Posts by KiwiBarnes
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Polity: In defence of the centre, in reply to Tom Semmens,
+100, Tom
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Polity: In defence of the centre, in reply to Tom Semmens,
Right on the money!
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"Here are some of the best, clearest centre-left communicators in modern political history. Clinton and Obama in the US, Lange in New Zealand, Hawke and Keating in Australia, Blair in the UK. Clear communicators, all. Politically competent, all. Hard left? None"
Politically competent maybe but that does not equate to good ideology and practice. Clinton - signed off on harsh welfare reforms, loosened control of banks etc that eventually led to 2008 GFC. Obama - selling everyone down the river with the TPPA, let the GFC banks off the hook. Blair, Lange, Aunty Helen all on board the neoliberal train boogying to destruction. Centre-Left? There is no Left left. That went down the gurgler with the 4th Labour Govt in NZ, the sacking of Whitlam in Oz, Blair-ite politics in the UK, and Clinton in the US. Who cares if they hold power if all they are doing is giving us Tory-lite?