and nations that are comfortable are less likely to make war (eg Sweden)…. ie not overpopulated with space for residence to grow veges , do up vintage cars and grow giant pumpkins.

“Winston’s “nationalismâ€? most obviously finds positive expression in the way he champions the interests of the aged. There may be a large element of political opportunism, but the fact remains that way in which it cares for its aged people is a litmus test for the well-being of any social
entity. There are the occasional snide remarks made about Peters’ grey constituency, but that is as far as it goes. Within the existing political system, appeals to interest groups are deemed to be a legitimate political strategy, and no one in the political firmament has the audacity to suggest
that the aged or the young should be denied the right to a political champion.”

old fogeys were around when the plod photos were taken: when Queenston was a holiday town and people only lived in a remote seaside spot because that’s where they wanted to live not to add to a propiteh portfolio.

“But the National, Labour, and ACT parties have done an about turn. They now concede that outside forces (specifically global capital and the “international communityâ€?) can dictate both the economic and the geo-political direction of the New Zealand state. This decision is deemed to
be “pragmatic� and “realist�.
”
ah yes Bailey’s are off to Dubai looking for buyers for our coastal land etc…. (God Bless Them )

and the Greens wouldn’t go near immigration…. witness the fall of the campgrounds.

New Zealand First “a socially conservative and nationalist party…”

[edit: Geoff that post is tooo long so I’ve cut it short sorry! Can you just provide a link the full article rather than reproducing the whole thing?]

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