Correlations With Voting ALCP In 2020

VariableVoting ALCP 2020
Maori0.881
Living in a Maori electorate0.865
Voting Maori Party 20200.807
Receiving income from Sole Parent Support0.770
Receiving income from Jobseeker Support0.766
Following a Maori religion0.718
Receiving income from ACC or private work insurance0.699
Percentage of electorate New Zealand-born0.695
Voting Advance NZ 20200.684
Level 2 certificate0.636
Unemployed0.635
Five children0.620
Working as a labourer0.589
Six or more children0.583
Personal income $10,000-$20,0000.581
Working as a community or personal services worker0.566
No NZQA qualifications0.550
Receiving income from Supported Living Payment0.550
Level 1 certificate0.545
Level 4 certificate0.528
Voting Vision NZ Party 20200.513
Four children0.507
Never married0.482
Full time study0.443
Currently unpartnered0.393
Voting New Zealand First 20200.381
Level 3 certificate0.375
Working as a machinery operator or driver0.370
Level 5 diploma0.365
Working in construction0.364
Working in transport, postal and warehousing0.352
Following Spiritualism or a New Age religion0.347
Personal income $20,000-$30,0000.332
Voting ONE Party 20200.329
Neither ownership of house nor house in family trust0.320
Following no religion0.285
Working in manufacturing0.268
Working in agriculture, forestry or fishing0.257
Working in electricity, gas, water and waste services0.255
Personal income $5,000-$10,0000.249
Special voting Yes for cannabis0.233
Personal income $30,000-$50,0000.229
Working as a technician or trades worker0.206
Working in mining0.201
Mean age0.167
Divorced/separated/widowed0.161
Three children0.154
Median age0.149
Working in administrative and support services0.134
Voting NZ Outdoors Party 20200.134
Employed part-time0.116
Part time study0.106
Percentage of males in electorate0.070
Working in healthcare and social assistance0.040
Working in other services0.033
Receiving income from Student Allowance0.029
Voting Social Credit 20200.022
Working in accommodation or food services0.020
Working in retail trade0.016
Personal income < $5,0000.011
Receiving wage or salary-0.003
Aged 20-24-0.008
Working in public administration or safety-0.016
Voting Heartland NZ 2020-0.025
Not in the labour force-0.032
Working in arts and recreation services-0.038
Living in a North Island electorate-0.039
Pacific Islander-0.052
Receiving no source of income-0.057
Working in education or training-0.064
Percentage of females in electorate-0.071
European-0.080
Aged 25-29-0.089
Working as a sales worker-0.138
Own or part own house-0.186
No children-0.192
Receiving income from NZ Super or Veteran’s pension-0.193
One child-0.202
Voting Greens 2020-0.228
Aged 65-69-0.230
Employed full-time-0.249
Aged 55-59-0.250
Aged 30-34-0.250
Mean personal income-0.255
Aged 70-74-0.261
Voting Labour 2020-0.269
Aged 60-64-0.274
Median personal income-0.275
Aged 75-79-0.301
Special voting Yes for euthanasia-0.312
Voting New Conservative 2020-0.312
Working as a manager-0.313
Voting The Opportunities Party 2020-0.338
Working in wholesale trade-0.338
Aged 80-84-0.338
Receiving income from self-employment or owning one’s own business-0.345
Following Christianity-0.352
Personal income $50,000-$70,000-0.358
Working as a clerical or administrative worker-0.359
Working in information media and telecommunications-0.369
Two children-0.380
Working in rental, hiring and real estate services-0.383
Voting TEA Party 2020-0.383
Living in an urban electorate-0.388
Currently partnered-0.393
Following Judaism-0.395
Aged 85+-0.403
Following Islam-0.405
Voting Sustainable NZ 2020-0.406
Aged 35-39-0.410
Aged 50-54-0.410
Following Hinduism-0.414
Not studying-0.431
Aged 40-44-0.433
Doctorate-0.445
Working in financial or insurance services-0.446
Aged 45-49-0.465
Percentage of voting age population enrolled-0.470
Own house in family trust-0.472
Voting ACT 2020-0.476
Working as a professional-0.478
Working in professional, scientific or technical services-0.490
Personal income $70,000+-0.513
Turnout rate-0.524
Master’s degree-0.529
Asian-0.530
Honours degree-0.550
Level 6 diploma-0.557
Bachelor’s degree-0.564
Following Buddhism-0.566
Receiving income from interest, dividends, rent, other investments-0.580
Voting National 2020-0.597
Married (not separated)-0.606
Percentage of electorate overseas-born-0.695

