James Cameron, the Hollywood director behind the Avatar movies and a man who thinks he’s saving the planet one kale salad at a time, has officially ditched the United States for New Zealand. And why? Because, according to him, Americans are just too “insane” to handle a pandemic. That’s right, the man who made billions off American moviegoers now says we’re not smart enough for his taste. So he’s packing up his self-righteous attitude and heading for the land of sheep, socialism, and state-enforced lockdowns.
In a recent interview, Cameron gushed over New Zealand like a teenage girl at a boy band concert. He praised the country’s draconian COVID lockdowns and bragged that they “eliminated the virus twice.” That’s a fun way to describe locking people in their homes, shutting down businesses, and turning a free society into a government-controlled experiment. He even celebrated their “98% vaccination rate” as if forced compliance is some kind of moral badge of honor.
“This is why I love New Zealand,” Cameron said with a straight face. Sure, Jim. A place where the government tells you when you can leave your house and what businesses are “essential.” What’s not to love?
Cameron didn’t stop there. He took a swipe at the U.S. for only having a 62% vaccination rate and sneered, “Where would you rather live?” Well, James, some of us still prefer living in a country where we actually get to make our own medical decisions without the government breathing down our necks. But thanks for asking.
And in case you missed it, he also called Americans “insane” and said New Zealanders are “sane” because they obeyed the government during COVID. It’s amazing how comfortable rich elites get with authoritarianism when they’re sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars and don’t have to worry about losing their jobs or paying rent during a lockdown.
Let’s also not forget, during the pandemic, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ran the country like a socialist fever dream—four levels of lockdown, strict travel bans, and even police checkpoints for “essential movement.” But to Cameron, that’s just good governance. He’s not after scenery, he says, he’s after “sanity.” Apparently, sanity now means surrendering your freedoms to bureaucrats in lab coats.
And this is the same guy who thinks veganism and composting will save the planet. He proudly runs an organic farm and preaches about the dangers of pesticides while flying private jets to film sets and premieres. It’s hard to take dietary advice from someone whose carbon footprint could squash a small village.
Cameron even admitted he’s not against GMOs—just the “chemistry” that comes with them. Spoken like a true Hollywood scientist. Maybe next he’ll direct a film about how we can all fight climate change by eating tofu and installing solar panels on our chicken coops.
At the end of the day, James Cameron is the perfect example of the liberal elite: wildly successful because of American capitalism, yet constantly complaining about the country that gave him everything. He wants to live in a place where everyone falls in line like sheep, and he found it. Meanwhile, the rest of us will stay right here in the good old USA—where freedom still means something, and where we don’t need a prime minister’s permission to go outside.
So bon voyage, Jim. Enjoy your lockdown paradise. Over here, we’ll keep our liberty, our sanity, and our right to think for ourselves.