Originally Posted by
justakiwi
It is simple really. As I have already said, I take voting seriously. Women fought hard to earn the right to vote, so I'm never going to not vote. I have stated my reasons for not wishing to vote for TOP and NZF. I also stated I do not support ACT, so what's left? Labour, who as Balance has pointed out a zillion times, I voted for last time, but am now disappointed with. Which leaves National. For the most part, we are poles apart on pretty much everything, but there are one or two policies/aspecs of their overall philosophy, that I am OK with.
As far as your comments about the dairy industry go - best not go there with me. My son is a dairy farmer, and I am so tired of "townies" and others who have little real understanding of the industry, or exactly how much work our dairy farmers put into farming, in an environmentally friendly way. Our farmers (all of them, not just dairy) put food on our tables, money into our economy, and they deserve our support, not our never-ending condemnation. They also deserve better support from government - I'll let you guess which party that might be.
We have to find a balance between protecting the environment/climate change, and everything else. We are a very small country, and while we do need to do our part, whatever we manage to achieve is better than nothing, given that those achievements are but a small dot on the global landscape. But we need to be able to live our lives while we are doing it. Balance is what we need. Not, pie in the sky, extremist "green" projects that make us miserable and achieve bugger all.
So, while I understand why you are puzzled, believe me, I am just as "shocked" that voting National is something I am finding myself more than likely, forced to do this time.