DEI is the demise of the greens, the Ben Doyle saga is the final nail in the coffin.

[Praktica]

Of course it matters, nowhere in DEI policies is merit subservient to any other quality.

Quite the reverse, if you have been in that position you would know that not only do you have to have the qualifications, they have to be greater than the white male applicant standing alongside.

Look around. The evidence is everywhere in every sphere of our community. Only the blind, or deliberately ignorant cannot see the reality those of us who have fought for DEI policies have been up against for several generations.

Want an example? Check out the wannabes for the mayoralty in a local body election near you. Wellington is a prime example..

And lets not forget that there was a time not so very long ago, when all those in positions of power (from politicians on down, i.e. postmasters, vicars, business heads etc. etc.) were always male.

That, I think, is the point - people hanker for the "good old days", and find the modern world confusing.