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There was a headline in the front page of our local paper. Something about the rise of the middle class poor. Could have told them that last October. Those of us who work in the social services sector knew this was coming. My Dad is a true blue voter, and he has simply stopped talking. I think he’s so embarrassed and shocked, he simply doesn’t know what to say. I don’t see Luxury Flakes at all, I don’t hear him over the frantic cawing of the far right. I don’t hear his people either. I think they are like my Dad, hiding in disbelief. All I hear and see are the unhinged far right. And I’m fighting them at every protest, every conversation, and luckily not with my neighbours, as we are all far left, or sadly, non voters who can’t see how to have their voices represented. What does it take to hold a snap election??

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As I understand things it would take a vote of no confidence in the government being called and some members of the CoC would need to cross the floor of the House and vote no with the Opposition. Or Luxon could pull a Sunak move

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I can see it is reaching a stage when Government Maori members are going to have to make the choice as to what is more important to them, to be Maori or to be a member of an increasingly racist Government. Especially Tama Potaka.

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I think Potaka and Cigareti have already made their choice. Neither give any hint of being principled people. But they are not alone in that in the CoC.

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From what I’ve seen, Tama isn’t advancing the Maori cause at all. Almost as if he was given those portfolios on the proviso he didn’t?

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Yeah I'm starting to wonder about Tama Potaka at least. His ego will.be taking a battering among his own I'm guessing

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I would say so, unless he simply doesn’t care?

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Nah he cares. Narcissist through and through. Won't want to be on the unpopular side and scorned

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Thank you.

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