There’s a quote from the American political activist Barbara Deming: “Vengeance is not the point; change is. The coalition agreements for both Act and NZ First were written in ink dipped in the politics of vengeance. It shows the limits of the politics of vengeance. On the campaign trail, Act Party leader David Seymour wanted to make 15,000 public servants redundant “as fast as possible”. This was explicitly pitched as an act of vengeance.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2024 11:25 UTC