What a week! I haven't written this many posts for a while. I feel a bit like one of those people who hasn't talked for a month and then starts out with a croak and ends up with a sore throat!
Chris Trotter's Dom Post opinion this morning was hilarious, trying to paint "the right" as those who would take away young women's freedom. Mr Tips has already written on this, but I'd like to add to his point that abortion is a moral issue that transcends left/right politics.
In NZ, our politics is really split on economics - not morality. The only fly in the ointment is that the left of the spectrum is trying to shift the moral framework of the country and the right is blithely following along without having much of a clue and to what is happening and why (but it's all good, isn't it?).
Which is why, when I started this blog, I named us NZ Conservative. We're not conservative in the sense that we are automatically aligned with right-wing economic types. We are conservative in that we revere what is true, we are not following any utopian fad. So, we may want reform in areas that are out of whack, but will not want to toss away the good, the true and the beautiful - because that is what we want to conserve. We will also not want change just for changes sake, but that doesn't mean we are against change that will improve things.
I mention all this because I came across a short article just now that really articulates what true conservatism is.
And now the floor is open. It's chatting time!
Chris Trotter's Dom Post opinion this morning was hilarious, trying to paint "the right" as those who would take away young women's freedom. Mr Tips has already written on this, but I'd like to add to his point that abortion is a moral issue that transcends left/right politics.
In NZ, our politics is really split on economics - not morality. The only fly in the ointment is that the left of the spectrum is trying to shift the moral framework of the country and the right is blithely following along without having much of a clue and to what is happening and why (but it's all good, isn't it?).
Which is why, when I started this blog, I named us NZ Conservative. We're not conservative in the sense that we are automatically aligned with right-wing economic types. We are conservative in that we revere what is true, we are not following any utopian fad. So, we may want reform in areas that are out of whack, but will not want to toss away the good, the true and the beautiful - because that is what we want to conserve. We will also not want change just for changes sake, but that doesn't mean we are against change that will improve things.
I mention all this because I came across a short article just now that really articulates what true conservatism is.
And now the floor is open. It's chatting time!
"Conservatism is the willingness to stand athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who do"
ReplyDeleteWilliam F Buckley
Thank you, Danyl. It does go to show that you need balls (in the metaphorical sense) to be a conservative.
ReplyDeleteEvening all! How's things?
ReplyDeleteGoing great thanks.
ReplyDeleteIt's Friday!
And it's not just any Friday. It's Friday the 13th.
It's been a very busy week with events firing off left, right and far right.
There are things happening that could not be talked about in polite company. (But let's try shall we?)
Where do we start??
I noticed Cuba announced Communism wasn't turning out as good as they hoped. Going to try a bit of capitalism to spice things up. I hope the Labour Party noticed. They might want to steal some ideas, given it's an election year.
Hi Inventory2,
ReplyDeleteHmmm, things are crazy and in the midst of craziness, I hope they'll work out. But apart from that, good.
How are things with you?
Friday the 13th kicked me in the guts today.
ReplyDeleteI'm not saying ANYTHING as there are still 248 minutes left!
ReplyDeleteWell, for me it hasn't been today as such - just the culmination of the last several weeks. I'm ducking for cover right now, hoping to get no more surprises.
ReplyDeleteI've already told you, Chris Trotsky is NOT to be taken internally.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you brought that up Murray.
ReplyDeleteYeah, except the Dom Post and the SST and some others that I'm not aware of keep publishing him.
ReplyDeleteTrotter's verbal diarrhea is enough for man to think twice about buying pig trotters to munch on.
ReplyDeleteThen don't buy the paper and tell them why you're not buying it.
ReplyDeleteAs long as they keep publishing Garth George, Bruce Logan (oh no wait) and Roger Kerr then I think the madness probably evens out. Don't know if anyone's in Dunedin but Michael Guest's columns always carry an extra bite of irony given his sordid legal past.
ReplyDeleteApparently, the Police caught the guy who shot the shopkeeper earlier this week.
ReplyDeleteGood work.
Now what's the bet the defence lawyers blame the Police for not saving the guy, and get the charge reduced from murder to manslaughter or something of a lesser nature?
They wouldn't have much luck given the case law and the way murder is structured in the Crimes Act. Though they are obliged to try every possible avenue for their clients and the Crown Solicitor, the extremely capable Simon Moore I'm guessing, will probably be successful in meeting it.
ReplyDeleteAnd Ireland seem to be saying Non, Nein, Nyet, No and Nup to the Lisbon Treaty.
ReplyDeleteGo Ireland.