A campaign against the growing autocracy of Aotearoa’s liberal, freedom party.
ACT are on a mission to divide Kiwis on culture issues, distracting us from the class issues.
And they’re getting their way.
They have been denounced by their former leaders, and continue to peddle hate and fear-fuelled rhetoric to score political points under the guise of ‘healthy debate’ - paid for by corporations.
“Lost the plot,” former leader and founding member, Roger Douglas, denounced the party and didn’t vote for them in the last election after 22 years of support.
One of his reasons was that they only care about the wealthy, and this has never been so obvious.
The ACT Party is moving into an increasingly powerful and divisive position.
They opposed the establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal then appointed their former leader to it, and have now succeeded in getting the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi ‘debated’.
Instead of investing in people, they have put a bill before the house to re-define the principles in their favour.
Their reactionary, divisive Treaty Principles Bill is being funded, debated, and given attention, despite the fact no other parliamentary party supports it.
They’re spending between four to $10 million on the bill (they won’t tell us), and want a referendum on the Treaty - neglecting the conditions in which it was signed and relevant context.
They’re submitting it to parliament while the US election is in the media in an attempt to sweep its cost and unpopularity under the rug.
The media and other organisations are focusing on this race-baiting in place of pressing issues like wage theft, genocide, and the oppressive justice system.
They put laws in place to give police more power to carry out aggressive, violent, and racially targeted attacks.
And they deny systemic violence in the police force, despite countless reports outlining such.
They lied about their links to the far-right US think tank, the Atlas Network.
And tried to delete the speech where David Seymour thanked them from their website.
They’re liberalising gun laws in favour of private businesses and opposed all measures to close loopholes in legislation.
They are backed by large corporations and have dodgy cabinet ministers with links to similar lobby groups.
They are champions of ‘democracy’, yet leave the foundations of the economy entirely dependent on large private corporations who oppose fair taxation.
And they will go elsewhere should anyone make them pay their fair share.
They support an apartheid Israeli state, back the genocide in Palestine, and equate anti-Zionism with anti-semitism.
After October 7, they pledged their unwavering support for Israel and had a moan about the then-Labour government not condemning Hamas “enough.”
Sources revealed that ACT supporters and volunteers were ranked and rewarded based on their ‘usefulness’ during last year’s election campaign.
“Bizarre Hunger Games”
It’s been said that staff, volunteers, and candidates often left in tears after a culture of fear took over the campaign when problems started arising with candidates.
These were problems like threatening to kill Dame Jacinda Ardern, homophobia, and comparing vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps.
They continue to push ‘one law for all’ rhetoric, yet have a number of on-going cover-ups within their own party.
The ACT Party are corrupt, dodgy, and push their own interests above the rest. But we knew this.
David Seymour and his ACT goons continue to demonise the already struggling. This includes the poor, Māori, the disabled, and anybody looking for long-term work or affordable housing.
Denying statistics that highlight the injustices Māori face, cutting benefits for disabled Kiwis, and supporting a genocide that Aotearoa helped set up is pathetic and shallow.
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