Talking about NZ, though.

[@Kaurione]

This interview was brilliant! Just good down to earth kiwi conversation. The cure to New Zealand’s mental health problems is a few more interviews like this one! The so called main stream media are and have let this country down badly. Thank god for the old school who can still remember what main stream media should be! Thank you Sean!

[@loop1479]

"The so called main stream media are and have let this country down badly". Media, violent police action against law abiding citizens are with the blessing of our "inclusive, open and transparent, liberal" government. The other side is no better, all globalist's useful idiots.

[@garycody1929]

Good interview Thanks Sean

[@sox7784]

Great show!!! Hope like hell Chris’s predictions come true 👍 Dog tucker !

[@mrsANGRYh]

Thank you Mr Plunket and Mr Trotter for a reassuring discussion in a time of utter madness!

[@Theresa-td8yk]

Because of the labour government I Now trust no MP not one,I despise the police I once loved and relationships have been broken, And I want Justice.

[@ala-hc4rx]

The police are just doing their job and they are arresting criminal.justice system is letting them all free straight away.the top cops are just following woke orders.

[@stevegarnett]

Welcome to the real world

[@Theresa-td8yk]

@PY A beautiful policeman saved my Son's life by just being kind and compassionate and human so deep down I love them But it really traumatized so many of us are,I just never thought NZ Police would turn on the people,I guess I foolishly thought we were different here being Peace keepers ..

[@Theresa-td8yk]

@@ala-hc4rx Whomever gave those orders must feel so important grrrrrrrrr...

[@eventerry9093]

@PY the odd old school cop may still have social awarnes but the ones under 45 are indoctrinated by the corporate agendas of eleate power mongers for there pieces of gold. They are foot soldiers of the government's narrative.

[@daddybob6096]

I'm in my 80s. My loyalty to Labour is being sorely tested. This is not the Labour Party i have voted for over many years.

[@rippedup1931]

Crazy you’d vote for them that long. Failure after failure

[@user-yq2bp1ho3n]

it's time to be loyal to the nation, not a party.

[@stewatparkpark2933]

You have no obligation to this current regime who bears no resemblance to Labor of bygone years .

[@mossyra]

My thoughts exactly

[@jimcoats3531]

I talk to people all the time trapped into this labour party still believing it's a proper political party and the reality being it's pure ideology using the workers tax take to support the lazy and bewildered.

[@jamesl3567]

Chris sums it up perfectly for me. I’m politically homeless in the current environment in NZ.

[@hawkbartril3016]

Considering our govt /country abstained from a vote to condemn nazism in the UN twice recently rather than against makes this absurd

[@lockk132]

it makes perfect sense. National socialists excepting now it is about global socialists..remember Fascists are left and right wing.All extreme ideologies are dangerous.

[@brenb7249]

Is the NZ SIS still in business? A year ago the other 4 of the 5 eyes were stepping away somewhat due to the pro-CCP stance of the NZ govt.

[@itisjojonz]

Wow, what an interview. Thank you so much.

[@huddie5831]

This is the problem when ,people (governments) run on ideologies that oppose freedom. Freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. Come on Attorney-General , do your job

[@simonmcleish2002]

Labor: Your safety is important to us. Please close your business, quit your job, stay at home, give up your rights and freedoms to us so we can insure your safety. Comply, or else.

[@shariahh]

slayed

[@andreatodd3095]

If anyone watched the You Tube recording of the female asking us to watch out for friends and or neighbours showing signs of stress, hate, towards any person or group etc to tell someone ? It was the curl of hair in her forehead.....almost like the style used during war times like braiding. Just my observation. 🙂

[@eileencoulter6263]

Yes I did watch this woman and I was disgusted with what she said,take this woman back to 1940 running a very large holiday camp in Germany for people who don't follow the adgenda

[@andreatodd3095]

@@eileencoulter6263 yes exactly...it seemed just like that...kind of surreal watching it.

[@eileencoulter6263]

@@andreatodd3095 I know scary shit

[@mareegourley7484]

Where can we see this??

[@andreatodd3095]

I agree to clearing out the top three of the Labour party, they and other ministers have turned the party into something we don't recognise, or identify with and that will show in the election.

[@malveezy]

I'd say go one further and scrap the whole lot of them.

