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Matt Willis
@Matt Willis

A generally friendly Pākehā/tauiwi guy with big feelings and strong opinions, many of which I'd love to be wrong about. Big believer in evidence, data, and the notion that multiple conflicting ideas can be true at the same time - even my own.

Background in computer science, video games, and general nerdery.

🇺🇸 ➡️ 🇳🇿 Tangata Tiriti. Tāmaki Makaurau. #NZTwits

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JeremyJupiterJones :tinoflag: · 3w
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@nprofile1q...

The cute part is, anyone who votes for the Nats at this point is perfectly happy for their vote to go to ACT or NZ1st, and they've made their peace with that. So they're either an "I voted conservative but I didn't vote for THIS (yes you did, you just don't want to be held accountable for it)" voter, or a tactical voter who ultimately wants ACT and NZ1st to set policy (the same way I'll vote Labour so the Greens set policy). The two party system ultimately prevails, regardless.

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JeremyJupiterJones :tinoflag: · 3w
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Matt Willis · 3w
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JeremyJupiterJones :tinoflag: · 3w
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@nprofile1q... LOLOLOLOL I literally just responded to a Labour fundraising email tonight with this:

"Chris, I love ya mate. And I appreciate the effort. But you gotta go a lot further than that. The stakes are too high and the time too short to mess around and try to play nice with people who will never be swayed. The Greens know this, and are proposing bold plans that can actually achieve solid results, while Labour is pottering around with good, but milquetoast ideas to try and appease selfish people who will never care about you. Or me. You gotta stop being Neville Chamberlain. It'll never be enough.

I'll absolutely be supporting Labour insofar as NACT First has got to be removed, but the Greens are where the future is.

I am under no illusions this will actually be seen by Chris Hipkins, or anyone at all. But if it is: there is no policy that will make any difference in Aotearoa when everything is underwater. Deal with that first, and we can talk about Apprenticeship Boost. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/emergencies_local/628957/flooding-damages-south-wairarapa-bridge-again"