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This article is an excerpt from the upcoming 3rd Edition of Understanding New Zealand, by Dan McGlashan and published by VJM Publishing. Understanding New Zealand is the comprehensive guide to the demographics and voting patterns of the New Zealand people.

Does New Zealand Need A Sadhu System?

New Zealand is currently beset with the question of crime and punishment. The country appears torn between two failed approaches to justice: excessive softness and excessive hardness. Swinging back and forth between the two has led to great dissatisfaction with the Justice System and even talk of vigilante group formation.

Our attitude to justice reflects our moral confusion in the face of what has previously been called the Clown World Fork. Our basic morality is torn between two polar opposites: a wretched, pitiful, Christian doctrine of infinite forgiveness, and a sadistic, paranoid, bestial doctrine of utter destruction. Not having rational balance in our moral philosophy, we also don’t have it in our Justice System.

This has led us to a situation where gang member rapists get lighter sentences than people selling food without a licence. Outcomes like this are possible because we no longer have a shared sense of moral philosophy. There is no longer an agreed scale of heinousness, such that different crimes can be readily apportioned a length of punishment.

It’s time for a moral reset.

It’s time to admit that both Christianity and atheism are dead, and that neither are useful as moral philosophies any more. This means that it’s time to start experimenting with new philosophies. It’s obvious that some kind of new balance needs to be struck, between mercy and severity, for actual justice to be done.

In India there exists something that could be described as the sadhu system. In the sadhu system, criminals can repent by living a low-consumption lifestyle with a view to burning off accrued karmic debt, instead of going to prison. It’s a form of public repentance that New Zealand has no equivalent to. Perhaps we could benefit from one?

A New Zealand equivalent of the sadhu system would involve certain criminals, upon pleading guilty to a crime, to agree to forfeit the right to own property for a set period of time. In exchange, their basic food, clothing and shelter needs are met by the state, and they don’t go to prison or to home detention.

The logic is that many crimes, especially ones of property and violence, are ultimately motivated by egotism, and egotism is ultimately caused by a lack of spirituality. In other words, only a non-spiritual person would become so attached to the material world that they thought it was worth committing crimes to advance oneself here.

In the case of some criminals, dilemmas abound. Some are too dangerous to be allowed to roam the street, but at the same time there may be numerous downsides to sending them to prison. It’s apparent that a third approach is necessary.

This article suggests that certain criminals be offered the choice of prison or becoming part of a new, experimental sadhu system based on the Hindu model. This would entail that the criminal forfeit their right to own property or to accumulate wealth for a certain period of time, in exchange for agreeing to live as a spiritual penitent.

Indian sadhus use a lot of cannabis, which is known to be a spiritual sacrament that induces detachment from the material world. New Zealand sadhus could be given as much cannabis as they feel they need in order to develop beyond their innate clinging to the material world.

New Zealand doesn’t have many Hindu temples, so any introduction of a sadhu system might depend on the previous establishment of a national religion that can accommodate penitents. This might involve a new religion for the Age of Aquarius, such as Elementalism or similar. Perhaps funding could be directed to the construction of an Elementalist temple in every New Zealand town.

Elementalist temples in every town would mean that sadhus could travel as wandering ascetics from town to town, staying at the various temples and hanging out smoking cannabis with the Elementalist priests. These priests, trained in true psychology and not mere huckstering, will be able to help heal the souls of the various sadhus.

