The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced Aotearoa's political scene needs a 'decolonial, tech-savvy, anti-lobbying, for everyday NZers' party *of principle*. That, for starters, rejects money from multinational corporations or overseas donors in general.
Would anyone else get behind something like that? Or is it just me?
@lightweight
> Aotearoa's political scene needs a 'decolonial, tech-savvy, anti-lobbying, for everyday NZers' party. That rejects money from multinational corporations or overseas donors in general.
Like... an Internet Party? 😁
In what ways do the Greens fail to tick these boxes for you?
@AnneleiseHall that'd be great! Have you seen tech savvy and anti corporate policy I've missed? Would love to help a Māori-led party become a major party (and political force) in Aotearoa.
@strypey I really want to love the Greens, and I *really* like and admire some of their leaders & members, but there is a lot of internal confusion about positions (ones crucial to me) where, from my perspective, we need a totally galvanised, united front. It feels to factional and dithering to me.
@lightweight
> Have you seen tech savvy and anti corporate policy I've missed? Would love to help a Māori-led party become a major party (and political force) in Aotearoa
I know a lot of Māori who are even more concerned about data sovereignty than I am, and dead against corporations using proprietary tech as a neo-colonisation tool. I haven't seen specific tech policy from Te Pāti Māori yet, but I'm sure there's some conversations worth having.
@strypey @AnneleiseHall that's good to hear. Keen to find out who's leading those efforts.
Thanks for the link @AnneleiseHall, this is a fantastic initiative.
> This vision drove the establishment of Te Mana Raraunga as the Māori Data Sovereignty Network. We advocate for Māori rights and interests in data to be protected as the world moves into an increasingly open data environment.
But...
> Follow us @MaoriDSov on Twitter @MaoriDSov on Facebook
... oh the irony ; )
@lightweight
> I really want to love the Greens, and I *really* like and admire some of their leaders & members, but... It feels too factional and dithering to me
Sadly I agree. But the speech by Chloe quoted here suggests a more reflexive and ecumenical direction going forward, which gives me hope;
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I'm all for for getting more policy through Parliament to protect human rights/ liberties in the ways technology is deployed. Strategies for this can be divided into two broad categories;
1) working with existing parties on tech policy
2) growing a tech freedom party
Having been involved in trying both strategies, multiple times, I've had much more success with the first one, for far less effort.
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#TechActivism #TechRights #TechLiberties #DigitalRights #DigitalLiberties #CivilLiberties
@sj_zero
> Here in Canada when you lobby for basic human rights they just seize your bank account and call you a nazi
You want to talk about it?
@sj_zero
> I think enough has been said about that at this point
I wish I knew what you were talking about 🤷♂️
Thanks for this @sj_zero. Freezing bank accounts on government orders is indeed an extreme measure. Requiring an ironclad justification, which wasn't the case here.
Were the truckers convoy protesting against the lack of climate change adaption by the govt, the entire green left would be rabid about the anti-democratic treatment meted out to them. Those of us who remember that democracy = limits on govt power were, and are, concerned. As we are when it targets us;