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Line 21: − + − Jacinda Ardern was born in Hamilton, a small city south of [[Auckland]] but spent her formative years in the small town of Morrinsville. Her father was a police officer and her mother worked in a school cafeteria. She started in politics small by being a representative on her school council. She then went to the University of Waikato and majored in Communications Studies with a minor in politics and PR. Ardern has said from an early age she became a [[Social Democracy|Social Democrat]] and a [[Progressive]] and was heavily involved in the Young Labour party working in the office of [[Helen Clark]] and Clark's successor, Phil Goff. During the 2017 General Election, the National Party won, but Ardern jealously formed a coalition with various other parties, thus treacherously making herself Prime Minister.+ − The Labour and Green parties' proposed water and pollution taxes generated major criticism from farmers. On September 18, 2017, the farming lobby group Federated Farmers staged a protest against the taxes in Ardern's hometown of Morrinsville. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters attended the protest to campaign, but was jeered at by the farmers because they suspected he was also in favor of the taxes. During the protest, one farmer displayed a sign calling Ardern, quite rightly, a "pretty Communist". On July 15th, 2021, tractors protested across the country by taking to the streets to protest against Jacinda's absurd regulations on the farmers.+ − ===Christchurch mosque shootings===+ − − ===Covid=== − Although Ardern was praised for her response to the Coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand, her obstinate decision to restrict personal freedoms in order to stop the spread of the virus was highly criticized, with one observer coining the phrase "NZ Hellhole"<ref>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/covid-19-coronavirus-nzhellhole-new-zealand-twitter-users-respond-to-overseas-criticism/T5IK4ZZQIMWIULDN5337IFLGXI/</ref>. Jacinda Ardern was parodied in the British satirical puppet television show ''Spitting Image'', in a sketch that depicted the "Super-Kiwi-Socialistic-Empire of Jacinda".<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/122981053/superkiwisocialisticempireofjacinda-jacinda-ardern-puppet-appears-as-mary-poppins-fighting-covid19-on-uk-satire-spitting-image</ref> − − Jacinda Ardern has enjoyed unusually high approval ratings and popularity during her time as Prime Minister.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/01/jacinda-ardern-and-her-government-soar-in-popularity-during-coronavirus-crisis</ref> This could be because, like many [[far-left]] world leaders, she has engineered the approval ratings herself. A dangerous cult of personality surrounds her in her country, similar to [[Stalin]], [[Hitler]] and [[Mao]].<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/121247586/why-the-heroworship-of-jacinda-ardern-is-unhealthy</ref>
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As late as 2022, Ardern insisted her regime was "your single source of truth."<ref>https://rumble.com/v1vxdam-jacinda-ardern-we-will-continue-to-be-your-single-source-of-truth..html</ref>
As late as 2022, Ardern insisted her regime was "your single source of truth."<ref>https://rumble.com/v1vxdam-jacinda-ardern-we-will-continue-to-be-your-single-source-of-truth..html</ref>
==COVID-19 lockdowns==
==Biography==
Jacinda Ardern was born in Hamilton, a small city south of [[Auckland]] but spent her formative years in the small town of Morrinsville. Her father was a police officer and her mother worked in a school cafeteria. She started in politics small by being a representative on her school council. She then went to the University of Waikato and majored in Communications Studies with a minor in politics and PR. Ardern has said from an early age she became a [[Social Democracy|Social Democrat]] and a [[Progressive]] and was heavily involved in the Young Labour party working in the office of [[Helen Clark]] and Clark's successor, Phil Goff. During the 2017 General Election, the National Party won, but Ardern jealously formed a coalition with various other parties, thus treacherously making herself Prime Minister.
The Labour and Green parties' proposed water and pollution taxes generated major criticism from farmers. On September 18, 2017, the farming lobby group Federated Farmers staged a protest against the taxes in Ardern's hometown of Morrinsville. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters attended the protest to campaign, but was jeered at by the farmers because they suspected he was also in favor of the taxes. During the protest, one farmer displayed a sign calling Ardern, quite rightly, a "pretty Communist". On July 15th, 2021, tractors protested across the country by taking to the streets to protest against Jacinda's absurd regulations on the farmers.
==Covid==
===Lockdowns===
{{See also|Covid lockdown}}
{{See also|Covid lockdown}}
On March 19 2020 Ardern announced the creation of the COVID-19 alert level system which consisted of four alert levels ranging from level 1 with the least restrictions to level 4 with the most restrictions with New Zealand being placed into alert level 2.<ref>https://covid19.govt.nz/prepare-and-stay-safe/iwi-and-communities/covid-downlow/alert-levels-and-what-you-have-to-do/</ref> Only a few days later on March 23, Ardern rapidly moved the country into alert level 4 for over a month in an attempt to "eliminate" the virus.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhLCMHj-GjI</ref> This attempt to "eliminate" the virus was initially successful because after reducing restrictions going down to alert level 3 on April 27, alert level 2 on May 11 and finally alert level 1 on June 8, the country (with a population of 5,000,000 as of 2019<ref>https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/population-of-nz</ref>) had only 1504 reported cases and 27 deaths.<ref>https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/new-zealand/</ref> However, after a year of "zero COVID" on August 18 2021 New Zealand rapidly moved from alert level 1 up to alert level 4 when one man in [[Auckland]], New Zealand's capital city<ref>https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/34159/auckland-new-zealands-second-capital-1842</ref>, got tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/snap-national-lockdown-in-new-zealand-over-single-virus-case/</ref> This person was infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 which resulted in New Zealand abandoning its elimination strategy after failing to eradicate the virus from the community because of Delta's increased transmissibility.
