How do New Zealand’s talkback “shock-jock” wannabes and their enablers honestly think this divisive “us” verses “them” / “the left” Trumpian, Fox News cant could hold any credibility in New Zealand?
Our nation’s “tyranny of distance” used to be a nice, safe vantage point from where we could see this mindless crap coming!
Words start and stop wars.
So to weaponize words, to turn terminology toxic is a very dangerous and stupid thing to do.
In the wrong hands Aware/astute becomes “Woke“.
Polite and caring becomes “PC gone mad!”
And only “Snowflakes” show Empathy.
To say “(“The Left”) want to tell you what is right and what isn’t” is rich coming from someone whose high-paying job is to tell people across a nation via multimedia platforms how their opinion is superior to anyone elses, or how the likes of:
And even members of parliament,
Are all wrong!
I consider myself on “the left” politically, but I don’t think I’m superior to, or know more than anyone else.
Mainly because I’ve been told so, or that feeling has been reinforced for decades upon me by the likes of this opinionist – Richer, whiter, more entitled people than I could ever be.
I don’t think I’m better than anyone. But I’m more fortunate than many.
I’m fortunate that I have a home and loving family.
I’m fortunate to be able to provide for that family.
I’m fortunate to have communication skills and access to platforms like Twitter and this site to share my views & opinions.
And I’m fortunate to realise mine is not the only opinion.
Others have different views to mine and they are allowed to express them.
I may not be as highly paid or widely broadcast as many of these malefic media mouthpieces, but I am more fortunate than they are.
