'explain Chloe'
- Amanda Riddell
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- Apr 10, 2024
- 2 min read
Well, now that the documentary is complete, I'm guessing that lots of people probably want to know what I think of Ms Swarbrick and why I think that she could be PM one day. I'm not really in possession of any special knowledge about Chloe; the Dakumentary mostly uses footage that anyone could have already seen, though I suppose that it all makes more sense in context with the footage of mine that may have inspired some of her choices regarding outfits and wording. - From watching her, I think she deliberately hides parts of herself from the public, despite the stereotype that she's unable to hide her feelings due to the ADHD. Much like myself! Our real life acquaintanceship is very different to the movie - there's a lot more anger and mutual irritation that drives the collaboration, plus this sense of queering Parliament which has started happening since I started attending semi-regularly. - Whether she really takes my advice: well, it would seem so. Whether that's a good or bad thing, I dunno, but I think she's exerted more ego since 2020 and has definitely come up with a broader range of policy ideas. For example, when I was taking acid, I got the sense she was really pissed at my titles for Weeded Out -- like, she really wanted her name in the front credits. Unfortunately, that wasn't really possible because I'd switched computers and the title sequence was gone. Hell, even my name isn't actually in the credits: that's my nom-de-plume. That's a statement of ego. 🤣 - As a potential PM, I think she's got the same x-factor as Jacinda, which is that she's a really good communicator and seems like a fairly normal person. However, that's quite a ways away... I've also mentioned on a few occasions that I think that the Greens could overtake Labour; that's one of my ideas too.
Relationship-wise, I think that we're not quite in one. Like, we see each other often and we've been flirting on Facebook for a few years (how many people saw that?), but it's not like we're living together or sharing finances. Plus I get tongue-tied whenever she's around, which was also true in 2018, so it's more like a silent movie. - As I like to point out, we're never in the same shot during over 19 hours of footage, though one of my favourite things about the Dakumentary is that it shows this ongoing dialogue that's been happening regarding the War on Drugs. 2024 is an unusual year - she's now the co-leader, and I've got this transgender stuff to campaign for, That's why…