Rejoice! The Toothy Tyrant is no more. Jacinda Arden, the “kind” and “empathetic” Queen of Woke who locked her people in their homes for months on end following the appearance of a single case of COVID-19 and turned her island nation into a prison has announced she is to step down. With the economy tanking and her party headed for almost certain defeat in the election later this year, it can only be taken as an admission of failure. Her fanatical pursuit of Zero Covid, which involved the roll-out of vaccine passports, the sacking of workers who refused to get jabbed and had a catastrophic impact on the New Zealand economy, has had disastrous consequences. Ross Clark has written a suitably gloating piece in the Telegraph titled, “Poor Jacinda Ardern, defeated by her own vanity” with the blurb: “She believed her own myth – that she was the most virtuous leader in the world. Then came the consequences of her disastrous actions.” Here’s an excerpt.
When you write on politics, upsetting people is an occupational hazard. Even so, sometimes you can get taken aback. Nothing I have written before or since has provoked so much outrage as a piece I wrote here in October 2020 predicting that Jacinda Ardern’s zero-Covid policy in New Zealand would turn out to be a disaster. The ensuing Twitterstorm seemed to involve more people that inhabited New Zealand.
That was the point about Ardern. She wasn’t just Prime Minister of New Zealand – and a popular one at her peak – she was a global pin-up for progressive values. She was the beacon of hope among those on the Left who had been destabilised by Donald Trump, Brexit and Boris Johnson. For many, she was seen as a breed apart among global leaders: one who was untouched by the fatal brew of ego, arrogance and self-interest which they saw as inbred into many male politicians.
Ardern’s undoing was in that she appeared to believe that herself. I don’t claim to be able to read her mind, but I would guess that her real reason for resigning ahead of New Zealand’s general election later this year was not primarily that she wanted to collect her daughter from playgroup every day, as she has intimated, but that she could no longer cope with her halo having slipped. When you have been built up into a living saint it must come as a shock to find yourself under attack for failing to address the same old problems which afflict less-progressive national leaders. Inflation, a stuttering economy and rising crime are hardly unique to New Zealand, but they showed that there was nothing magical about Ardern’s politics – the only difference is that in her case she lacked the toughness to weather serious adversity.
Ross worries that by resigning before an almost inevitable defeat at the polls, “she will come to be seen by progressives as a political martyr, reinforcing their belief in her greatness, as a female leader who willingly gave up power to be with her family”. The reality, however, is that “she failed in much that she tried to achieve, and the hero-worship which she enjoyed around the world made things worse by adding to her hubris”.
Worth reading in full.
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And they even managed to broadcast that on the beeb’s world propaganda channel early this morning.
She does not look well. At the least care worn to a high degree.
Quote from the CW article [Link here]
“Political insider and right-wing commentator Cameron Slater published an article ten days ago saying that out of all the politicians he has known (and he has known most since Muldoon in the 70s) Ardern is the only one he rates as truly evil.”
Or the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But she did manage to be savagely cold and heartless in her uniquely “kind” way.
POSTSCRIPT:
The Cam Slater article [Link here] is illuminating but if you want to get to the the good stuff search for “She is fake, more fake than a $10 copy watch” and that will take you straight to it.
Awesome article – more so if you skip straight to the meat.
There’s an even better piece over on CW:
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/whats-behind-jacinda-arderns-resignation/
Which in turn gives a link to a piece which deserves to be widely read and digested.
https://thebfd.co.nz/2023/01/09/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-reprise/?fbclid=IwAR3E68ZWraxtSmK4lkbC-k7yIIfzO9fb_ppQxzzuyq1JJH75UJ64TGVlBZo
It’s directed at Ahern, but is true of just about every other regime in the Western World.
Except Trudeau of course: in terms of pure evil he’s out there on his own.
All the leaders of Five Eyes nations fit that description of absolute evil. And some others, too.
Yes, interesting that the Five Eyes Nations have been among the worst, when with their history and proclaimed ‘values’ one would have supposed they would have stood out against the crimes.
I wish someone with more knowledge than me in these matters would probe this.
Still think Trudeau is out there on his own though. He really has plumbed the depths.
Indeed, Justin Castreau is in a class by himself.
…or Unjust Turdeau
Both the above referenced articles are well worth a read.
The Cam Slater article is excellent. What a cesspool of vipers is NZ politics. Makes UK politics look saintly. The pantomime horse look alike called Jacinda deserves every bit of opprobrium that’s reigning down on her. What a self centered, narcissistic sociopath.
“Except Trudeau of course … he’s out there on his own“.
It is unlikely he behaves as he does without strong behind-the-scenes support and counsel from outside interests. And somewhere to run and hide if it all goes wrong.
He could of course be pure evil too.
Jacinda Ardern’s dalliances with evil over Covid came as a surprise – so who also was she talking to?
