The Leader of the House says it's 'a rambunctious place' right now. His Act colleagues allege more serious problems – including bullying and racial harassment.
It's pathetic that the ACT Party that represents only 8.6% of our population is having such an outrageous impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in Aotearoa. Karen Chhour and her despicable legislation to roll back Te Tiriti obligations and reintroducing 'boots camps' deserves all the scorn being poured on her. She epitomises belligerent ignorance in the face of empirical evidence, and then cries foul when Te Pati Maori call her out for being the proverbial 'Uncle Tom' totally colonized by her Eurocentric upbringing and believing that her life experiences should be held up as the principle driver of national legislation.
I certainly don't support "bullying" & "racist comments" but sometimes it is hard to argue whether some/most of it is a legitimate fight-back against the coalition govt introducing racist legislation & policies, & turning back the clock on advances towards equity of outcomes in Aotearoa. As for the "inexperienced" members - don't they mean the Act & NZ!st members given outsized power/portfolios they were/are not ready/qualified for because Luxon et al were so desperate for the (nominal) reins of power? (I say "nominal" because the tail is very much wagging the dog in this coalition, & Luxon seems incapable of handling it?)
This post seems to have forgotten Winston Peters attacking Te Pati Maori last week with the put down and use of "retarded" to denigrate their contributions.
It's pathetic that the ACT Party that represents only 8.6% of our population is having such an outrageous impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in Aotearoa. Karen Chhour and her despicable legislation to roll back Te Tiriti obligations and reintroducing 'boots camps' deserves all the scorn being poured on her. She epitomises belligerent ignorance in the face of empirical evidence, and then cries foul when Te Pati Maori call her out for being the proverbial 'Uncle Tom' totally colonized by her Eurocentric upbringing and believing that her life experiences should be held up as the principle driver of national legislation.
I certainly don't support "bullying" & "racist comments" but sometimes it is hard to argue whether some/most of it is a legitimate fight-back against the coalition govt introducing racist legislation & policies, & turning back the clock on advances towards equity of outcomes in Aotearoa. As for the "inexperienced" members - don't they mean the Act & NZ!st members given outsized power/portfolios they were/are not ready/qualified for because Luxon et al were so desperate for the (nominal) reins of power? (I say "nominal" because the tail is very much wagging the dog in this coalition, & Luxon seems incapable of handling it?)
This post seems to have forgotten Winston Peters attacking Te Pati Maori last week with the put down and use of "retarded" to denigrate their contributions.