The Greens are right now proving they are what we all knew them to be – a bunch of misfits. How they think their maniacal behaviour is going to increase their popularity is beyond comprehension: they exhibit conduct that is totally disconnected with the majority of voters. Wisdom and commonsense replaced with a form of queer thinking, maybe to align with their behaviour.
The Māori Party, in its own sphere of influence, is up to the same misdirected tactics. They might please their supporters but that small clique of racist blowhards is never going to be enough to win an election. Like the Greens, their penchant for getting offside with the majority of voters will prove to be their downfall.
All of this leaves Labour sitting between a rock and a hard place. If they are not having nightmares to go with their sore posteriors, they are not aware of the seriousness of the situation they are in. They are going to spend most of their time between now and the next election, dancing on the head of a pin trying to avoid either completely agreeing or disagreeing with every stupid utterance from the Greens and similarly, with the radical speak from the Māori Party.
I suspect this will have the effect of continually diverting their own messaging on policy, putting them at a severe disadvantage when the Coalition, while having minor internal differences, will basically be singing from the same song sheet. Both the Greens and the Māori Party are far too self centred to act in the common good. They will destroy not only their own chances of winning the election but Labour’s too.
The situation is fast getting out of hand and Labour would be well advised to haul both parties in for a pretty direct chat over a glass or two of Lion Red and some sausage rolls. While Hipkins might have the stomach for the refreshments, I suspect he won't have for the blunt conversation that would be needed.
What all of this will prove is that neither the Greens nor the Māori Party deserve to be in parliament, never mind the untenable thought they might be in power. Parliament. The country would be much better off without their presence and their nonsense.
Protest groups, which is all they are, do have a place in a democracy but not in the halls of power.
It is up to the voters to ensure this is the case.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
The Māori Party, in its own sphere of influence, is up to the same misdirected tactics. They might please their supporters but that small clique of racist blowhards is never going to be enough to win an election. Like the Greens, their penchant for getting offside with the majority of voters will prove to be their downfall.
All of this leaves Labour sitting between a rock and a hard place. If they are not having nightmares to go with their sore posteriors, they are not aware of the seriousness of the situation they are in. They are going to spend most of their time between now and the next election, dancing on the head of a pin trying to avoid either completely agreeing or disagreeing with every stupid utterance from the Greens and similarly, with the radical speak from the Māori Party.
I suspect this will have the effect of continually diverting their own messaging on policy, putting them at a severe disadvantage when the Coalition, while having minor internal differences, will basically be singing from the same song sheet. Both the Greens and the Māori Party are far too self centred to act in the common good. They will destroy not only their own chances of winning the election but Labour’s too.
The situation is fast getting out of hand and Labour would be well advised to haul both parties in for a pretty direct chat over a glass or two of Lion Red and some sausage rolls. While Hipkins might have the stomach for the refreshments, I suspect he won't have for the blunt conversation that would be needed.
What all of this will prove is that neither the Greens nor the Māori Party deserve to be in parliament, never mind the untenable thought they might be in power. Parliament. The country would be much better off without their presence and their nonsense.
Protest groups, which is all they are, do have a place in a democracy but not in the halls of power.
It is up to the voters to ensure this is the case.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
1 comment:
"They will destroy not only their own chances of winning the election but Labour’s too."
Your post seems to suggest that this is a bad thing whereas its the best for the country. Labour and its coalition partners have failed NZ at every step.
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