According to Hamish Carter, who has lived outside of New Zealand for many years, New Zealand is not the paradise that Americans think that it is. He begins by pointing out the international admiration and praise that left-wing Americans lavished on New Zealand on social media after the Christchurch terror attack.
In the aftermath of that shooting […], They saw a national leader (Jacinda Ardern) whom they deemed far more agreeable to their SJW sensibilities than Donald Trump. They saw a nation that can make sweeping gun reforms within a few days. They saw “they are us” as a popular hashtag for Kiwis to show their unwavering support for Muslim residents […]
Most notably, I saw many of these people making the assertion they wanted to leave the United States and move to New Zealand — a move I am here to warn against, and that goes for Americans of all political affiliations.
The reasons Mr Carter has for warning Americans away from his homeland are sobering.
Kiwis Have Less Civil Liberty than Americans
This needs to be mentioned first and foremost, because I am aware that many U.S. citizens take the concept of civil liberties very, very seriously. I will tell you right now that Americans craving a move to New Zealand — who nonetheless love their Constitution and Bill of Rights, ’til death do us part — need to cancel all of those plans immediately, and don’t ever look back.
In New Zealand, as well as in Australia, we do not have the comprehensive search and seizure protections Americans are granted by their Fourth Amendment. What results is that the New Zealand police regularly deploy roadblocks — euphemistically called “checkpoints” — which infringe on you being able to go about your daily driving business unmolested by the state.
[…] In the United States, Americans enjoy the great privilege of being able to go out for a drive at any time without “your papers, please” moments such as these. Additionally, American police can (legally) pull you over only if they have probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed.
Elsewhere in New Zealand — thanks to the Christchurch massacre — freedom of speech and gun privileges are circling the toilet. And yes, Americans will be horrified to know that we do indeed have a 1984-style “chief censor” who determines what’s naughty or nice to watch, read, and listen to. This New Zealand equivalent of the “Ministry of Truth” blocked access to one of my favourite websites, ZeroHedge, among others earlier this year.
Overall, Americans with strong libertarian sensibilities will feel flagrantly violated in New Zealand.
Other reasons for Americans to avoid New Zealand that he gives include:
- Cultural Marxism
- Feminism
- Clown World politics
- Anti-white male sentiments
- The same leftist lunacy found in America
- Victimhood status to various minority groups
- Colonisation seen as something to be ashamed of
- Social Justice phrases like “diversity is strength”
- “Hate Speech (challenging statements to left-leaning state and corporate orthodoxy) must also be stamped out of an inclusive and tolerant New Zealand at all cost.”
- It is really expensive to live in New Zealand
All of life’s necessities (housing, food, clothing, transportation) and near necessities (smartphones, laptops) are all vastly more expensive than their equivalent product in the United States.
[…] New Zealand has an ongoing housing affordability crisis, car imports are very costly, and petroleum currently costs almost $6 USD a gallon. To put some food prices in perspective, a modest cooked breakfast at a Kiwi cafe will set you back about $20 NZD ($13 USD).
All I can tell you is that four years of a U.S. president you don’t quite like will more than compensate for the lifetime of a just-over-broke wallet that awaits you here.
americanthinker.com/articles/2019/12/new_zealand_not_the_paradise_americans_think_it_is.