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Reasons to be cheerful
Nov. 27th, 2011 08:05 amSad to see my leftist comrades screaming and ranting about the election results, as if they truly expected something better. Even worse to see the minority of them cursing the broad masses for being unenlightened, which is exactly the reason we have trouble getting through to the broad masses. Facts:
1) No Don Brash.
2) No National overall majority. Pro-government parties actually LOST seats. (National +2, ACT - 4, Maori - 1 = Government -3.) It should therefore be HARDER for the Smiling Assassin to get his policies through.
3) John Banks is at least in favour of the Auckland central city rail tunnel, the biggest "green jobs" project which is actually feasible under current circumstances.
4) No Don Brash. (I know I said this before, but it bears repeating.)
5) So called "people's parties" which sold out to neoliberalism (Labour, Maori) got a slapping.
6) A small handful of MPs now openly opposed to neoliberalism and in favour of a social democratic solution - Hone Harawira, Catherine Delahunty, perhaps a couple more Greens and even some Labour guy in the closet.
7) Labour's right to lead any alternative government shaken. Things go on like this, the leader of the opposition might be Metireia Turei next time. Or Winston Peters, but let's not go there.
8) Speaking of Winston, he's not on our side - he's an old-school anti-free-trade One Nation Tory - but he will troll the Government mercilessly, something that P. Goff couldn't do in his wildest dreams.
9) New Labour Party leader who might not be a turd.
10) NO DON BRASH.
I know that I'm now bursting with renewed energy to work with my comrades in Mana, the Greens, the broader socialist left and anyone with half a brain to start building an Ecosocialist political force in this country.
1) No Don Brash.
2) No National overall majority. Pro-government parties actually LOST seats. (National +2, ACT - 4, Maori - 1 = Government -3.) It should therefore be HARDER for the Smiling Assassin to get his policies through.
3) John Banks is at least in favour of the Auckland central city rail tunnel, the biggest "green jobs" project which is actually feasible under current circumstances.
4) No Don Brash. (I know I said this before, but it bears repeating.)
5) So called "people's parties" which sold out to neoliberalism (Labour, Maori) got a slapping.
6) A small handful of MPs now openly opposed to neoliberalism and in favour of a social democratic solution - Hone Harawira, Catherine Delahunty, perhaps a couple more Greens and even some Labour guy in the closet.
7) Labour's right to lead any alternative government shaken. Things go on like this, the leader of the opposition might be Metireia Turei next time. Or Winston Peters, but let's not go there.
8) Speaking of Winston, he's not on our side - he's an old-school anti-free-trade One Nation Tory - but he will troll the Government mercilessly, something that P. Goff couldn't do in his wildest dreams.
9) New Labour Party leader who might not be a turd.
10) NO DON BRASH.
I know that I'm now bursting with renewed energy to work with my comrades in Mana, the Greens, the broader socialist left and anyone with half a brain to start building an Ecosocialist political force in this country.