The advantages of such a system are many. For one, the Elementalist priests would serve as a kind of psychiatric service to the sadhus, helping them understand their place, and the place of humanity, in the grand scheme of creation. They would explain the laws of karma and the possible reasons for a lowly birth in this life.

The inevitable, knee-jerk reaction to this idea on the part of many is to bemoan the low productivity of the sadhus. But productivity and consumption go hand-in-hand. If we’re going to make a genuine effort to prevent the destruction of the Earth’s climate, we need to encourage people to live low-consumption lifestyles whenever possible.

A sadhu system could provide a neat and voluntary alternative path to rehabilitate criminals. We’re tried breaking them into submission and we’ve tried treating them like children – both approaches failed. Let’s try the spiritual approach, wherein we incentivise the criminally-minded to abandon the material world and to work on eliminating karmic debt.

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The Spiritual Use Of Cannabis Throughout History

The use of cannabis in human history as a spiritual tool dates back thousands of years. In many cultures, the plant has been considered sacred and has held a significant place in religious practices. Despite its controversial status in today’s society, cannabis was once regarded as a holy sacrament, offering those who consumed it a gateway to higher spiritual states.

Cannabis has been used in various forms throughout history. Its earliest recorded uses date back to ancient China and India. In China, the plant was considered one of the “50 fundamental herbs” and was used extensively in traditional medicine. In India, cannabis was considered sacred under the name “bhang”, and it was considered an essential element of Indian religious practices.

In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often depicted holding a “chillum”, a clay pipe used to smoke cannabis. It is believed that Shiva would consume cannabis before meditating, as it helped to quiet his mind and achieve a heightened state of consciousness.

Similarly, in the Elementalist religion, cannabis, or “ganja”, holds a central role in their spiritual practices. Elementalists believe that the plant is a sacrament, given to them by God, to promote relaxation, calmness, and increase spiritual awareness. They use it as an aid in meditation and prayer, to gain insight into their relationship with the divine and to connect with their inner selves.

Native American tribes also incorporated the use of cannabis in their spiritual rituals. The Lakota tribe, for example, used cannabis as part of their vision quests. During these quests, individuals would consume cannabis to enter a trance-like state and seek guidance from the spirit world.

In addition to spiritual practices, cannabis has played a crucial role in modern religions such as Elementalism and the Church of the Universe. These religions view cannabis as a means of connecting with the divine and achieving a higher state of consciousness.

The spiritual use of cannabis is not limited to religious practices. It has also been used as a tool for self-exploration and personal growth. Many individuals who consume cannabis report experiencing feelings of euphoria, a sense of connectedness with the universe, and heightened creativity. These experiences often lead individuals to question their place in the world and their relationship with the divine.

However, it is important to note that the spiritual use of cannabis is not without controversy. Some argue that the plant’s psychoactive properties can lead to abuse and addiction, ultimately hindering an individual’s spiritual development through creating an attachment to the material world.

Despite these criticisms, the spiritual use of cannabis persists among many individuals and religious communities around the world. In recent years, there has been a growing movement to legalise cannabis, driven in part by those who view its use as a spiritual right.

This movement has gained momentum as more individuals and communities have begun to recognize the therapeutic benefits of cannabis. The plant is now used to treat a variety of medical conditions such as chronic pain, epilepsy, and anxiety. As more research is conducted on its potential as a therapeutic tool, it is possible that the spiritual use of cannabis will become more widely accepted and recognized.

In conclusion, the spiritual use of cannabis in human history is a complex topic. For many cultures and religions, cannabis was considered a sacred plant capable of promoting spiritual growth and personal development. Although it is mostly prohibited today, many millions still use it to gain spiritual insight.

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Weaponised Psychiatry Is Still Used Everywhere

Most people consider the mental health system to be part of the wider health system. This isn’t true at all. In reality, the mental health system is part of the criminal justice system. In the same way the political Establishment uses the Police, it also uses psychiatrists to destroy their enemies. Psychiatry in the West today is a weapon used to stifle dissent.

