Yeah, it was recently in the news about other countries considering adding them, then bam here's NZ way ahead of the rest of the world suddenly deciding to reverse it.

It's not unexpected, but I do feel like we need to streamline our thinking as a country. I know there is opposition to banning it for people born after a specific year, but the first question is whether it should be banned at all. And if not, then there's a whole lot of other stuff that should probably be legal.

If opponents think it should be illegal but not in such a discriminatory way, then perhaps they can suggest a better way.

[–] NoRamyunForYou 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I just hate how its so predictably flip flop everytime the government changes on so many things. Govt X does something, next Govt Y reverses it etc.

Havent really done much deeper thinking into it, which I probably should, but its getting quite old...

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

I think this is just a symptom of our general move away from the larger parties. Smaller parties tend to (though don't always) have more extreme views. Labour and National are pretty close in policy, but when you add Greens on the left, they negotiate for stronger left-leaning policies. Then perhaps it would be ok if the policies were outside National's normal field of vision, but then you throw in Act and NZ First and they each have things that are key to them lying outside the normal box, which they negotiate for.

There is also a worldwide resurgence of further-right wing parties, that thrive on the divisiveness that instant worldwide communication encourages.

[–] NoRamyunForYou 2 points 1 year ago

The growth in popularity of far-right ideas worldwide does concern be a bit.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, we get to be first to enact and first to repeal it, so there's that?