Definitely dodgier than I thought. I remember seeing him when he became Arts Minister and he was talking about how passionate he was for the arts!
Turns out he's just another phoney who venerates Atlas Network and Hobsons Pledge. Disappointing government all round. Gone are the days when I will write posts saying "I feel sorry for Chris Luxon"!
That’s the one. He’s a historian who thinks colonialism was “on balance good” for Maori, and just the face of a party who want the value of the New Zealand commercial arts industry without properly funding the initiatives, programmes, pathways etc that get you things like our film industry and Lorde and the like.
It's exhausting isn't it? Calling out the lies & bad faith behaviour of this crop of elected officials I mean - perhaps that is their strategy, but if we've learned anything from the former US/wannabe-next President, it is vital to call out the lies as soon as they happen. Kudos to those who are doing the work, and thanks for doing your bit 👏🏾
This dude, huh, sapphi?
https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/the-man-who-wants-te-reo-maori-gone
Definitely dodgier than I thought. I remember seeing him when he became Arts Minister and he was talking about how passionate he was for the arts!
Turns out he's just another phoney who venerates Atlas Network and Hobsons Pledge. Disappointing government all round. Gone are the days when I will write posts saying "I feel sorry for Chris Luxon"!
That’s the one. He’s a historian who thinks colonialism was “on balance good” for Maori, and just the face of a party who want the value of the New Zealand commercial arts industry without properly funding the initiatives, programmes, pathways etc that get you things like our film industry and Lorde and the like.
Ah yes I saw that colonialism video - found it and recorded it for posterity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofvPZ5Co-70
Odious.
Good thinking.’
It's exhausting isn't it? Calling out the lies & bad faith behaviour of this crop of elected officials I mean - perhaps that is their strategy, but if we've learned anything from the former US/wannabe-next President, it is vital to call out the lies as soon as they happen. Kudos to those who are doing the work, and thanks for doing your bit 👏🏾