Were the Greens joking?
John Armstrong takes a wry look at the political scene each week in his Political Diary, thus he duly noticed what he termed the Green Party’s April Fools Day joke:-
April Fool’s Day. We weren’t fooled by the party’s press release announcing a “renewed focus” on transport issues. A month back, the Diary noted with some astonishment that the Greens had no fewer than four spokespeople on transport – Gareth Hughes (Transport), Keith Locke (Auckland Transport), Sue Kedgley (Wellington Transport), and Kevin Hague (Cycling and Active Transport). The press release announces the appointment of even more spokespeople – Kennedy Graham (International Transport), Russel Norman (Water-based Transport), David Clendon (Motorbike Transport), Catherine Delahunty (Time Transport), and Metiria Turei (Active Transport except cycling or walking – roller derby, for example). A nice try, Greens.
However, Adam is of the opinion that in respect of at least one of the above mentioned they were not joking.
Anybody care to suggest who Adam has in mind?
After all whilst Adam tends to think of much of the Greens as a joke, he is not sure that they actually have a sense of humour being so earnest and obsessed with Saving the Planet and the impending destruction of Life As We Know It, if not by Climate Change then through adopting Green policies to save the planet.
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It would be rather worrying if Adam was a Green supporter-then we could be sure that humankind was doomed.
Actually on many issues I have sympathy for an environmentally sound outcome. However, unlike many I do not confuse having concern for the environment with being a Green.
You do not have to support the Greens to have respect and regard for the environment.
Talking to yourself again, Adam?