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The morality of poverty and the poverty of morality
We are moral animals. But, so far as I can judge, in politics today our moral instincts are operating in a way that generates the worst moral outcomes. Metiria Turei’s recent confession (a moral notion) at the launch of the Green … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology, Poverty
Tagged Elections, human nature, political psychology, Voting, welfare
14 Comments
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
7 Comments
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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‘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
Drawing the poison
It’s – more or less – thirty years since Roger Douglas’ faction gained control of the Treasury benches. It’s even longer since it latched its fangs onto the Labour Party jugular. The bloody leadership struggle within the Labour Party since the election … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Labour, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Elections, Labour, unity, Voting
39 Comments
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
24 Comments
Christchurch and the election
[As an experiment, I’m testing the use of an ‘abstract’ for my posts. Those who don’t want to grind through the long version but would like to know if it might be worth the grind can have an overview of what … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Education, Labour, New Zealand Politics, Political Polls, Political Psychology
Tagged Brownlee, Christchurch, disaster, Elections, John Key, National, political psychology, Voting
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Selling rope
There’s an anecdote, probably apocryphal, that in the early 1920s Lenin claimed that capitalism would provide the rope to hang itself. When some wag (reputedly Grigori Zinoviev, a close associate) responded by asking ‘Where will we get the rope?’ – at … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Labour, Maori, Media, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology, Poverty
Tagged capitalism, Elections, ideology, Internet Party, Mana Party, Media, political psychology, Voting
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