In the Soviet Union, dissidents were destroyed for being mentally ill. Dissidence itself was a crime; anyone who did not slavishly obey the authorities risked being diagnosed with “sluggish schizophrenia“. Anyone who pointed out that the Holodomor was a genocide risked getting locked up in a psychiatric institute, never to be seen again.

Like most crimes committed by authoritarians last century, the same thing is happening in Anglo countries today. As with all other crimes committed by Anglo governments, the mainstream media strenuously denies that it’s happening.

A New Zealand woman named Pamela Taylor is now copping the same treatment from the New Zealand mental health system that freethinkers copped in the Soviet Union. Taylor, like those destroyed by Soviet psychiatry, is a dissenter. She attended the Parliament Lawn protests last year, and is well aware of the criminal nature of our current ruling class.

Earlier this week the Police dragged Taylor away to a psychiatric facility in Dunedin where a Dr Nigel Fanshaw “deemed her to have mental dysfunction”. Apparently the psychiatric assessment was ordered by a Family Court Judge in connection with an ongoing dispute with the father of her children, and was prompted by Taylor’s view on the Coronavirus vaccine and the fact that she attended the Wellington protests last year.

Taylor is no longer being held in psychatric “care”, but the damage has been done. As honest legal scholars have pointed out for decades now, the process is the punishment. Simply being forced through the mental health system will serve as a lesson not to question the Government again.

Normies don’t realise it, but the mental health system is tougher than the criminal justice system.

If you chop someone’s head off and rape the corpse, and then get arrested, you will have a lawyer with you at every step of the process to make sure your rights aren’t violated. If you can’t afford a lawyer you’re given one for free by the state. This lawyer will ensure that, if your rights are violated, you will get away with whatever you did (or at least get massive compensation).

No such respect is granted to you if you’re under suspicion of having a mental illness.

If you’re under suspicion of having a mental illness, you can be hauled in front of a psychiatrist for a mental health assessment, without any right to protest. You can be put under the Mental Health Act and have your freedom taken off you, without any recourse to a lawyer, without any recourse to appeal, without any rights at all.

The decision whether to put you under the Mental Health Act will usually be made by one psychiatrist only. You will not have a lawyer present to ensure your rights are not violated. If a bad decision is made, you will not be informed of your rights to overturn that decision (you have no such rights anyway). You can then be hauled off and force medicated.

Psychiatric medication is capable of producing many and varied changes in human behaviour, but one of the most predictable is sedation. These “chemical lobotomies” are ideal ways to smash dissenters. In principle, it doesn’t matter if those so lobotomised are really dissenters or not, as being unable to work is also considered a form of dissent.

All of this horror is justified by the delusion that, because psychiatrists have done nine years of tertiary study, they must be smarter and morally superior to everyone else. In reality, psychiatrists are some of the most depraved and despicable members of our society. Almost all of them are hard-core materialists who believe that spirituality is a mental illness. Having no spiritual sense, they follow the societal herd on all moral questions.

And so, if a psychiatrist puts a patient under the Mental Health Act, that psychiatrist is not obliged to explain their reasoning. It’s assumed that any attempt to explain would be futile owing to the inherent subhumanity of the patient. No such assumptions of subhumanity are made about rapists and murderers, who are given full rights to appeal.

People under suspicion of mental illness are lower than rapists and murderers in New Zealand: that’s weaponised psychiatry.

The grim, brutal truth is that the mental health system is twins with the criminal justice system. Its purpose is primarily to destroy the enemies of the Establishment. The mental health system isn’t there to help, it’s there to punish. Dissenters like Pamela Taylor and VJM Publishing are the prime targets of it.

Weaponised psychiatry is used all over the world today to keep the herds of human livestock under control. This is not only true of the Soviet Union and its descendants but also of America and New Zealand, where psychiatrists routinely violate the Human Rights Act with no consequences. All it takes is a person or group arrogant enough to believe that they can decide what other people’s best interests are.

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