On the rare occasions that I wade into the political situation of a foreign country, I inevitably receive a lot of very impassioned feedback from the locals. That’s especially true when the country is relatively small. Discussing political developments in a tiny, out-of-the-way country is a bit like talking about, say, anime, or the video game industry. Ordinarily, it won’t take long until I’m swarmed with people who insist that I’m in way over my head. After all, I’m a podcast host in Tennessee, talking about some country thousands of miles away. They’re the ones who are actually living through whatever nightmare I’m describing, so naturally they can probably pick me apart on the details if they want to.
That’s why I was surprised to see the reaction after my commentary on New Zealand on Friday. It wasn’t remotely what I was expecting. In case you missed it, on Friday I discussed the outbreak of a primal, stone-age war chant on the floor of New Zealand’s parliament. Here’s a mercifully short clip of the chant, which is all over the Internet at this point:
The lawmakers in that clip — who identify as “Maori,” the allegedly indigenous people of New Zealand — were furious about a bill that was introduced by a politician named David Seymour. The bill had a pretty simple premise that should’ve been totally uncontroversial. It would restore equal rights to everyone living in New Zealand.
On Friday, I pointed out that these supposedly indigenous lawmakers are a shining example of why it’s a bad idea to kowtow to any demographic group — particularly one with a violent and brutal history like the Maoris. Even if you spend decades showering them with reparations and affirmative action, as New Zealand has, they’ll still act like petulant children. Giving them free stuff only emboldens them further. They’ll turn your government into a laughingstock as they demand even more privileges and handouts, indefinitely. It’s like a real life version of the children’s book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie,” which has proven to be one of the most prophetic works of literature of our time.
What I didn’t realize when I made these points is that, actually, the situation in New Zealand is even worse than I thought. It’s deteriorated in ways that are actually difficult to comprehend if you live in the United States, even given our trajectory towards racial “equity” and DEI and so on. And, as demonstrated by the comments I received, all of this is happening to the dismay and bewilderment of many people living in the country. […]
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