Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 18, 2020 11:51:15 GMT 12
RALLY AROUND THE PRINCIPLE OF FREEDOM
A S writes > I have been thinking about the important decisions we need to make this year. There are many people that are politically aware and have strong opinions, but there are also many people that just aren’t very interested in politics, they have too many other things going on in their lives.
As we approach our election, interest in politics rises somewhat and those not normally particularly interested, begin to take more notice. All the political parties compete for the attention of the public, with slogans and promises they can’t keep (MMP sees to that!), and all sorts of policies and lollie scrambles to attract votes. Many find all this information quite overwhelming. All the choices opinions and options just serve to confuse and muddy the waters.
I have been following the conservative posts on Facebook and have been struck by the many issues of concern to conservatives, for example, Treaty issues, racial privilege, gun law changes, judicial reform, the broken family court, attacks on free speech, freedom of association, obstructive RMA, and many other intrusions into our private lives. All of this is just too much for most people to deal with. In order to simplify our message we need to reduce the issues to one overarching principal that will encompass all of the issues of concern. That message needs to have wide appeal, with little room for argument.
My humble suggestion is that we all rally around the principle of FREEDOM.
All of our concerns and political ambitions are encompassed in this single, simple, principle. Every time there is new legislation, our freedoms are restricted. Everyone wants freedom.
I’m not suggesting that we ignore the many important issues that need to be addressed, but I’m suggesting that whenever we raise them, we highlight how the issues impinge on our freedoms. Let freedom be our core principle and the basis of our entire message. There are few who would argue against freedom, even though they might not agree with the underlying message. This approach may well cast a different light on conservative ideas and provide compelling arguments that could change minds
A S writes > I have been thinking about the important decisions we need to make this year. There are many people that are politically aware and have strong opinions, but there are also many people that just aren’t very interested in politics, they have too many other things going on in their lives.
As we approach our election, interest in politics rises somewhat and those not normally particularly interested, begin to take more notice. All the political parties compete for the attention of the public, with slogans and promises they can’t keep (MMP sees to that!), and all sorts of policies and lollie scrambles to attract votes. Many find all this information quite overwhelming. All the choices opinions and options just serve to confuse and muddy the waters.
I have been following the conservative posts on Facebook and have been struck by the many issues of concern to conservatives, for example, Treaty issues, racial privilege, gun law changes, judicial reform, the broken family court, attacks on free speech, freedom of association, obstructive RMA, and many other intrusions into our private lives. All of this is just too much for most people to deal with. In order to simplify our message we need to reduce the issues to one overarching principal that will encompass all of the issues of concern. That message needs to have wide appeal, with little room for argument.
My humble suggestion is that we all rally around the principle of FREEDOM.
All of our concerns and political ambitions are encompassed in this single, simple, principle. Every time there is new legislation, our freedoms are restricted. Everyone wants freedom.
I’m not suggesting that we ignore the many important issues that need to be addressed, but I’m suggesting that whenever we raise them, we highlight how the issues impinge on our freedoms. Let freedom be our core principle and the basis of our entire message. There are few who would argue against freedom, even though they might not agree with the underlying message. This approach may well cast a different light on conservative ideas and provide compelling arguments that could change minds