• absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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    6 months ago

    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.

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      6 months ago

      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.

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        6 months ago

        I find it strange to defend the messenger, when they are flawed. The message is the important thing…