Geeze Wayne! What if the public disagree with you to the extent that they have been disagreeing with you for several years?
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Geeze Wayne! What if the public disagree with you to the extent that they have been disagreeing with you for several years?
I think I agree with you Logen. We've known for decades that ongoing economic and human population growth is unsustainable for Planet Earth, but no-one wants to give up their share of the profits. Graeme Cairns of the McGillicuddy Serious Party might be the most sane person in Hamilton, with his "Great Leap Backwards" concept.
Not so eZ. I might not have agreed with some of Helen Clarke's ideas, but I certainly took my hat off to her as a leader of the party and an excellent P.M.
And FWIW both National and Labour have had their bad moments, poor leaders and mediocre MPs. Believe it or not I have voted for Labour on several occasions. Having said that, I think the current lot are hopeless. There are a couple of newbies who might shine if they come out of the shadows, but out of the old brigade only Annette King shows political talent. Little looked for a moment that he might get a foothold on his position, but he just hasn't shone - and won't. I think Shearer may have been their best bet had he been given more of a chance. He was likeable and since his demotion has shown it.
James Shaw the co-leader of the Greens has had a very strong start to his co-leadership and represented the Greens at the Paris Climate summit. So I suggest removing the blinkers. He also supported the change to the flag referendum, something I would have thought you would support Fungus.
He's probably alright. The point I was making is he doesn't dominate leadership like Norman Russel did. Doesn't alter the fact that co-leadership is ridiculous and ultimately will damage the greens. I don't know why I would approve of support to the flag referendum change. That was silly. So was attending the Paris thing.
Why don't governments around the world - including the US - start utilizing the Capitalist system whereby capital is supposed to be allocated efficiently / businesses stand or fall based on their own merits etc. Markets operating without outside interference. If everyone thinks Capitalism is a fantastic system which has elevated millions of human beings out of poverty, let it operate. But the system currently operating is all about Central Bankers making pronouncements every other day to keep markets up, QE, interest rates at staggeringly low levels, huge bail-outs....it's an absolute dogs breakfast. All sorts of bizarre fall-out happening now - oil prices at USD 27 a barrel, currency wars, global deflation. Our own Reserve Bank talking of further interest rate cuts, the government ramping up borrowing for public works to paper over economic cracks. Auckland Housing Market now too big to fail. It's got our whole economy by the balls.
And even Logen Ninefingers, Daytr and the rest of us all have the freedom to speak and vote as we wish and the power to change what we can change and learn to enjoy the bits we can't change. So whats the problem? I didn't like being a poverty stricken lad in an Irish village so I moved. There must be somewhere on the planet where you can be blissfully happy and contented with your lot. If the rain would stop. I would be even happier and so would the cricket people down at the park.