Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been named as the new leader of a project designed to “challenge and change” the status quo of politics.
Ardern will lead the Field Fellowship, a new programme for emerging leaders, where she hopes to “rehumanise leadership” and “bring more hope and optimism into politics”.
The programme will connect and support those that embrace an alternative form of leadership.
“Leading Field is a humbling and exciting opportunity,” Ardern said.
“I want to help bring more hope and optimism into politics, but also rehumanise leadership. This is a chance to do that and bring together a network of really talented politicians.”
Actually it is a training programme for left-wing politicians. Apparently only politicians on the left can believe in hope and optimism (don’t tell Ronald Reagan).
The programme is run by the Center for American Progress (CAP) Action Fund, a nonpartisan policy and advocacy organisation based in Washington DC, according to its website.
It’s the left-wing equivalent of the Heritage Foundation. It is about as nonpartisan as they are. It is funds by major donors including the Open Society Foundation.
Now there is nothing wrong with Jacinda training up future left-wing politicians. I’m all for it, just as I’m also for future right-wing politicians being trained up through the IDU etc. I’m just don’t think it should be portrayed as some sort of noble enlightenment exercise.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders.
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With Comrade Ardern's background as leader of World Junior Communist Party, and her track record of dividing our nation, and wrecking our economy, she is well suited to this role.
Ardern will lead the Field Fellowship cult, a new programme for “emerging psychopaths”, where she/he hopes to “transform them into cruel despots” and introduce more oppressive fear and control into politics.
Course 101: How to do the maximum damage in the minimal time.
Beyond a bad joke.
Absolutely, well spoken Doug.
Just what the world needs at the moment, more Marxist dictators!
And her customers had better not like democracy !
I wonder how many of her students will reach the staggering heights of uselessness that she achieved.
We have left wing and right wing.
What about the fuselage containing the majority of we the people.? Where is their think tank?
You got it, Anon.
The view of the majority is found in the views of the " centre" blogs and sites.
We must fervently hope that irrefutable facts are sufficiently convincing and widely supported to assure the passage of Seymour's Treaty Principles Bill. If not, prepare for the worst.
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