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[labellementeuse]

Oh, my god.

David Lange died last night.

I was born under his Labour government. So to be honest, I barely remember anything about him as Prime Minister; but he was undeniably one of the most personally influential leaders NZ has ever had, and also my second-favourite former PM (Peter Fraser is my favourite). Also, his policies on nuclear weapons have really, they've shaped the country, it's part of our national identity.

Oh, my god. I'm just... stunned. Shocked.

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[nic-the-hat.livejournal.com]

God, I know...the first thing I heard about it was I saw it on the cover of a newspaper some one was buying at work....It seemed really surreal to me, because he's one the NZ politicians I admire the most...I'd always wanted to meet him after reading asbout him in history...It seems so strange

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

It does, doesn't it? Half of me, even though I knew he was dying, sort of thought he'd go on forever, being so iconic.