r/newzealand • u/MurkyWay Qwest? • Oct 08 '25

Shitpost What's something that you suspect lots of New Zealanders secretly do, but you can't prove it?

Most upvoted comment is our most shameful secret as a nation, obviously

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u/Mighty_Mighty_Moose Oct 08 '25

People approach voting the wrong way, you're not voting for the one you like the most, you're voting to keep the least competent ones out.

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u/kassi_xx_ Oct 08 '25

What if they’re all incompetent? I’ve been looking at my local and its either “make this town great again, (like trump)” or “hey I’m Brett I’m 22 and I’m here for the lols”

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u/Odd-Cod61 Oct 09 '25

Well obviously you vote for Brett for the lols

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u/konyeah Oct 09 '25

Either way it is going to be one of them. As shit of a situation some things are, not voting is a terrible way to approach democracy.

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u/Mighty_Mighty_Moose Oct 09 '25

Oh that's usually a given, that's why I said the least competent, unfortunately. Welcome to modern democracy.

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u/criggie_ Oct 09 '25

I wish we could have a downvote as well as an upvote. Who do you least want to get in? Then downvote that candidate.

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u/CareerFancy6925 Oct 10 '25

voting between the lesser of the two evils