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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