In as far as discussing the Greens during an election campaign, and promoting their policies, then yes I am. As I mentioned in the other thread, I’m #16 on the list, and standing for Tamaki Makaurau.
If you refer to the thread where Dylan (Aabbccooxx or whatever his handle is) was getting offended, the moderator (Anna) decided to defuse the situation by locking the thread. My take is that it wasn’t a lock on all discussion of Christianity, but a decision to defuse that particular discussion.
Politics, OTOH, is more naturally suited to robust discussion. It is handy that you posted here so we can continue discussion from the recent post you made on the thread discussing support for the fundraising Kids Skirmish. I would like to keep that thread relatively on topic by diverting political discussion to this thread where appropriate (it’s totally OK to make a political post to that thread, but I’ll respond on this thread to move discussion here).
Jenna, you make some good points:
No, but they I’d say they are the only party who knows what larp is ! If larp is important to you, and you are deciding who to vote for then perhaps you might decided that a party with an actively larping MP is a Good Thing ?
That’s got legs, it has. 
Actually, it was a temp in her office who responded to an email, and not Sue herself. It’s quite unfortunate that Sue is held responsible for something she did not do.
We got a puppy yesterday. Under the old law, if I hit my puppy with a stick then I could be arrested, but if I hit my kids with a stick it would be “reasonable force”. Violence is a major problem in our society, and laws that enshrine the right to visit violence on our most vulnerable (i.e. children) are part of the problem, not part of the solution.
I think the current law is working. The police have discretion in terms of what they consider to be “transitory and trifling” (in which case they do not need to prosecute).
Pokies quite simply transfer wealth from the poor to the needy. Pokie money spent in South Auckland ends up supporting that most need industry - horse racing - in Christchurch. It’s a public rort writ large, by organisations who often have beneficial interests in where the proceeds are spent.
Pokie machines are specifically designed to addict people - addicts have measurable dopamine hits each time they press the Go button. And this causes massive social damage. I’ve seen it happen in my own whanau.
GE food is universally derided - there is no GE market for us to “catch up” with. Instead, we need to be riding the organic wave, where extra profits accrue to food that is not only better for you, but better for the environment too. The Greens aren’t totally anti-GE: “Keep it in the lab” is out motto. Did you know that the multinationals that want to bring GE to NZ do NOT want to take out insurance for any damages it causes ? They’d rather this particular risk is borne by all the taxpayers. Funny that, for a risk-free industry…
As for nuclear power, it is simply too expensive and too risky to house in NZ. You need to double your nuclear capacity so you can turn off one generator for maintenance = twice the cost. Then there’s the risk of earthquake. And what will we do with the waste ?
As it happens, Aotearoa is the Saudi Arabia of wind ! We have stacks of wind generation opportunities, and we need to get wind generation increased to about 20% of our energy production mix.
Sure, choosing who to vote for is a complex decision. The fact that the Greens have an active, larping MP is relevant to the diatribe community. I’m informing the community, and they can decide for themselves.
