Corrupt conservatives are so thirsty for any type of event they can spin into a zero sum political victory.

Very cringe.

> But in a positive twist, her inadvertently public jibe in the parliament Hansard has ended up raising NZ$100,100 ($93,733) for a prostate cancer charity.

> "I want to thank everyone for coming together over a good cause and having a bit of fun this Christmas to help pricks everywhere."

Hero

Note that the quote stated is by the opposition “prick” haha

Only in New Zealand can an insult be turned into charity

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Same kjnda thing happened in the city I live in in Canada. There was an incredibly stupid protest earlier this year tried to arrest police officers at the police station on the advice of a self proclaimed “Real queen of Canada”, and the mayor tweeted something like “fuck off dimwits”, and it became a somewhat big deal in media. Shirts and other shit with the quote raised 10k or more for a couple local charities.

Just wondering who's the conservative in this instance?

And it was even the idea of the guy that Ms Ardern insulted. That's honestly a pretty classy move right there. "You insulted me! In retaliation, let's do this thing for charity!"

Well, they are also contemporaries. Seymour is 39 and Ardern is 42, and NZ politics is small, so they both have been around each other for a long time.

Also, Seymour loves being a prick. It is kinda his thing. Both Ardern and Seymore saw their stock rise with this situation.

Well, Seymour is the leader of ACT - which is a Right aligned political party. However, I think deez_treez (lol) is still wrong here.

This bipartisan move is about as far from zero-sum as you can get

Yep David is a prick, but he's useful for keeping the parties honest and he's pushed through some progressive legislation.

I like him in government but I hope to god he never gets any real power.

I agree wholeheartedly. There is a lack of rank partisanship in NZ. We’ve seen Seymour and Chloë Swarbrick unite under common goals.

Someone can be my political opposite but still have good ideas… just not many of them. ;-).

Arden used a gendered slur against him and it’s excused and celebrated in a way it wouldn’t be in return. Had he called her a arrogant cunt the media (and her) would be talking of the misogyny of it all for the next year.

Can you imagine Ardern and the media being so positive if someone called her a bossy cunt? Or do you suppose they would cry over the misogyny of it all?

I see you’re a lot of fun for the holidays.

Merry Christmas .

And the point stands