“Ardern was a protege of Tony Blair and Klaus Schwab of WEF. They must bear some blame too. What fantasies of global power did they offer to a young person who was given to idealistic dreaming that segued into fanaticism?”
This sent a chill through me
“Ardern was a protege of Tony Blair and Klaus Schwab of WEF. They must bear some blame too. What fantasies of global power did they offer to a young person who was given to idealistic dreaming that segued into fanaticism?”
For the covid looneys, New Zealand is still a model of success. Strict isolation from other countries, lockdowns, low deaths from covid, high jab rates, “decisive” leadership – i.e. highly tyrannical and got away with it.
Just one more way in which our two camps are rapidly moving away from each other.
Good riddance to the tyrannical nag, I say. Sickening crocodile tears in her announcement.
Browsing this morning, I saw this thread on mumsnet. I would say 75 – 80% of the replies think she’s brilliant and done a good job!
What crazy dimension are they living in??
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4723319-jacinda-ardern-is-resigning?page=1
Someone suggested she’d be a good PM for the U.K. 😱 We’ve enough political detritus over here!
I can’t even bear to look at Mumsnet these days; it’s bad for my blood pressure. It is (or certainly was) generally well to the left, deeply covidian, pro vaccine (including children and babies) and panting in fear about climate change. Anybody who challenges the status quo is generally subject to an ad hominem attack. I stopped going there in 2020 when I decided that a lot of the pro lock down stuff was being put there by shills. I think this is still the case with many of today’s news stories – like sainted Jacinda’s resignation. Just one or two posts need to be planted and the sheep on there start ‘baaing’ their agreement.
You can probably tell I hate it!
I got banned a long time back when I posted something to do with autism and the link to vaccines. They’re all about the ‘free speech’ evidently…. Anything which challenges their toeing the line of The Narrative must be shut down at all costs. God forbid adults should enter into an actual respectful debate!
You wouldn’t advise my going along for a bit of mischief then Mogs?
😅 You totally should!
Mogs, “the science“(?) tells us no one knows what causes autism except that they are all certain it is not vaccines.
So long as you stick to the script then you will be fine.
No one needs “the science” to be reasonably sure eating broccoli has nothing to do with and does not cause volcanoes.
But it is not the same with vaccines and health concerns.
I only tend to visit for the infamous ‘parking’ threads. I was clearing out my email inbox this morning to create some space and came across an old parking thread reply I hadn’t deleted. Inevitably, I had a quick look at the trending posts and spied the NZ tyrant thread. The majority of the posts infuriate me whenever anyone dares to question or deviates from the narrative about the ‘pandemic’, jabs, masks, testing, lockdowns etc. Full on attack from the ‘believers’. As you say, it’s not good for one’s health. Too many lost souls on there. A viper’s nest!
I have been informed that Mumsnet is part of the Deep State plan to subvert family from the inside. How many UK politicians have done Q&As there?? What’s their aganda for doing so?
Get Mum on board & the whole family follows…. Disturbing.
What planet are those mumsnet harpies living on?
People need to remember that neither Australia or New Zealand had a C1984 situation until their respective governments declared “pandemic” based on probably a small, very small number of alleged “cases.” The deaths and destruction wrecked on their populations were deliberate and contrived and all built on lies.
Ha! On Mumsnet ‘Karen’ references are banned and posters are ignored if they use one.
According to the paragon of fake news, dis and misinformation {BBC – link]:
“Karen” is associated with the kind of person who demands to “speak to the manager” in order to belittle service industry workers, is anti-vaccination, and carries out racist micro-aggressions, such as asking to touch black people’s hair.
Interesting. The Dictionary of Slang also has slipped into their definition of a “karen reference” that all “Karens” are “anti-vax“. [See definition below].
I’ve never come across anyone like that who is concerned in the least bit about vaccinations.
This looks like an underhand way to label-libel the vaccine hesitant.
Interesting that the Dictionary of Slang had “Karen” as one of its words of the year in 2020 – coinciding nicely with attacks on the very rightly vaccine hesistant concerning Covid vaccines. Who managed to get that done? One way of getting the Mums on Mumsnet to follow the herd.
So automatically if anyone says anything negative about vaccines on Mumsnet they are a Karen and are ostracised.
Nice – systemic unlawful discrimination. Just like Germany in the 1930s-1940s. At least someone is remembering the lessons of history and repeating them.
Dictionary of Slang
WHAT DOES KAREN MEAN?
Karen is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors.
As featured in memes, Karen is generally stereotyped as having a blonde bob haircut, asking to speak to retail and restaurant managers to voice complaints or make demands, and being an anti-vaxx , Generation X soccer mom.
In 2020, Karen spread as a label used to call out white women who were captured in viral videos engaging in what are widely seen as racist acts.
Karen was one of the top trends in 2020. Read our 2020 Word of The Year article to see why.
