Good call. I know Mike, I like Mike, but this isn't okay - he simply isn't qualified for this. It's irresponsible all round and unfortunately endorsed by this current govt who operate on what their mates say in private, their own reckons and disregard actual evidence. Not Mikes fault necessarily - he's perfectly illustrated what happens when unqualified people are given authority
Thanks Fiona. Good points - it is so hard seeing statements made that are verifiably untrue and completely disregard the extensive evidence on the matter.
Unfortunately what New Zealand has is a crass government who say one thing then enact a completely different agenda. Any one with half an ounce of common sense would understand that a man who by his own admission suffers from alcoholism and the 'black dog' of depression is exactly the last person we need heading up such an important issue as mental health awareness and funding priorities. These are very strange days, where the 'post truth' era seems to allow any fool locking academic qualificationsl, political nouse, inellectial rigour or just basic common sense to call themselves experts in whichever feild represents their hobby horse of personal focus. Goodness alone knows where it all ends, but nothing good will be an outcome as sure as day follows night
Ngā mihi e hoa. As someone who's had addiction problems that have dramatically exacerbated my mental illnesses, it's shocking that we've allowed a govt who disregards ethics to support someone who makes comments like these. It's further distressing that in retaliation, people have then used kupu that shouldn't be flung around(seeing the article by the Spinoff saying that he has a god complex doesn't actually deal with the fact that the govt has endorsed GBF/I Am Hope or patriarchal ideologies that people exhibit).
There is such a lack of care for women’s wellbeing in all of this hey? This idea that we could all just have a drink or three instead of accessing support is, well, something.
Good call. I know Mike, I like Mike, but this isn't okay - he simply isn't qualified for this. It's irresponsible all round and unfortunately endorsed by this current govt who operate on what their mates say in private, their own reckons and disregard actual evidence. Not Mikes fault necessarily - he's perfectly illustrated what happens when unqualified people are given authority
Thanks Fiona. Good points - it is so hard seeing statements made that are verifiably untrue and completely disregard the extensive evidence on the matter.
Unfortunately what New Zealand has is a crass government who say one thing then enact a completely different agenda. Any one with half an ounce of common sense would understand that a man who by his own admission suffers from alcoholism and the 'black dog' of depression is exactly the last person we need heading up such an important issue as mental health awareness and funding priorities. These are very strange days, where the 'post truth' era seems to allow any fool locking academic qualificationsl, political nouse, inellectial rigour or just basic common sense to call themselves experts in whichever feild represents their hobby horse of personal focus. Goodness alone knows where it all ends, but nothing good will be an outcome as sure as day follows night
Ngā mihi e hoa. As someone who's had addiction problems that have dramatically exacerbated my mental illnesses, it's shocking that we've allowed a govt who disregards ethics to support someone who makes comments like these. It's further distressing that in retaliation, people have then used kupu that shouldn't be flung around(seeing the article by the Spinoff saying that he has a god complex doesn't actually deal with the fact that the govt has endorsed GBF/I Am Hope or patriarchal ideologies that people exhibit).
There is such a lack of care for women’s wellbeing in all of this hey? This idea that we could all just have a drink or three instead of accessing support is, well, something.