"Te Pāti Māori isn't a race-based party. We are a rights-based party, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi protects the rights of everybody here in Aotearoa, not just Māori. And so don't get us wrong. Te Tiriti o Waitangi will protect you, it will protect me, it will protect our mokopuna.
#RawiriWaititi, Co-Leader, #TePātiMāori, 2025
"A Tiriti-centric Aotearoa is; everybody is fed, everybody is housed, everybody is cared for, and everybody is welcome."
#RawiriWaititi, Co-Leader, #TePātiMāori, 2025
#podcasts #BlindfishMedia #BigHairyNews #BHN #TPM #TeTiritiOWaitangi
"284,000 empty homes."
#DebbieNgarewaPacker, 2025
"That's two homes per every homeless person in this country."
#RawiriWaititi, 2025
#podcasts #BlindfishMedia #BigHairyNews #BHN #TPM #TePātiMāori #housing #HousingCrisis
"If that's the pathway National are going to go down; 'we can't tax the wealthy, they'll f%&k off', the answer to that - every single time - is;
What would you prefer; all of our tradies and nurses, or some wealthy people?"
#Chewie, 2025
#podcasts #BlindFishMedia #BigHairyNews #BHN #tax #TaxPolicy
After talking about what refugees contribute to their adopted country, Pat unloads on jurisdiction-shopping techno-feudalists;
"Why aren't we helping more people at the bottom? Rather than these guys who don't need help, just because they have already amassed a huge portion of wealth, and not shared it with anybody. I don't see why we should be trying to attract these people."
#PatBrittenden, 2025
Preach.
The reason I ask is that Pat and Chewie are selling the BS gospel hard.
On Dec 9, they interviewed the COO of BlueSky, Rose Wang;
As usual, the company spokesperson claims to be first to do everything, making no mention of the fediverse. No surprises there.
I was more surprised that they just talked it up as a Titter reboot, with not a single mention of decentralisation. I guess it doesn't resonate with anyone but geeks?
