tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932158055298887404.post9085546782474858384..comments2024-02-06T23:47:42.873+14:00Comments on KiwiFirewalker: Rookie Mistakes: Alfred Ngaro and James ShawE.A.Blairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11041002150165406443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932158055298887404.post-49638479018492940062017-05-22T16:13:48.177+14:002017-05-22T16:13:48.177+14:00Hi Trandoshan:
I had similar thoughts when I firs...Hi Trandoshan:<br /><br />I had similar thoughts when I first started writing this post.<br /><br />But you are right the actual comment may not be rememberd in three montsh but the change in public perceptions will.<br /><br />The Greens have been trying and partially succeeding in trying to re-brand themselves and get away form the "loony left" tag that they have often been hit with.<br /><br />Their economic announcement with Labour is an example of this, so is James Shaw doing everything he can to appear more mainstream, more corporate and more palatable to the general electorate. <br /><br />So when he makes an utterance which is approaching dogma for some of the left but is not held across the spectrum and is clearly hyperbole of the worst kind (my specialty so I should know) its not his actual words but the effect those words will have because what do you think any perspective Green voter is going to make on hearing that comment?<br /><br />They wont be thinking fiscally responsible or good coalition partner but are far more likely to bethinking "loony left" et al and that's what will stick.<br /><br />Also from a communications/marketing point of view this is the kind of statement that just ruins any positive attempts at re-branding.<br /><br />And finally Shaw should simply have known better, if Little, English or any other current MP had said such a thing they would have probably gotten a lot worse so Shaw has probably escaped the worst of it by simply being a more likely candidate for such a thing.<br /><br />As for the Greens being liberals, you don't think their views are liberal in the political sense (freedom of the individual and all that)?<br /><br />But if you have a better term I will try and break my bad habit next time I discuss them.E.A.Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041002150165406443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2932158055298887404.post-59116664623993914342017-05-21T20:36:07.208+14:002017-05-21T20:36:07.208+14:00I think you are wildly overestimating the effect S...I think you are wildly overestimating the effect Shaw's comment will have on public opinion of the Greens. It is just a single comment. In fact I am pretty sure nobody will remember it in three months.<br /><br />I see you're also in the bad habit of describing Labour and the Greens as "liberals".Trandoshannoreply@blogger.com