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Before all the normies heard of reddit, before the mods became ultra special etc etc etc. Feels the same again man! *Strive to teach and help each other fellow Kiwis who all live on these islands we call home. Peace

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[–] chris 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have a foreign policy? I thought our only foreign policy was to try not to annoy any country that trades with us, which is pretty much just about everyone...

[–] jeff 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whether we have a policy or not, and whether we have allies or not, the politicians certainly lean strongly towards the Pentagon. I remember John Key when he supported a "no-fly zone" over Libya in 2011. Then in 2017/2018 Jacinda Ardern supported missile strikes against Syria, but was aghast when Russia did a similar thing in Ukraine. It's a trick when they say we have friends, not allies, or that we have an independent foreign policy, or we don't have one at all. Washington DC rules this country's foreign policy ideology. It will remain that way until an American aircraft carrier sinks in the South China Sea. Then Wellington will lean toward China. It's a deception to think that we're an innocent country that's completely neutral. Wellington is full of people who are slaves to foreign powers. It's disgusting yet predictable.

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

John Key sucked up to anybody with enough money - he let a few Chinese companies with CCP-ties use the South Island as a test site for their balloons back in 2013 or 14 but it's alright because they promised that they were only designed for monitoring livestock on farms!