tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post6781031935681456651..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Weird politics downunderArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-39149783082793993352020-07-15T00:19:09.155+12:002020-07-15T00:19:09.155+12:00The USA's politicians are inarguably MUCH wors...The USA's politicians are inarguably <i>MUCH</i> worse than NZ's or even Australia's. Part of that is precisely because sensible people can agree on things here, including opposing extremism. New Zealand is better at resisting nativism than Australia is, in part because NZ has a treaty between the Crown and the indigenous people of the country, and both treaty partners take that VERY seriously. It's more complicated than just that, of course, but the point is, we start out at a better place than most of the USA does, sadly.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-43114416322861550972020-07-15T00:19:06.159+12:002020-07-15T00:19:06.159+12:00Our politicians are way worse than anything you do...Our politicians are way worse than anything you down under folks can muster. Every member of this regime is either evil or corrupt. A few actually are both. "Sensible people agree." I spent the week with my in-laws, and well, I wish that were truerogerogreennoreply@blogger.com