On March 19 2020 Ardern announced the creation of the COVID-19 alert level system which consisted of four alert levels ranging from level 1 with the least restrictions to level 4 with the most restrictions with New Zealand being placed into alert level 2.<ref>https://covid19.govt.nz/prepare-and-stay-safe/iwi-and-communities/covid-downlow/alert-levels-and-what-you-have-to-do/</ref> Only a few days later on March 23, Ardern rapidly moved the country into alert level 4 for over a month in an attempt to "eliminate" the virus.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhLCMHj-GjI</ref> This attempt to "eliminate" the virus was initially successful because after reducing restrictions going down to alert level 3 on April 27, alert level 2 on May 11 and finally alert level 1 on June 8, the country (with a population of 5,000,000 as of 2019<ref>https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/population-of-nz</ref>) had only 1504 reported cases and 27 deaths.<ref>https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/new-zealand/</ref> However, after a year of "zero COVID" on August 18 2021 New Zealand rapidly moved from alert level 1 up to alert level 4 when one man in [[Auckland]], New Zealand's capital city<ref>https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/34159/auckland-new-zealands-second-capital-1842</ref>, got tested positive for COVID-19.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/news/snap-national-lockdown-in-new-zealand-over-single-virus-case/</ref> This person was infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 which resulted in New Zealand abandoning its elimination strategy after failing to eradicate the virus from the community because of Delta's increased transmissibility.
Despite the country's authoritarian measures to stop Covid, it still resulted in the deaths of 3,426 people as of August 29<ref>https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-current-cases</ref>, far exceeding the deaths from the virus in the United States due to low natural immunity.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/31/new-zealand-natural-immunity-coronavirus-failures-worse-than-united-states</ref>
Despite the country's authoritarian measures to stop Covid, it still resulted in the deaths of 3,426 people as of August 29<ref>https://www.health.govt.nz/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-current-cases</ref>, far exceeding the deaths from the virus in the United States due to low natural immunity.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/31/new-zealand-natural-immunity-coronavirus-failures-worse-than-united-states</ref>
==Biography==
===Public perception===
Although Ardern was praised for her response to the Coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand, her obstinate decision to restrict personal freedoms in order to stop the spread of the virus was highly criticized, with one observer coining the phrase "NZ Hellhole"<ref>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/covid-19-coronavirus-nzhellhole-new-zealand-twitter-users-respond-to-overseas-criticism/T5IK4ZZQIMWIULDN5337IFLGXI/</ref>. Jacinda Ardern was parodied in the British satirical puppet television show ''Spitting Image'', in a sketch that depicted the "Super-Kiwi-Socialistic-Empire of Jacinda".<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/122981053/superkiwisocialisticempireofjacinda-jacinda-ardern-puppet-appears-as-mary-poppins-fighting-covid19-on-uk-satire-spitting-image</ref>
Jacinda Ardern has enjoyed unusually high approval ratings and popularity during her time as Prime Minister.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/01/jacinda-ardern-and-her-government-soar-in-popularity-during-coronavirus-crisis</ref> This could be because, like many [[far-left]] world leaders, she has engineered the approval ratings herself. A dangerous cult of personality surrounds her in her country, similar to [[Stalin]], [[Hitler]] and [[Mao]].<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/121247586/why-the-heroworship-of-jacinda-ardern-is-unhealthy</ref>
==Christchurch mosque shootings==
She has been described as an [[Islam]] sympathizer, after she wore a hijab to show her solidarity with Muslims after the Christchurch mosque shootings. In doing so, she showed the world her true colors - she was no doubt sent by the Devil to tempt us into wearing strange, unnatural headdresses. She then invoked gun control in New Zealand. Further on March 20, Ardern proposed renaming the city of [[Christchurch]] to "Muhammadmosque" as a show of solidarity to the Muslim community.<ref>https://www.voicesforfreedom.co.nz/news/2019/03/20/muhammadmosque-new-name-of-christchurch-brings-communism-to-new-zealand</ref> This resulted in thousands of brave protesters led by Bishop [[Brian Tamaki]] marching at parliament to oppose the Islamic indoctrination on our children and the Muslim agenda pushed on our children.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/wellington-daily-news/106904160/tamaki-parliament-protests-over-islam-disrupt-capital-six-found-dead</ref>
She has been described as an [[Islam]] sympathizer, after she wore a hijab to show her solidarity with Muslims after the Christchurch mosque shootings. In doing so, she showed the world her true colors - she was no doubt sent by the Devil to tempt us into wearing strange, unnatural headdresses. She then invoked gun control in New Zealand. Further on March 20, Ardern proposed renaming the city of [[Christchurch]] to "Muhammadmosque" as a show of solidarity to the Muslim community.<ref>https://www.voicesforfreedom.co.nz/news/2019/03/20/muhammadmosque-new-name-of-christchurch-brings-communism-to-new-zealand</ref> This resulted in thousands of brave protesters led by Bishop [[Brian Tamaki]] marching at parliament to oppose the Islamic indoctrination on our children and the Muslim agenda pushed on our children.<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/wellington-daily-news/106904160/tamaki-parliament-protests-over-islam-disrupt-capital-six-found-dead</ref>
On May 15, 2019, Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call summit, which aimed to "bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism, in the wake of the March 15 terrorist attacks in Christchurch New Zealand."<ref>https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-and-france-seek-end-use-social-media-acts-terrorism/</ref>.
On May 15, 2019, Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron co-chaired the Christchurch Call summit, which aimed to "bring together countries and tech companies in an attempt to bring to an end the ability to use social media to organise and promote terrorism and violent extremism, in the wake of the March 15 terrorist attacks in Christchurch New Zealand."<ref>https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/nz-and-france-seek-end-use-social-media-acts-terrorism/</ref>.
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