[@kevinhayes2153]

Nanaia Mahuta as well

[@sox7784]

@@kevinhayes2153 her Willie Jackson and Kelvin Davis clean house with any luck they’ll never get to be in parliament this century

[@markbenge7288]

Lunacy is the description that you are looking…. 🇳🇿NZ

[@Cryptokingbali]

Sound is terrible guys, content is priceless! ; )

[@richarddodd232]

excellent interview - appreciate Chris Trotter being so candid

[@tradetech7889]

Ironically most of the people complaining about Ardern seem to think Luxon & National is somehow any different or will not back this! heeellllloooo! National wanted the unjabbed to be banned from supermarkets knowing full well the jab didn't stop transmission or infection!

[@francesbrown850]

AWESOME interview. What a humble honest man to say such things. We have some hope. Many thanks for speaking up Chris Trotter 👍

[@KathrynLiz1]

If you have totally alienated Chris Trotter, then you really have gone too far....and Labour have... Good for you Chris.

[@lilith3953]

That's the Chris Trotter I used to know and respect the ideas of. Looks like the coolaid has worn off, and he's rediscovered his ethical compass. (He was a virulent supporter of suppressing the parliamentary protests and forcing people to be dosed with experimental drugs against their will). Welcome back to the land of the sane and the ethical Chris. It's nice to have you back. You still need to apologize for what you did on behalf of the stazi earlier in the year though.

[@stumpymcstump]

Never thought I'd hear it from Chris Well done sir! We need more principled people like you making their voice heard Thanks to the Platform for giving everyone a platform. Less echo chambers more speech.

[@hapiant]

Thank you Chris and God bless

[@mrsANGRYh]

Two our of the three that Chris mentions (Jacinda and Chris) are global young leaders from the WEF. Could this be part of their demise?

[@MatthewDawsonNZ]

My confirmation bias loved this interview! :)

[@wayneshilcock3027]

This not mania, the New Zealand PM has been given types of directives for outside influencers, proof of this comes from Canada and partially Australia, as they're going in the same direction.

[@andrewhodge618]

wow, what an amazing interview, what side of history do you want to be on, stand up for your country, not your alliance to a party.

[@garrytito2068]

Let's keep the downward desent going for labour. It's a pleasure to watch the overspending dictarship break apart. Never seen a party promise so much and deliver nothing.

[@waterbourne9282]

While I don't agree with his politics I highly respect Chris for his integrity in sticking to his core values and his honesty and courage in voicing his stance.

[@kylescholten6437]

Great interview! Hit the nail on the head

[@Freelythoughtful]

As a former lefty, don't care if Labour move away from wokeness ill never ever vote for them. They ‘mandated’ that choice away from me forever 🤨

[@joe-cy4ol]

Great interview....yep "these guys are dog tucker"

[@mossyra]

Great interview

[@jenniferreihana5155]

Thank you for this honest interview. Everything I was thinking.

[@eileencoulter6263]

Love this interview thankyou

[@GDOG1901]

Dog tucker is to nice. PURE EVIL.

[@Cyril_Squirrel]

Long time Labour voter, I've had enough. I think the government is captive to a certain section of their caucus.

[@fredjones9750]

Which section?

[@JG-us9lu]

Its a stretch to say those 3 were well educated. More like they indocrinated. And we all know what Michael Wood has been polishing.

[@defaultname01]

Sean pulled out a blinder with this interview. The winning catch. Far better than the other interviews cutting people off and dismissing their viewpoints as nonsense with a closed mind.

[@swites]

A message must be sent. Any government who engages in totalitarian behaviour, and curbs on freedom of speech and debate must be voted out at the next election no matter who they are. Or however long you've voted for them. This message is for all other political parties. Behave like this and you'll be out next election guaranteed. We the people know what happened throughout history, and we won't let it happen again.

[@les8518]

This is the best I have watched.

[@johnbruce6691]

Total respect.....

[@barryscott6222]

No - "dob in you neighbour" - is not the chilling part. It is the policy mechanisms and leaders that are a HUGE problem. Because they will worm their way into positions to create absolute chaos and conflict. And will continue to do so - until they are stopped.

[@slegin]

Great interview. I usually disagree completely with Chris Trotter. The thing I acknowledge is you need a balance across the spectrum in Government to fairly represent the population. This government/party is not a Labour party like any I have seen in my lifetime. It is reassuring that there are labour supporters that can see the danger. Hopefully some sanity returns to NZ politics and Chris can go back to voting labour and I can go back to disagreeing with him.

