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In 1997 death threats forced Sinead O’Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem.
Kahanist Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against her.
Today, he's Israel's National Security Minister.
https://news.yahoo.com/campaign-forced-sinead-oconnor-scrap-195049376.html
So there's the pro-nationalist, pro-nation-state, pro-God, anti-immigration, anti-free trade conservatives …
https://nationalconservatism.org/national-conservatism-a-statement-of-principles/
And then there's the anti-nationalist, pro-immigration, pro free trade conservatives. …
https://www.freedomconservatism.org/p/freedom-conservatism-a-statement
I was going to do an article comparing the essentially ACT/Libertarian versus NZFirst/Trumpian frame as a policy discusion but then Politico beat me to it:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/28/conservatives-capitalism-campaigns-00108594
What a great mixture of approvals and criticism has Colin. Beyond the pay-wall unfortunately.
Sir Colin Maiden’s new book: Is New Zealand a fortunate country?Reviewed by Shayne Currie
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/sir-colin-maidens-new-book-is-new-zealand-a-fortunate-country/S2OQI35MXVH7HA7FSN3O4UFBQE/
The left's problem with russia. After the strong showing of support for russian imperialism by some on this site, I found this article on the left's blindness to russian imperialism interesting.
And on russian imperialism itself:
They've been busy.
https://www.odt.co.nz/business/claim-cash-handout-cheaper-gst-removal
The government can give everyone $30 a week it would be double what the gst off food would save and cheaper to operate.
Is chippie so cunning he's got national to float this dog of a policy to see the reaction?
Hope so Waghorn
So ocean currents feeding warmth away from the tropics may stop by 2025, coupled with the data coming out about Antarctica it is all a bit bloody scary.
https://www.space.com/ocean-current-system-shut-down-2025-climate-disaster?
https://sports.yahoo.com/antarcticas-rapidly-melting-ice-unprecedented-104301660.html
Nationals flagship policy is ……..
A road!!!
They are quoting very low prices for it. Who will build it? AI?
Acts toll rd partners is my guess
The faces.
plus90
"Ağaçlarıma sarıldım. 'Kestirmeyeceğim çocuklarımı' diye şapur şupur öptüm" Akbelen Ormanı'nı savunan Muğlalı kadınların portreleri
Translated from Turkish by
"I hugged my trees. I kissed them smackingly, saying 'I won't cut my children'" Portraits of women from Muğla defending the Akbelen Forest
https://twitter.com/plus90/status/1684866289456844800
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/28/we-will-not-give-up-how-a-turkish-forest-became-the-site-of-fierce-coal-mine-resistance