Counting down to the NZ general election

National - unfit to govern

Seemorerocks

This is the most irrelevant election I have been through with not one party with a position on the most important issue of the day – the abrupt climate change freight train that is bearing down on us.

I have, however, not lost my social conscience.

Today the local newspaper, the Hutt News (owned by Fairfax a.k.a stuff.co.nz) was dropped into our mailbox.

Splashed very conspiculously on the front page was an advertorial for the ruling party thinly disguised as news.

Note how conspicuous the picture and quote from the PM Bill English is.

I don't see any reference (for 'balance') to Labour's transport policy.

This is an unashamed propaganda piece for local National candidate Chris Bishop who meantime doesn't have the decency to listen to possibly the biggest social issue in our community – youth suicide.

New Zealand has the highest rate of youth suicide in the OECD and we have been told there is a park where young people (mostly girls from families with gang connections) go to hang themselves.

Chris Bishop, who is angling to represent the community, shows his disdain and disrespect by chewing gum, fiddling with a cellphone and even,a t one stage laughing.

Meanwhile, this is Jacinda Adern on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

On this, and other key issues such as mining, foreign policy, security, spying and surveillance they are indistinguishable from the Tories.

If you look at other countries (instead of looking inwards as insular New Zealanders always do) you will see from the examples of Macron in France and (more relevantly) Trudeau in Canada there is very little to distinguish these liberals from their fascist counterparts.

Meanwhile, the Greens have sold out on abrupt climate change,

Instead of open corruption and crony capitalism we are likely to see many  of the same fascist policies delivered with a smile and a female voice.

In today's environment it can't be any other way

P.S I agree with Suzie Dawson of the Internet Party

Suzie Dawson‏ @Suzi3D

The banksters don't really care whether Labour or National win. Both parties represent a continuation of the status quo #Decision17 #nzpol

4:01 AM - 20 Sep 2017