NZ ACT Party - 2011 TV Commercial

New Zealand ACT party television commercial for the 2011 elections.

Footage taken from ACT party leader Don Brash talking to Mark Sainsbury on Close Up in 2011.

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News & Politics

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• NZ ACT Party
• New Zealand Politics
• 2011 Elections
• TV Commercial
• Don Brash
• Detournement
• Maori Politics
• Aotearoa
• Mark Sainsbury

[hotlinkcinema]

@ryanthomasmccallum He is interested in banging on about money, isn't he. And you're right - if he was looking to expose himself as a ill informed bigot, then he certainly couldn't have said it any better.

[hotlinkcinema]

@ryanthomasmccallum Explain to me how the law guarantees equal rights for everyone when the cost of a good lawyer prohibits everyone from getting the same treatment legally? He wants to preserve the status quo - which means excluding those in positions of poverty from getting the same representation. Act liberal? Hahahaha. He is race motivated - he is appealing to racially ignorant 'middle' New Zealand. But y'know, given your last comment I am sure we will just have to agree to disagree.

[tylersao]

@subbie241 hahahaha well obviously ur thinking about me enough to reply, and u really think that upsets me? lol try harder bro!! cause what you have to say don't mean shit if you aint man enough to back it up and say it too my face, like i said in my last post give me an address and we can sort it out mate :) or are you just a little racist pussy behind his computer screen? subbie 241 stop being so scared lol come out and play bro!! :D

[Foes4Life]

uuhh am i supposed to think maori do? cus i 100% agree every one is equal. get it through your head

[subbie241]

@tylersao why would I waste my fucking energy even thinking about you , you fucking piece of coconut whale shit.

[oldleekumboozie]

THIS COMMENT SECTION IS PACKED BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE RACIST. I MADE THIS COMMENT BECAUSE I AM RACIST. PEOPLE NEED TO REALISE THAT RACISM IS JUST A TERRITORIAL INSTINCT THAT ALL HUMANS HAVE, OR AT LEAST MOST OF US.

[AtheistTower]

@hotlinkcinema

The ability to get a primary, secondary and tertiary education in this country does not depend on one's own economic background, in fact you will be supported more by student allowances if you go into tertiary education - and education is the single most liberating factor for getting anyone out of the poverty cycle. John Key is a good example of that; being brought up in a single mother household yet going onto to go to Harvard University.

[hotlinkcinema]

@AtheistTower I said nothing of the kind. All I said was that opportunities are dependent on economic conditions, hence equal opportunities require economic conditions to be taken into account. And yes, unfortunately abortion at the time was considered a 'privilege' (given that it was, and still is, illegal in many places). What is difficult to understand about this? Last warning about unwarranted insults.

[AtheistTower]

@hotlinkcinema

You're solution is moronic: you're saying that because we allow money to corrupt our political system we should corrupt our legal system even further to compensate. That doesn't solve anything and sounds almost like an excuse. Abortion a priviledge? My gosh you should stop speaking now, the sheer amount of stupidity that comes out of you can't be matched.

[hotlinkcinema]

@mason1hg Possibly they shouldn't, but the answer is not Brash's "one law for all." This would ensure an inherent classism and elitism in university (have a look at stats of who went to university before any of these reforms took place in the 60s). The answer is not supporting someone like Brash, but someone like Hariwera who wants increased opportunity for the poor and marginalized IN GENERAL (rather than simply returning to an unequal system which privileges the rich - such as Brash wants).

[hotlinkcinema]

@AtheistTower Also - what constitutes "equal opportunity"?? For instance, schooling was institutionally sexist long after women fought for equal rights - and this meant that there were not equal opportunities for women to achieve in the same areas (particularly culturally and economically powerful positions). This was a similar situation for both Maori and the working class. Hence, ensuring equal opportunity is extremely complex and difficult when talking about culturally marginalised groups.

[hotlinkcinema]

@AtheistTower Nice insults. Stick to arguing the points please. Equal treatment for all is not supported by Dr. Brash. He states "One LAW for all." How is the law fair and just when those who are economically more powerful in society can afford the best lawyers (ie. the rich)? And women did technically ask for privileges - for instance, the right to an abortion, which is not about equality - it is about addressing an issue specific to women and their bodies. Not for equality.