The 2011 general election is a strange beast – mainly because of the Rugby World Cup which has required a short, sharp campaign. Because the campaign is so short and intense, TV has played a greater part than usual and that means more emphasis has been placed on the leaders. And that’s a worry.
Naturally the leader is important but the leader is just that – a leader. The leader of a team we expect will run the country well and for the benefit of all New Zealanders. The team is every bit as important as the leader and yet we have hardly seen anyone bar the leaders.
When you are considering your party vote, I suggest you undertake this exercise. Write down the top 12/15/20 – how ever many you want – names in order for each party and then decide which team you would prefer to run the country. It will certainly make your decision making easier I’m sure.
Your electorate vote is much easier. Vote for the person you believe will work the hardest for your electorate and has similar views to yours on the future of the electorate.
The electoral system vote is the one that is going to have the most influence on the future of New Zealand and yet it is the vote that is being debated the least. That is disappointing.
MMP has been a disaster for New Zealand and it has the potential to create even greater problems in the future.
Supporters of MMP tell us that it has given us a parliament that is far more representative of New Zealand Society and that may well be true. But New Zealand is not just made up of the clever, the caring, the able, the honest and the honourable. It is also made up of the thick, the uncaring, the unable, the dishonest and the dishonourable – do we want them represented in our parliament?
We don’t need a cross section of society in parliament, we need the team of people who are best qualified to run the country for all New Zealanders.
If ever there was a time in economic history when stability was required it is right now. And yet the media are trying to convince us that MMP may deliver Winston Peters back to parliament. Winston Peters who has proven to be totally untrustworthy and has created instability in his previous stint in parliament, might just sneak back in and might even hold a position of huge influence.
Tell me how that disaster for New Zealand shows MMP in a good light.
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