New Zealand Prime Minister Lesson for Trump

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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister will not seek re-election.

How far is the U.S. from New Zealand? Miles apart. More than that actually, oceans and continents apart, but they have one thing in common. They are former British colonies. The Royal Navy landed in pristine lands without a single plastic bag and planted the British flag, because there were no 'people', just a bunch of natives with no clothes on.

Settlers established the countries known as New Zealand and the U.S. run by a system of democracy, no matter how flawed it is. There are elections. One party wins and the loser makes a nice speech to admit defeat. Life goes on. That changed in 2020 when Donald Trump did not accept the will of the American people. The vote told him that he must go. The tank was empty.

Which brings me to the tank analogy and Jacinda Ardern, the New Zealand Prime Minister. She just announced she will not seek re-election in February. She acknowledged it was not an easy job. “I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice.”

Her party, the Labour Party and voters will remember her for that honest admission. The world too, because men kill to stay in office. Images of women and children crossing deserts and rivers do not move them. No human feelings. They must stay in power.

Trump is in your face, that’s why we forget Africa is the birthplace of despots that don’t want to walk home when the tank is empty. There’s a country in east Africa called Uganda. Yoweri Museveni has been president since 1986.

Trump must learn from Jacinda Ardern. We will all die tomorrow (sorry for the reminder), but what does Trump want on his tombstone? My election was stolen. Jacinda Ardern will have the tank quote.

By: Nonqaba waka Msimang.

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