Alas! The Single Horse of Truth has left her stable.
How are excess deaths going in NZ?
15% above the 5 year average. Didn’t realise they had elephants in NZ.
They used to have elephants, but they all died suddenly. They still don’t know why, but it’s definitely not what we all know it is.
Love it!
😀 😀
Long live the fallen idols
All moths into the flame
You’re chasing your own shadow
Are you not entertained?
— Five Finger Death Punch
That would have been a worthy entry in the Breakfast Club.
Good riddance, Jacinda! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!
Damn right. Ding dong the witch is dead! No such luck but at least she’s lost her powers…Still on the ‘Must be held accountable’ list of course.
What always fascinates me is that these people have partners. By ”these people” I’m referring to all of the usual suspects who are guilty of crimes against humanity, i.e Fauci ( cannot believe he is a father/grandfather! ), Turdeau ( ditto father ), Micron, Brandon etc etc…This makes me especially depressed because it means that their spouses are obviously just as wicked and warped as they are because naturally you’d need to be a proper psychopath to stay with somebody who is demonstrably a full-blown psychopath. Therefore there’s more of these nasty, evil sh*ts than are in the public eye. And what of the kids…? Does having both parents as psychopaths mean they will basically spawn mini-me versions of themselves? The odds of this are indeed not looking good..What we need is the psychopaths who are responsible for our misery and mistreatment to stop breeding ( or at least acquire a significant vax injury/SAD, which, strangely, appears to afflict so many normies, in comparison ) but they completely lack self-awareness so not going to happen.
Are we taking bets on where Horse Face goes next?
My money would be on a WEF or WEF affiliated position.
On the subject of these murderous leaders and sprogs let’s not forget the Goebbels family. Magda was by all accounts a loving mother but she murdered her children.
And on the subject of leaders I read an article this week on the very topic. Was it in The Critic? Damned if I can remember but the incestuousness of this group is off the scale. I will see if I can find it.
https://thecritic.co.uk/on-british-chumocracy/
Now this will open a few eyes.
When we, I.e one of us asks the question –
‘What planet are they living on?’ this article provides the answer.
Crikey, what a complex and tangled web. They all move in the same circles, if they aren’t already related via birth or marriage. No wonder they were all breaking the rules that they themselves set ( Johnson and his posse anyway ) and were laughing and taking the piss out of the British public. It definitely is a case of ”Rules for thee but not for me” when applied to these entitled toffs because they clearly have zero idea of what it is to be a working class person with working class concerns. Our problems are not their problems and they never will be. They couldn’t be further removed from real life if they tried. But as long as they can continue with the charade that they give a damn and they get our votes, based on their hollow platitudes, then that’s all that matters. More fool the gullible citizens who vote for these sackless muppets. Speaking of which, I wonder when you’ll next get a PM that has actually been democratically ( ahem..) voted in to their post.
12th of never…
“Rules for thee but not for me” when applied to these entitled toffs because they clearly have zero idea of what it is to be a working class person with working class concerns. Our problems are not their problems and they never will be. They couldn’t be further removed from real life if they tried”
That’s it exactly Mogs. As I pointed out earlier the incestuous nature of our so-called ‘powers that be’ is so far off the scale it’s almost unreal. That whole echelon needs clearing out.
And as for the PM’s, well they obviously have them backed up.
“Chunt – you’re next. And don’t be pulling any Bozo stunts, at least until you get the job. There might be a bit of a wait though, we are going to let Kneel have a turn. Got to keep the plebs happy you know.”
Well, the thing is that the PM is the leader of the party that can tell the Sovereign that he or she can command a majority of the House of Commons. That’s how it works and has worked since parliament came into being excepting Cromwell’s time.
I sometimes wonder why the British electorate are so unaware of how our constitutional arrangements work. If you want to change a thing it helps a lot to know this which allows you to determine how to encourage changes
Now, don’t assume that I like the status quo, but I’m reminded of Churchill’s comment about the least bad form of government.
Wow, practically a veritable den of iniquity.
Exactly ellie.
How about get stuck in a revolving door on the way out? :->.
It would be an admission of failure if policy in NZ were to change significantly with her departure. But it won’t. Her replacement will be pro covid vaccine, pro climate change policies, pro woke agenda, the lot.
What it may be is an admission that it takes more than one government leader to beat the population into submission, insofar as it’s an admission of everything.
But that’s no problem, next man up and carry on.
The idea that a change in government means a change in policy is so 20th century, very old fashioned and outdated.
Ardern, Trudeau, Johnson, Biden, Morrison, Macron, Merkel, etc…all part of the WEF ‘build back better crew’ who betrayed the people during the manufactured Covid crisis…
Bring on the trials.
If they would just change the capital punishment law, I would happily pay for a job lot of 3/4 inch hemp. That’s 19mm in the new money.