[@raniera13]

Fascinating interview bro, wow that was awesome. 😮😮

[@ranuiqh]

I would be interested to hear what Chris has to say about the re-tribalisation of NZ and the way co-governance will/not work. Another interview please

[@Tupunaforever]

Thankyou for that great interview, much appreciated..

[@NEVAB4]

God bless the platform

[@Michael-lg4wz]

I could listen to conversations like this for hours, can we get Chris into the studio

[@fredjones9750]

Hey Sean. Get Chris trotter back on. Would love to hear his views regarding the greens and the albert park fiasco.

[@bradleycoe6972]

if the saviour of labour is the River of filth Micheal wood oh boy good luck

[@chriscollins6978]

Him and ones like him stand out a mile and not in a nice way.

[@jgread02]

bloody legend Sean, awesome work

[@crispynz1]

Good interview but Sean is not a legend.

[@MrWinstonSmith]

Good interview.

[@allandath2472]

Great interview, very informative

[@silentcharm1]

This is good stuff. Of course Trotter isn't the only one to abandon the Titanic disgrace that this Labour government has been. I think of the criticism of Dr. Michael Basset, one time MP and member of the Labour caucus whose criticism has also been evident. Particularly on the historic revisionism going on in our school curriculum. The one serious criticism of this pair is that their thinking is- shall I say - somewhat parochial. Think of the bigger picture here. It's not just about NZ. It's not even about Socialism, which after all, does have some redeeming features, when practiced according to egalitarian ideals. What seems to have entirely escaped this pair is the Globalist agenda that Ardern, and others are very much a part of. As a protégé of Helen Clark, Ardern is settting herself up on the Global stage, NZ is just the springboard for her insatiable ambition. As others have observed, NZ is just a testbed for a global agenda promulgated by the World Economic Forum, along with the United Nations agenda for the world. Conspiracy theory? Prove me wrong.

[@chriscollins6978]

Hear hear,although socialism no matter how good you try to make it plausible has never worked.......help people to help themselves rather than helping them out to be reliant on state for their help.

[@patneho6684]

You won't find any, you speak the truth

[@petertaylor6479]

Election year can't come quick enough, problem is who is worthy as a replacement?

[@crispynz1]

Not Luxon!

[@patneho6684]

NZF

[@riverrose3089]

Hes a pretty reasonable dude for a lefty, Id have a coffee, scone and chat with this fellow any day

[@malveezy]

My Observation over the last couple of decades, is the right has ended up where the left traditionally used to be. However the left has now tipped the scales towards Authoritarianism, and they call anyone right of them even though they may still be left, or anyone they can't bully or threaten a nazi or white supremacist. I ain't even white and I've been called all those things by those people :/

[@riverrose3089]

@@malveezy I completely agree , conservative values are now considered extreme if they contradict the narrative of the left , even if they are just reasonable request for debate one will be labelled some form of derogatory character. When ones argument lacks substance then the name callers show their true intellect

[@888Sooty]

Many former Labour voters and members can’t support for Ardern fascist version

[@richardreweti8671]

This is what a failure looks like 👍

[@Kevin-rs1uu]

why isnt this on mainstream media channel?

[@crispynz1]

because Jacinda owns them.

[@NEVAB4]

finally this is coming to the fore when it has been hiding in plain sight from day one. ZB have canceled me for expousing similar thoughts. The paycheck trumps the truth in NZ, really?!

[@lilianabracanov239]

It's more than concerning its our real physical lives!!!

[@BeachcomberNZ]

The Platform is not the only place people 'can speak their mind', there is also The Bfd. Unfortunately, the number of places (media) that restrict free speech is vastly larger in number.

[@lilianabracanov239]

I'm reminded of another time only 2 generations ago...Love neighbour as you love yourself.

[@anniejackson3799]

Great interview Sean 🙏

[@nigelharris9266]

Wow, always liked and deeply appreciated Chris' thoughts even though we are not on opposite ideological path. It's been far too long between commentary drinks for him, I hope this is a resurgence and wish him the very best. Chris always presents a measured view point and is a giant in left wing objectivism, would always have a beer with him ( but would still hold my glass with my right hand).

[@brendonkirk4487]

Another excellent interview Shaun.

[@richardokeefe7410]

Amongst other things, the booklet basically says "It's our job to keep NZ safe from terrorism. WE CANNOT DO OUR JOB. You do it for us."