A few weeks ago we had a post dedicated to left-wing discussion. It went well so I thought we’d try another.
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– To comment you have to be left wing.
– No personal attacks at all (not even if they are hidden in comments with good political points)
– Be kind. If you can’t be kind at least don’t be mean.
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If you’re not sure if you fit the criteria, there is always Open Mike.
We can talk about anything that’s relevant to the left or progressives but here’s a starting point for discussion, a couple of things of interest that challenge the dominant story about elections in NZ.
This from regular commenter Swordfish,
Sweden – Eg of Second Largest Party on 26% forming Coalition Govt
2006 General Election
Centre-Left Bloc
Social Democrats 35%(Largest Party)
Left Party 6% (Sixth)
Green 5% (Seventh)
Centre-Right Bloc
Moderate 26% (Second Largest Party)
Centre 8% (Third)
Liberal People’s Party 8% (Fourth)
Christian Democrats 7% (Fifth)
Moderates form Centre-Right Coalition Govt
And NZ voter patterns between the 2011 and 2014 elections,
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