▲ 20 ▼ NZ will soon have no real interisland rail-ferry link – why are we so bad at infrastructure planning? (theconversation.com) submitted 1 year ago by BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (5 children) National is. We're just bad at voting permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe we are just bad at being decent, intelligent, rational people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] invalidname@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Follow the money permalink fedilink source parent [–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I don't disagree that we are bad at voting....but a lot of Nat voters didn't sign on to Act/NZF bullshit. Luxon is just so weak that he is letting the tail wag the dog. As I have said in other threads, we need a cross bench party. Because what we have now is FPTP with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saljid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh yes, they did. It was quite clear where Nat is heading in the last election and even the one before. The shift in tonality towards Trumpism(fe Collins) and the usual nonsense in favor of landlords, anti-science and business owners can't have their voters surprised now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz [S] 4 points 1 year ago Nat voters were all in on Trumpism. David Seymour famously invited his supporters to wear MAGA hats although as usual he was too much of a coward to put one on himself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe we are just bad at being decent, intelligent, rational people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] invalidname@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Follow the money permalink fedilink source parent
[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I don't disagree that we are bad at voting....but a lot of Nat voters didn't sign on to Act/NZF bullshit. Luxon is just so weak that he is letting the tail wag the dog. As I have said in other threads, we need a cross bench party. Because what we have now is FPTP with extra steps. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saljid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh yes, they did. It was quite clear where Nat is heading in the last election and even the one before. The shift in tonality towards Trumpism(fe Collins) and the usual nonsense in favor of landlords, anti-science and business owners can't have their voters surprised now. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz [S] 4 points 1 year ago Nat voters were all in on Trumpism. David Seymour famously invited his supporters to wear MAGA hats although as usual he was too much of a coward to put one on himself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh yes, they did. It was quite clear where Nat is heading in the last election and even the one before. The shift in tonality towards Trumpism(fe Collins) and the usual nonsense in favor of landlords, anti-science and business owners can't have their voters surprised now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz [S] 4 points 1 year ago Nat voters were all in on Trumpism. David Seymour famously invited his supporters to wear MAGA hats although as usual he was too much of a coward to put one on himself. permalink fedilink source parent