John Valentine 
I read that our PM is studying Ronald Reagan as a leadership model. Reagan famously won a huge landslide second term in 1984. Guess he can dream, even if he can't lead. #NZPol #WorstGovernmentEver
Oct 3, 2025 at 4:16amWeb
Show threadJeremyJupiterJones Oct 3, 2025

@dunedinmouse

With Luxon studying Reagan, Winston studying Trump and Seymour studying Netanyahu it is no wonder why the country is going down the toilet.

Show threadPhil Stevens Oct 3, 2025
@jeremy_pm @dunedinmouse The only piece of Ronnie's playbook our sentient thumb has got figured out is how to tilt the playing field toward fascism. The '80s US GOP was all about setting the stage for what is playing out right now.
Show threadJones MurphyOct 10, 2025

@dunedinmouse here's what Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr had to say about Reagan. The 2 men despised each other:

"When a Hollywood performer, lacking distinction even as an actor can become a leading war hawk candidate for the Presidency, only the irrationalities induced by a war psychosis can explain such a melancholy turn of events.""