As a university student I was a huge supporter and member of Amnesty International. They stood up for political prisoners everywhere. Now they are extremely selective with their campaigns, and have widened their sphere to much wider political issues.
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists did a great job with the Doomsday Clock where thermonuclear war really was an existential threat. Since the end of the Cold War, they have also become a ridiculous organisation that keeps moving the clock closer to midnight, on the basis of new criteria such as AI and climate change.
Oxfam used to be a great aid organisation. Now they are a political lobby group disguised as a charity.
The ALCU used to be a fearless defender of civil rights. They would defend even the right of Nazis to protest. Now they won’t even defend the right of people to hold gender critical views. Likewise the NZ Council for Civil Liberties only seems to come to life for views their activists agree with.
In New Zealand multiple bodies that used to have huge respect across the political spectrum – the Medical Council, the Law Society etc have become captured by left wing activists and are trying to impose Treaty ideology on their professions at the risk of deregistration.
These are not isolated examples. It is happening everywhere. When we talk about the falling trust in institutions, part of the problem is the capture of institutions by the left. They can’t just leave them to remain with a narrow focus – the KKK, political prisoners, registering doctors etc. They have to transform them into allies for their left wing views. The result is they lose status and trust.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
Oxfam used to be a great aid organisation. Now they are a political lobby group disguised as a charity.
The ALCU used to be a fearless defender of civil rights. They would defend even the right of Nazis to protest. Now they won’t even defend the right of people to hold gender critical views. Likewise the NZ Council for Civil Liberties only seems to come to life for views their activists agree with.
In New Zealand multiple bodies that used to have huge respect across the political spectrum – the Medical Council, the Law Society etc have become captured by left wing activists and are trying to impose Treaty ideology on their professions at the risk of deregistration.
These are not isolated examples. It is happening everywhere. When we talk about the falling trust in institutions, part of the problem is the capture of institutions by the left. They can’t just leave them to remain with a narrow focus – the KKK, political prisoners, registering doctors etc. They have to transform them into allies for their left wing views. The result is they lose status and trust.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
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There is a way to fix much of this capture, and that is to remove the monopoly these "associations are given by regulators.
I was speaking to a pharmacist and they were incensed that they need to play along with the Maori make believe in order to be a member that can dispense.
Allow a competitor body to enter and bequeath similar status for similar capability but without the capture.
Turn left ... the route to oblivion.
You could add a few other examples to Mr. Farrar’s list, such as gay rights groups like Stonewall being taken over trans activists, or Medicin Sans Frontieres by Jew haters.
But be careful about loose use of the term “left.” What generally characterises the “left” that have captured all these once-veritable institutions is that it is comprised of middle class professionals totally steeped in woke identity politics, who seek to impose their virtue from above on a population that from their point view is largely made up of “deplorables.” Old school “leftists” like myself, insofar as the term still has any meaning, are just as appalled as Mr. Farrar
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you are absolutely right, David.
The Pharamcy Council has also gone left wing woke.
Forget about just being ACCURATE AND SKILLED AT DISPENSING MEDICINES CORRECTLY.
Here is a list of the ESSENTIAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR ALL PHARMACISTS, according to the Pharmacy Council:-
● being familiar with mana whenua (local hapÅ«/iwi), mÄtÄwaka (kinship group not mana whenua), hapÅ« and iwi in your rohe (district) and their history,
● understanding the importance of kaumÄtua,
● being familiar with te Tiriti o Waitangi and He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o NÅ« TÄ«reni,
● advocating for giving effect to te Tiriti at all levels,
● understanding the intergenerational impact of historical trauma,
● understanding of the role of structural racism and colonisation and ongoing impacts on MÄori, socioeconomic deprivation, restricted access to the determinants of health,
● being familiar with MÄori health - leaders, history, and contemporary literature,
● being familiar with MÄori aspirations in relation to health,
● developing authentic relationships with MÄori organisations and health providers,
● having a positive collegial relationship with MÄori colleagues in your profession/workplace,
● being proficient in building and maintaining mutually beneficial power-sharing relationships,
● tautoko (support) MÄori leadership,
● prioritising MÄori voices,
● trusting MÄori intelligence,
● be clinically and culturally confident to work with MÄori whÄnau,
● understand one’s own whakapapa (genealogy and connections),
● have a basic/intermediate understanding of te reo MÄori,
● have a basic/intermediate understanding of the tikanga and the application of tapu (sacred) and noa (made ordinary),
● be familiar with MÄori health models and concepts such as Te Pae Mahutonga9 and Te Ara Tika10,
● have a basic/intermediate understanding of marae (community meeting house) protocol,
● be confident to perform waiata tautoko (support song),
● be proficient in whakawhÄnaungatanga (active relationship building), ● integrate tika (correct), pono (truth), aroha and manaakitanga into practice,
● be open-hearted,
● be proficient in strengths-based practice,
● be proficient with equity analysis,
● practice cultural humility,
● critically monitor the effectiveness of own practice with MÄori
I realized the doomsday clock was complete leftist crap when they didn't like the result of the US election of the 45th president.
And the clock ticked closer to midnight.
As for the NZ Medical Council and Law Society ...they can get stuffed too.
The world would be much better without the radical far left stuffing everything they touch. Yet they can understand its them that is the problem. Odd ay?
Not 'odd' at all if that if that is what they intended. Which they did. What point are you trying to make, Anon 953?
Hi barend
Ugh, I missed a letter. It was supposed to read:
'Yet they CANT understand its them that is the problem'.
Barend, I really enjoy your thought provoking comments and contributions. Funny how just one letter can completely change the tone of a post!
All the best.
So much of Godzone used to be so good . What was not mentioned here , along with the Legal and Medical establishments was our world class education system the envy of the world wrecked by anti -Christian elements which is what so much of left is.
To David Farrar.
To answer your heading.
Because the left are generally unsuccessful incompetent people.
In politics however, You don't need competence to enter the fray. If a simple competence test were administered the left would cease to exist. Generally those who join the center right are successful people. The lefties....well just look at their credentials and results.
Are you serious Doug Longmire re the Pharmacy Councils requirements? Sounds like a Monty Python skit. Do they mention anything about being a competent Pharmacist among the gobbly-gook. Surely the Minister of Health can put an end to this rubbish? Fire the whole Council for a start
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