Legitimacy should be based on more than wining an election.
The legitimacy of this government will continue to be
debated until the dodgy deals that were the basis for its formation are
overtaken by a public acceptance that the coalition is indeed working in our
best interests by trying to keep us safe.
No amount of posturing on the world stage will convince
those of us at home that this mob is any better at honouring that commitment
than any previous government if the evidence suggests they are simply on a
mission to satisfy the hunger pangs of their own narrow ideology.
In other words, we can't afford to sit back and let this
group of zealots use their falsely claimed mandate to operate on our behalf
knowing that the results of their policies will do irreparable harm to our
sovereign state.
I personally regard the proposed carbon tax legislation
as being enough reason to consider cancelling the government's operating
licence.
That would appear to be a pretty hefty charge in the
minds of most kiwis but l have never been more serious and have no trouble
producing the evidence that we are being led by a faction that contemptuously
overrides the normal boundaries of consent.
The fact that we are a signatory to the Paris Agreement
is a false justification for administering this snake oil medicine which tastes
rotten but is supposed to be good for us in the long run.
If you believe that, you really do need help.
Here is my interpretation of where we sit on the world
stage as a honest contributor to the well being of the brotherhood of nations.
Most kiwis accept
that "we are our brothers keeper" and whether we like it or not, we
have responsibilities, particularly to those fellow world citizens who are less
fortunate than us - that probably means at least half the world's population.
But, as with all families, there are limits to what we should be expected to do
on behalf of others.
Traditionally, we have a proud record of punching above
our weight, contributing on a per capita basis, more than our share in order to
relieve the suffering of countries facing enormous challenges.
I don't think there is a fair minded person in this
country who would want it any other way or would want us to relax our efforts
whatever the level of involvement.
However, there is a huge difference between becoming the
first to volunteer our troops, experts, cash etc to overseas causes that will
have little direct benefit to our own society (those that are purely
humanitarian which is what we do best) to jumping in at the deep end before we
know whether there is any water in the pool.
I suggest that the latter description is an accurate one
where our Government is about to push a large percentage of us off the diving
board before fully understanding the likely consequences of that act of wilful
manslaughter.
If the government was honest and responsible enough to
check what is happening to its beloved crusade to avert the threat of climate
change / global warming, it would find that most of its co signatories to the
Paris Accord who matter, are deserting the ship before it sinks under its own
weight. Their reasons for doing so are based on naked self interest. I doubt
there would be any other government, faced with similar internal problems who
would try to justify any other course of action to their electorate - except
perhaps ours!
Background information:
1) Those countries
who could make a real difference to the levels of green house gasses in the
atmosphere by reducing their own emissions, The United States, China and India,
are either exempt from the undertakings committed to by "wallies"
like us or have withdrawn from the agreement altogether.
2) Worse still, the two biggest polluters, China and
India, are, by their current actions, showing little evidence they will honour
any commitment to become compliant when the time comes for them to operate
under the rules governing member states.
The reality is that these two environmental criminals (a
term used by our government to describe rural citizens of this country) can't
get enough raw material to service the growing number of coal fired cheap
energy plants that are appearing like a rash all over their respective areas of
real estate. And who can blame them!
It is, for them, a far more important humanitarian issue
than being part of a half baked scheme that has little chance of ever achieving
its objectives. They have a responsibility first and foremost to their own
citizens.
When our government shows signs that principle is
paramount in their minds, we could consider them to be a worthy claimant to the
title of legitimacy. Until then, we should reject this illegal imposition of
hardship where we are the only losers.
Clive Bibby is a commentator, consultant, farmer and community leader, who lives in Tolaga Bay.
2 comments:
I support NZCPR "bigly" on some issues but not on others. I agree with AGW although I realise we are all guilty (how many progressives stay local over the holidays?).
Signing the Paris Accord was the first stupid mistake. Crippling the NZ economy by destroying our agricultural base when food will soon be the new gold, is so stupid, there are no words too describe it. All because a lied to generation believe they can control the climate. Truth is only the phases of the SUN affects the climate. As for our current political predicament, shouldn't the 'Party' recording the most votes as a percentage, be obliged to choose its coalition partners to make up a ruling majority, in which case the minor 'Parties' could go as low as two per-cent. Unlike the present situation, where a 'Party' with as little as five per-cent, can decide on a coalition of loosers..
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