by Cimino | 18 Dec 2020 | Democracy index, Election turnout, Term of office, Youth voting
Direct-democracy threat to free fair and frequent elections Four depravedly indifferent years of failed-fake-reality-show-host-led democracy in the United States is but the most recent demonstration of the race to the bottom that is populist politics. The line,...
by Cimino | 3 Nov 2020 | Climate disinformation, Te Muri Crossing, Term of office
Donald’s depraved indifference indiminishable at 100 000/day Ahead of itself, but by less than two months, the Mahurangi Magazine, 5 July, predicted: The depraved indifference of Donald Trump means that, come 5 September when New Zealanders begin flocking to...
by Cimino | 18 Sep 2020 | Climate mobilisation, Democracy index, Direct democracy, Term of office
Act now and Aotearoa could own Democracy Day 2021 With Donald Trump’s best prospects now being immediate resignation and a prompt Mike Pence pardon, the United States’ flawed democracy might now survive long enough to face redemption. Shy seven weeks, it is 20 years...
by Cimino | 7 Sep 2020 | Climate mobilisation, Democracy index, Direct democracy, Pandemic, Term of office
25% less democracy doesn’t equate to 25% less can-kicking Blamed for everything from the lack of climate-action mobilisation to the lack of a capital gains tax, to the failure to raise the retirement age, the three-year parliamentary term—it is persistently...
by Cimino | 27 May 2020 | Climate mobilisation, Coalition democratisation, Pandemic
Every global thing to gain by taking coalition initiative Messiah complex is a label few would wish have bestowed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would likely rather run a Walker mileOlympian Sir John George Walker was the first person to run the mile in under 3:50...
by Cimino | 29 Dec 2019 | Campaign Finance Reform, Democracy index, Election turnout, MMP, STV
Compulsory voting cart before smarter-democracy horse Big business would be the biggest loser, was a Labour-led government to legislate to prosecute non-voters. Currently, unlike Australians, New Zealanders are legally allowed to refrain from voting. But with global...
