Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

I've never been more proud of my country, New Zealand.

At first I was skeptical about our left-leaning government's pandemic response, then I saw our right-leaning oppo call for ending all restrictions before our double-vaxxed rate passed 90%. That would've killed thousands.

It's a surreal moment, the first time you realize that one of your country's two largest political parties is fine about needlessly killing thousands of people, including potentially oneself, just for their poll numbers.

Anyway, I'm cresting a wave of joy right now...

And I haven't been doing lines of cocaine like a certain former US president's son does now every time he appears on camera.

Most of my American friends know this 1991 song "The Weather With You" by Crowded House.

It's a Kiwi gem.

Some of the lyrics:

"Well, there's a small boat made of china
It's going nowhere on the mantlepiece
Well, do I lie like a loungeroom lizard
Or do I sing like a bird released?"

I won the lottery by being born in NZ. Have spent many years wanting & even making plans to move to the US & become a dual citizen. I'm not ruling it out but for once in my life I'm content to be right where I am.

NZ is relying on the American-made Pfizer vaccine. THANK YOU.

I hope NZ and the US become even closer in the coming years. In WWII, US Marines were "overpaid, oversexed, and over here."😉 At times, our RNZAF fighter pilots escorted US ships while the equipment lost at Pearl Harbor was being replaced.

We are best friends.🇳🇿🇺🇸