XPost: nz.politics

A bit extreme? No not really and yes the last decade has seen some serious changes, many very poor.

Being a white cisgender male, I have now found I have even more labels. I used to be a Normal Person!
I used to think I was pretty much just a regular person, but I was born white, into a two-parent household which now, whether I like it or not, makes me privileged, racist, and a coloniser.
I am a fiscal and moral conservative, which by today’s standards, makes me a fascist because I plan, budget, and support myself.
I went to School and have always held a job. But I now find out that I am not here because I earned it, but because I was “advantaged.”
I am heterosexual, which according to gay folks, now makes me homophobic.
I am not a Muslim, which now labels me as an infidel.
I am older than 60, making me a useless dinosaur who doesn’t understand Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Snapchat.
I think, reason, and doubt most of what the ‘mainstream’ media tells me, making me a Right-wing conspiracy theorist.
I am proud of my heritage, making me a xenophobe.
I believe in hard work, fair play, and fair reward according to each individual’s merits, which today makes me an anti-socialist.
I believe our system guarantees freedom of effort, not freedom of outcome or subsidies, which must make me a borderline sociopath.
I believe in the defence and protection of my nation for and by all citizens, now making me a militant.
I am proud of what our flag stands for and the many who died to let it fly, so I stand during our National Anthem and I attend the Anzac day dawn parade — so I must be a radical.
Funny — it all took place over the last decade!
If all this nonsense wasn’t enough to deal with, now I don’t even know which toilet to use … and these days I’ve got to go more frequently so please stand clear!”

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