The Universal Law of Opposites

Introduction

RIP Charlie Kirk, a conservative commentator and debater, who was assassinated on 10th September 2025, clearly because of his determination to exercise free speech. He died because of the words he spoke - of the ideas he freely shared. The article that follows is inspired by Charlie. I listened to him a lot, and while I did not agree with him on many things, I valued his willingness to engage in robust but civil debate with even the most unpleasant of opponents. I learned a lot from Charlie, about how to listen to unpleasant and uncomfortable ideas, to be tolerant and how to debate in a forthright, yet kindly manner. How to be a better person. I already miss him a lot.

Balance

One of the deepest truths of the universe is the law of opposites. Opposing forces that are in balance create - well - balance. For every conceivable force there must be an equal and opposite for that force to exist. Yin and yang, black and white, positive and negative, light and dark, God and the devil, conservative and liberal, male and female. Without these pairings there is no tension, no movement, no life.

If there are no opposing forces at all, then we are left with entropy – nothingness.

The Politics of Balance

In politics this law plays out in plain sight. A victory of 80 percent may look impressive, but in reality it is the foundation of dictatorship. There is no opposition left to provide balance. A victory of 51 percent, however, is democracy in its truest sense: messy, contested, but alive.

The health of a society depends on balance. Too much dominance in any direction tips us into tyranny.

Balance in the Human Body

I fully realised just how powerful this universal principle of opposites is when studying and reviewing Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA). Every mineral in a healthy creature has opposing elements that must be perfectly balanced within each cell for health to flourish.

Magnesium balances calcium. Calcium calms, magnesium activates.Sodium balances potassium. Sodium is the accelerator for the cardiovascular system, potassium its brake.

Health is never about one nutrient alone, but about their complex interplay of forces, and balance. This is the law of opposites written into the chemistry of life itself.

Seeking Balance in Life

I take these universal laws and apply them to my personal life, in politics, and in my daily actions. While I am far from perfect, in doing so, I still seek balance. Balance does not mean fence-sitting. It means being brave to speak out about uncomfortable things, while hearing views that clash with my own, weighing them up, and then deciding the best way forward. It is about being prepared to admit I was wrong and to then change my mind and behaviour

. The truth is rarely found at the extremes; it sits somewhere in the middle.

And here’s the thing: nobody fits neatly into one ideological box. On one issue I might lean conservative, on another liberal. Yet the world demands that I hold one all-encompassing view. So, if I hold an opinion on one issue, then I must automatically subscribe to a dozen others. If I oppose abortion, it is assumed without question that I must also oppose the creation of a Palestinian state. If I care deeply for the environment, it is assumed I must also support every aspect of the trans agenda. That is nonsense.

The Death of Civil Debate

What makes this worse is the loss of civil debate. Too often now, to speak one’s mind is to risk being dismissed as a peddler of “misinformation” or even accused of “hate speech” – as if words themselves are violence worthy of arrest and prosecution. This suffocates dialogue and kills democracy.

I saw this first-hand during the occupation of Parliament grounds in Wellington, which began on 8 February 2022 and was forcibly cleared by police on 2 March 2022. We were not asking for much – only to be heard. I wrote an article at the time asking: where are the medical and scientific conferences on the pandemic response? Why no open review of the evidence? Instead, Member of Parliament, Michael Wood, speaking to parliament labelled us a “river of filth,” the Speaker, Trevor Mallard, turned the sprinklers on us, and riot police cleared the grounds.

That moment broke something in New Zealand. It divided us, left us unhappy, unhealthy, and it broke the country financially. Exactly what you expect when leaders embrace dictatorial methods.

The Freerangers Way

We can do better. We must do better. The Freerangers ethos is simple: seek balance, embrace dialogue, respect nature, and restore health and freedom. A freerange life is one of resilience, openness, and courage. It is the opposite of control, fear, and silence.

True strength lies not in silencing others, but in listening, debating, and finding the middle ground. The law of opposites demands it.

Walk the Talk – Join the Freerangers Movement

If you share these values, then don’t just nod and move on. Take action. Live strong, live free, live like a Freeranger. Start with something small today: cook a real meal, walk with your children in the bush, plant a seed, or start a conversation that others are too afraid to have.

Be a Freeranger and be part of restoring balance to our nation (Freerangers website coming soon!).