Bliar abolished capital punishment for treason when he was in office twenty years ago which tends to suggest that he knew what was coming.
Twenty years ago.
I recollect, maybe incorrectly, that capital punishment is still on the Statute Books for war crimes….. If anyone knows otherwise, please feel free to correct me!
We are at war. Our governments have been waging war on us for at least 3 years now.
I’m assuming the downvoters are in favour of Imperial and opposed to metric.
There’s a rumour around that campfire, that the “toothy tyrant” is now worth in the region of NZ$ 25 million. It’s been ‘fact-checked’ and denied, which to my mind, adds weight to its veracity.
‘Fact-checked’ and denied is the Orwellian term for ‘its true.’
Also…
Vietnam’s president Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigns in wake of COVID-19 corruption scandal
Lucked out with his surname.
Mr Phuc, 68, was elevated to the largely ceremonial role of president in April 2021 after winning plaudits for the country’s broadly successful handling of the pandemic.
But a huge outbreak swept through business hub Ho Chi Minh City in mid-2021 and spread across the country.
A strict lockdown saw much of the country unable to leave home for months, before infections were brought under control through widespread vaccination.
I don’t really know what abc.net.au is but it’s certainly not a reliable source of news.
RW, the ABC is Australia’s equivalent of the BBC…
The ABC is a taxpayer-funded propaganda machine, which has been used to promote the Covid agenda and make people comply and get the jabs.
There’s been no critical analysis of the Covid debacle on the ABC as far as I’m aware, it’s pro-jab and testing all the way.
It’s a dream scenario for Big pHarma, with jab products promoted on news services, and a variety of programs, it’s been non-stop promotion.
The ABC should be serving the public and exposing this debacle, and giving the people forums to discuss the matter, but instead it’s bullying propaganda all the way.
Thanks. So ABC is Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Claiming that infections were brought under control through widespread vaccination on January 17th 2023 is seriously rich. This must be the last people in the planet who still claim that the covaxes would somehow be sterilizing.
Saying infections were brought under control through widespread vaccination is seriously lying…
Misinformation? Disinformation? Courtesy of the taxpayer-funded propaganda media.
Taxpayers need to revolt…
she ain’t looking so sparky in that photo – I used to think she was almost pretty – ie. before she started broadcasting pandemic paranoia
The evil within eventually leaches out of the shell…
A reverse versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Well beauty is subjective I suppose, much like art and comedy. It explains why there’s somebody for everybody and why she is married. It also means that, despite being quite good-looking himself, her other half must be a right sociopathic scumbag.
It takes all sorts.😀
One of the Lizard People.
I know this is shallow and possibly even misogynistic, but I don’t care. She’s looking even rougher than usual in that photo.
Jab damage at a guess.
Job and jab damage, even sociopaths have a conscience. While it’s not obvious on the surface it’s still there inside, busily damaging the mind which knows how humans are supposed to behave.
This woman(?) looks like someone I wouldn’t want to meet in a nightmare.
vampir-esque 😮
She looks old and very tired, not the fresh faced woman of three years ago.
I wonder if the tired look is because she missed her depop target and the bonus Billy had offered.
Free Copy of Windows Vista..?
Arden’s a prime example of the modern high-ranking politician: too young, too inexperienced, too quickly promoted, and too out of touch with ordinary people for woke-pleasing, virtue-signalling gestures to work. These are people who have come through the right universities, done the WEF training schemes and think their classroom education and their insider contacts will make things easy. And, more than that, these 40-something year-olds are quitting politics young for cushy UN vanity jobs, big business or corporate after-dinner speeches, treating national politics as merely a stepping stone to growing a wider financial portfolio. By comparison, Harold Macmillan had been an MP for over 30 years when he became PM. He’d run several departments and spent time in Opposition. Nowadays, people are becoming MPs in their 30s, getting high office by their 40s and leaving around their 50s.
It means we will increasingly lack ‘big beasts’ – experienced statesmen who have succeeded and failed more than once, as well as served under people who have done the same, and thus gained some wisdom – and suffer from increasingly infantile government.
Lockdowns are the the ultimate in puerile policymaking. ‘Lock everyone up!’ is what a child would say, not an adult with any sense of how economies and societies work. And, one by one, the architects of these disastrous policies are quitting, because they know a day of reckoning will come. They can see it like a tidal wave on the horizon. It might take another decade, even two, so rather than tough out the increasingly choppy waves, they’re fleeing with their gold-plated pensions to make as much quick money as they can for the day when no business will touch them.
After all, if you turned a reasonably happy, democratic country into a fascistic hellhole at the age of 40 and it takes 25 years for the day of reckoning to come, you’ll still only be 65. Might as well make hay now for the day you become a global pariah.
What about Dan Andrews? He’s got to be evil personified.
At least Shergars teeth found a home.