Vance on the Greens

This column by Andrea Vance was actually last March but I only just discovered it, and it is so good it needs repeating. She writes:

In the Chlöe Swarbrick era, the Greens have been reduced to a caucus of anarkiddies posting out a flood of social-justice clickbait.

They indulge in culturally progressive obsessions, moored in symbolism and identity, none of which is accompanied by economic or material analysis.

What a great phrase – anarkiddies. So spot on.

The Greens want a new society. One with no prisons, police, carbon or rent. They want therapy in place of cops and a jobs guarantee.

Their ambitious proposals prioritise systemic change over short-term political feasibility that push the boundaries of what is currently achievable within existing political and economic structures.

As a result, their policies are shallow and sloganeering rather than fully developed, designed more for ideological appeal and political differentiation than for actual implementation.

Just imagine the fun a Labour-Greens-Te Pati Maori Government will be.

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