Saturday, April 26

Culture

The Woke Right are asleep to the facts
Culture, Politics

The Woke Right are asleep to the facts

A recent post by William McGimpsey reflects a deeply flawed (applaud me for not using skin-deep), ahistorical, and culturally superficial understanding of social cohesion and immigration. McGimpsey seems to argue that racial similarity (specifically being “white British”) guarantees social cohesion. But this claim crumbles under even cursory historical scrutiny. If social cohesion truly followed pigmentation, […]

When apologies and silence replace inquiries and dissent
Culture

When apologies and silence replace inquiries and dissent

We Kiwis are an exceptional bunch, aren’t we? Unlike Australia, our flora and fauna is largely incapable of killing us, our pronunciation (while admittedly lazy) lacks that harsh ocker twang. And, of course, let’s not forget we’re modest to a fault. Every nation has its enduring national myths. We tell ourselves stories in part to […]

Incongruous and Ill-Conceived: Israel as Settler Colonialism
Culture

Incongruous and Ill-Conceived: Israel as Settler Colonialism

Settler colonialism is a relatively recent political construct that seeks to dismantle the structures of nations it deems fit its model, such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA. Israel is considered the archetypal settler colonialist project in this ideology. Settler colonialism is a totalising worldview that ignores historical realities to push a divisive […]