First Kerekere, then Ghahraman, then Tana and now Genter. The Greens' uncompromising posture creates an awful pressure, one that recent events suggest is untenable.
It is a good point though, how much do you excuse the “bad” parts to get the few “good” policies that you want?
Do you stomach the Davidson’s and Uffindell’s of the party to get the ideas that you want in power? How far do you go?
If you have tied your identity to the party (similar to what is happening in USA); thus whatever the party does has to be fine because it is part of your identity.
What is much better is to divorce any part of your identity from politics. Look with unbiased eyes, look to policy and actual outcomes last time they were in power.
That’s what I at least try to do, and so far I’ve ended up voting for either Labour or National. There’s a lot of people in this thread making excuses for the greens, which is quite surprising.
It is a good point though, how much do you excuse the “bad” parts to get the few “good” policies that you want?
Do you stomach the Davidson’s and Uffindell’s of the party to get the ideas that you want in power? How far do you go?
If you have tied your identity to the party (similar to what is happening in USA); thus whatever the party does has to be fine because it is part of your identity.
What is much better is to divorce any part of your identity from politics. Look with unbiased eyes, look to policy and actual outcomes last time they were in power.
That’s what I at least try to do, and so far I’ve ended up voting for either Labour or National. There’s a lot of people in this thread making excuses for the greens, which is quite surprising.
I find it strange to defend the messenger, when they are flawed. The message is the important thing…