'They have spent years celebrating and dancing at every slip that a politician makes.'

Seymour is following in Trump’s footsteps in attacking the press. it won’t be long before he uses the phrase “enemy of the people” and “fake news”.

It’s going to be a tough three years for the press under relentless pressure from the government to only report positive news about them.

  • @Rangelus
    7•4 months ago

    This is actually very concerning. Both NZF and ACT are jumping on the press-bashing bandwagon. I really hope we, as a country, don’t put up with this kind of bullshit.

    • @eagleeyedtigerEnglish
      5•4 months ago

      Not to mention Seymour’s a massive hypocrite:

      Just one year ago

      ACT leader David Seymour said Allan should have remembered she is always on duty, especially given the heightened awareness of the Cabinet manual since the sacking of Stuart Nash.

      “There is a real problem when the people who hold the purse strings aren’t absolutely critically cautious about even the perception of interfering with media,” Seymour said.

      “Nobody loses their democracy all at once, it’s always a thousand little chips and we don’t want to see them. It’s good she’s apologised, but I can’t believe she did it.”

      • @BalpeenHammerOP
        3•4 months ago

        Not to mention Seymour’s a massive hypocrite:

        the word you are looking for is sociopath.

        • @eagleeyedtigerEnglish
          3•4 months ago

          He can be more than one thing. I’m sure he’s that too among other things.

    • @BalpeenHammerOP
      2•4 months ago

      We are putting up with it though. He wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t resonating with the public.