@follard Builders used to build quality structures out of a sense of pride, now they build 'starter homes' for a living because if they don't do it cheap then some migrant labour will do it cheaper for the foreign investors. This is why we need nationalism.
@JanSaab22@AutumnPakoa@realMaalouf Bro the Jews are not the boogieman, absolute smooth brain take. Islam will affect your day to day life more than any Jewish conspiracy, with that being said fuck all religion out of power.
I needed to move a sofa.
I mentioned this to an American. He said, "You know anybody with a truck?"
I did not know anybody with a truck.
He looked at me with real concern. Not pity. Concern. The way you look at a man who has told you he does not have a name.
"You gotta know somebody with a truck."
I asked how one acquires such a person.
He said, "You just do."
This is the third time I have received that answer in this country. It is the answer to everything here. You just do. There is no process. There is only the eventual fact of having.
He said, "Ask Kevin."
I do not know a Kevin. He said Kevin like I should. He said it the way you say a shared uncle.
I met Kevin four days later. Kevin owns a truck. Kevin does not own a truck for himself. Nobody owns a truck for themselves. Kevin owns a truck for a fifteen mile radius.
Inside I said: THIS MAN HAS TAKEN A VOW. HE DID NOT ANNOUNCE IT. HE SIMPLY PURCHASED A BED AND ACCEPTED THE CONSEQUENCES.
Kevin arrived on Saturday. He brought the truck. He also brought a second man.
I had not asked for a second man.
The second man's name is Tony. Tony came because Kevin came. Tony did not know me. Tony did not ask what we were moving. Tony brought gloves.
They moved the sofa in eleven minutes.
I offered them money. Both of them laughed at the same time, which felt rehearsed and was not.
I asked what I owed them.
Kevin said, "Buy the pizza."
That is the price. That is the entire economy. The truck costs one pizza and the pizza is not negotiable and the pizza is also not expensive and everyone knows what size.
Inside I said: THE FEE IS FIXED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WAS SET BY NO ONE.
We ate on the floor because the sofa was against the wall and none of us wanted to be the first to sit on it.
Tony told me his daughter plays soccer. I asked if she is good. He said, "She's aggressive."
I still think about that.
Three weeks later, Kevin texted me.
"You free Sunday? Helping Tony move a fridge."
He did not ask if I wanted to. He informed me of a fridge.
Inside I said: I HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. I DID NOT ENLIST. THE PAPERS WERE FILED ON MY BEHALF.
I went. I moved the fridge. I have no truck. I contributed only arms.
Afterward, a man I had never met asked me if I knew anybody with a truck.
I said, "Yeah, I got a guy."
I have a guy.
I am somebody's guy now, too. Tony has told two people about me.
He describes me as "the guy who's strong for his size."
I have never been prouder of a sentence in my life.
@DearS_o_n Nah bro just take a large dose of psychedelics by yourself and start processing your bullshit, have a cry if needed then listen to some good music and have a beer. You can't run from yourself it's literally impossible.
@stumpy212121@ZooNealand The Maoridom elite and others in high executive positions in the larger tribes who benefit heavily from the narrative. Everyday Maori who have bigger problems such as the influence of gangs and drugs in their communities couldn't care less if some pakeha speak broken Te Reo
@DrRitaDed Migrants became the country they built but not this lot they didn't even attempt to make their own country better what makes you think setting an example that freeloaders is going to change them. You are fucking retarded.
@stumpy212121@ZooNealand It should because it doesn't represent all Maori. They want you to believe Maori we're united as a culture thus a common language but this wasn't the case. It's a languages for ideals not ideas so it will remain as a fringe token language
@r3tarddownunder I don't believe every religion should be respected, shit I personally don't believe any should be respected. Nonetheless Christian people and values have gained my respect. Those who follow the Tao have as well.
If you receive government assistance you shouldn’t be allowed to vote until you are self sufficient. You don’t get to tell me how to run my house if you don’t pay the bills.
@Amber1Q84@the_salty_one_ No it fucking isn't, Kiwi culture is derived from it's get shit done colonial historical influence. New Zealand was built on roman laws, greek philosophy and christian values just like every other successful country in the commonwealth.
Asmongold explains why "rich vs poor" content is a fantasy for poor people
"This is really a fantasy for poor people. It's the idea that rich people want to look at and have anything to do with poor people. Actual rich people don't even want to look at poor people."
"They're not even aware of your existence. They don't want to be aware of your existence. They don't care about your existence at all."
"They're just completely indifferent to your suffering. They don't want to watch you be tortured. They don't not want to watch you be tortured. They just don't want to have anything to do with you. They don't want you involved in their life at all."