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Tag Archives: National
Who’s afraid of ‘radical’ politics?
As the 2017 election approaches the question has been asked of ‘the left’ in New Zealand – Is it time to ‘go radical‘? It’s a question especially relevant to the Labour Party given recent polling. But it’s almost exactly the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Free Market, Human Wellbeing, Labour, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged capitalism, Elections, Freedom, National, New Zealand Identity, Voting
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Is that all there is?
Apparently, McDonald’s hamburgers are the result of the best technology that food and taste engineers can provide. All ingredients and processing events are managed to within an inch – maybe less – of their lives. The consumable item is the culmination … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Human Nature, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Elections, John Key, National, political psychology, self-interest, wellbeing
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Why Syrian refugees?
There’s two aspects to the Syrian refugee crisis that are worth thinking about a bit more deeply. That’s because both of them represent something of a departure from past behaviour. The first is the question which a few commentators, such … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nature, Human Wellbeing, International Politics, Media, New Zealand Politics
Tagged human nature, John Key, Media, National, political psychology, refugees, Syria
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Pointless referenda I would like
Well, the flag’s well and truly come down for the start of the silly season so let’s get into the spirit of it all. Yes, time to put aside all that serious politico stuff that ‘lefties’ get so uptight about. As … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, National Identity, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged corporations, John Key, National, New Zealand Identity, political psychology, Voting
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PMs just wanna have fun …
According to John Key it was all just innocent “horsing around“. It wasn’t, of course – as John Armstrong in the New Zealand Herald understands. And Key knew that too. All his protests to the contrary amount to him pulling our collective … Continue reading
‘Everybody knows …’ the politics of dissimulation
“Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, New Zealand Politics, Political Polls, Political Psychology
Tagged Elections, John Key, National, political psychology, Voting
10 Comments
Blowholes and memory holes
When whales were hunted in previous centuries, the old method was to spot the intermittent bursts of spray that were shot into the air when a whale came to the surface to take a breath. The time gaps between these … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Democracy, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged blogs, Elections, John Key, Media, National, political psychology, Slater
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We no longer have a Prime Minister
Having just listened to an item featuring John Key on Checkpoint (National Radio) I now have to announce that New Zealand has no-one at present performing the proper role of Prime Minister. John Key could not have acted less Prime Ministerial if he had … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Democracy, Media, New Zealand Politics, Political Polls, Political Psychology
Tagged blogging, Elections, John Key, National, political psychology, Voting
31 Comments
A Tale of Two Tracks. Part II – Something new under the sun.
[This is the second part of a two-part post. In the first post I argued that our modern world is susceptible to ‘two tracks’ arising in all areas. In this post I argue that it is wrong to claim that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Democracy, Freedom, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Elections, John Key, markets, National, political psychology, Voting
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The real story in the Fairfax polls
There’s an aspect of the political polls that I suspect many people are unaware of. As percentage support for each party is reported, most people probably assume that more people are supporting the parties that show an increase in percent … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Labour, New Zealand Politics, Political Polls
Tagged Elections, National, political psychology, Voting
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