Rudman disparages entire NZ population

Adam confesses that he has little time for Brian Rudman and his writings. Though in his NZ Herald column today much of what Rudman said Adam could agree with to a later or lesser extent. Or he would have done, if it had not been for the article’s opening paragraph which irritated Adam to the extent that he felt compelled to regard the rest of the column adversely as well. Irrational, yes, but to Adam’s way of thinking completely understandable.

Rudman started his article with this arrogant, condescending, patronising drivel:-

Every time I hear someone advocating a referendum I cringe. Surely the $9 million anti-smacking charade is evidence enough that asking the great unwashed to say yes or no to a complex, many-faceted conundrum is a dumb way to go.

The referendum might be silly, but calling the entire population of NZ the great unwashed and thus by inference consigning them to some sort of moron status fit only to carry out the wishes of, and tasks assigned to them by the likes of Rudman and his fellow elitist cronies is in itself not only cringe making but deeply offensive.

Why on earth does the NZ Herald allow this fellow to waste dead trees with his nasty barbs and posturing  burblings.