Why are voters now presented with such poor choices? Biden is the oldest man to become president who confuses Donald with George. Trump is obviously mentally challenged and doesn’t understand the complex business of government.
In the UK they had a choice between Boris Johnson who is wrecking the UK economy, is chopping and changing the UKs covid strategy, and is mindlessly pursuing brexit which will wreak further unnecessary damage on the UK economy and his opponent Jeremy Corban, a communist idealogue who thought antisemitism was OK
And in NZ we have a Prime Minister who is obviously in a position she does not have the knowledge or experience to perform well. The opposition leader is disliked by most her caucus and became leader because the two leaders before her failed so badly.
Why aren’t experienced and successful business people turning to politics?
Could it be the rabid left press, the organised and vitriolic social media campaigns (remember the attack on Simon Bridges) and the media driven requirement to choose leaders and ministers based on their sex and ethnicity (who cares what Nanaia Mahuta looks like, have you seen a press article asking what she actually achieved to deserve the foreign minister job?) rather than their ability to achieve success for NZ?
Two NZ politicians I see who have the experience and the smarts to run our country are Christopher Luxon and Louise Upston. They would make a very strong leadership team and should easily see off the Adern, Robinson pairing. Just a shame the National pair weren’t in place in time to stop the.damage Labour will inflict this term.
The issue with the rabid leftist, woman dominated, NZ media is they are putting qualified European males off moving into politics. Thank goodness Christopher Luxon has the fortitude and intelligence to face a press who think calling people names is more newsworthy than exploring the background and achievements of a newly appointed foreign minister.
Here are Barnaby Joyce’s views on the media’s focus on politicians’ personal lives…
“They are politicians. If you’re looking for people who are moral guides try Mother Teresa, the Pope, possibly the Queen. I don’t know, certain religious leaders from the Islamic faith.
“It would be just as ridiculous to go to a politician for confession.”
Joyce said he could never understand why anyone would support a quasi “morals police” for politicians.
“It is an absurdity to codify people’s personal lives because it presumes there is some sort of illegality,” he said.
“That is the job for the priest, or pastor, it’s not a job for another politician. If it’s completely consensual between two adults? None of your business”