Originally Posted by
BlackPeter
Look EZ, not even sure, whether our view on John Key is so much different. You see him as an embarrassment. While we might still have a different view on the level of embarrassment, I do agree in principle.
Where our views seem to diverge is when we look at the available alternatives. I do see anything the disorganised pile of Leftish parties in NZ have to offer these days as far worse than a John Key run government ... and I think your problem is - as long as you consider the throwing of dildos as a major political victory, you might have problems to convince the majority of New Zealanders that Mana / Green / Labour / Internet have anything desirable to offer.
Yes, there are some good people (David Shearer, Kelvin Davis, perhaps Phil Goff and others) - but they have little to say.
Come the next election - National does not need to be good, it just needs to be better than the alternative - and this unfortunately is not difficult to achieve given the disgraceful behaviour of the Left.
If you want to see at any stage again a government with some Leftish participation back in government - what the Left needs to do is to improve its own act, embrace the Centre and to start listening to the people. Political posturing and throwing dildos at senior politicians is unlikely to cut the mustard, but they are of course welcome to continue on this path. This is a democracy after all. Just shouldn't complain later on that they have not been warned.