Oddbean new post about login | logout Andrea Vance uncovers yet another ACT candidate with full-on conspiracist credentials. He's Simon Angelo, he's standing in Whangaparāoa and he's an awful human being. Vance then looks at ACT's flawed candidate selection process which is described as "pre-determined" with Seymour making the calls himself. When politicians play with cookers, someone's bound to get burnt. https://www.thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350079264/act-candidate-homophobic-tweets-and-why-some-party-insiders-say-selection #ACT #NZPol #Cookers
@3395bc98 > Andrea Vance uncovers yet another ACT candidate with full-on conspiracist credentials. ACT, like Winston First, are trying to appeal to the "anti-"woke". By attacking them for being anti-"woke", you're effectively campaigning for them. This kind of news media attention is how Agent Orange got election. Nobody seems to understand the psychology of this.
@3395bc98 > Andrea Vance uncovers yet another ACT candidate with full-on conspiracist credentials. ACT, like Winston First, are trying to appeal to the "anti-"woke" vote, which would otherwise go to minnow parties like VisionNZ, LoyalNZ etc. So anyone attacking ACT for being anti-"woke" is inadvertently boosting their campaign. This kind of news media attention was a big part of how Agent Orange got elected in the US. Nobody seems to understand the group psychology of this.
@3395bc98 > Andrea Vance uncovers yet another ACT candidate with full-on conspiracist credentials. ACT (like Winston First) are trying to appeal to the "anti-"woke" vote, which would otherwise go to minnow parties like VisionNZ, LoyalNZ etc. So anyone attacking ACT for being anti-"woke" is inadvertently boosting their campaign. This kind of news media attention was a big part of how Agent Orange got elected in the US. Nobody seems to understand the group psychology of this.