Posted on 08/12/2021 4:06:03 AM PDT by RandFan
The removal of a portrait of Winston Churchill from the New Zealand parliament building has sparked fury with opposition leader Judith Collins saying she was “disgusted” by the move – but prime minister Jacinda Ardern insisted she “didn’t care”.
Collins, who leads the National Party in New Zealand tweeted an image of Britain’s wartime leader being pulled from its position, reportedly called for by the parliament’s Art Committee, chaired by Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere.
“Sir Winston Churchill, the greatest anti-fascist leader of the 20th century is removed from the walls of Parliament because the Greens don’t like him,” tweeted Collins who pledged to “find a home” for the painting within her party’s parliamentary offices.
Collins said: “He belongs in parliament because, if you know your history, he was one of the very few political leaders who were prepared to stand up to the Nazis and fascists in World War 2.
“I just think the Greens are uninformed by history. What do they want him replaced with – do they want Stalin up there?
“I’m actually really pi**ed off. I’m disgusted that parliament has actually let this happen,” she added.
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Why would the Chinese invade a country they already own?
That tells you all you need to know about New Zealand.
Not a joke.
But I suppose not in the sense how the UK is being colonized today...
smh. :-(
“ He [Churchill] was a colonialist
But I suppose not in the sense how the UK is being colonized today...”
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Nor in the sense the U.S. is being colonalized today…
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