Intro

I’m a (currently expired) card-carrying strong supporter of the Greens. However, I have no intention of placing mindless trust in any of their doings.

One of the great tragedies in politics is party zealots that dismiss any and all criticisms and flaws of the team they’ve decided to support. It’s fine for a footy team, unacceptable for politics. It’s probably not even acceptable for bands – how many Dead Kennedys or Midnight Oil tattoos have seen the cheese grater? You are nothing, but human, “for life”. (And even then, only until custom hybrid mutations are possible.)

The best way to prevent falling into this trap (and the popularity of major parties, and the line-toeing of their staunch supporters, would show that it is all too easy to do) is to keep an open mind, actively listen to criticism, and maintain permanent vigilance.

Which is my intention for this blog: to judge the Victorian Greens in their fresh slate year zero, as objectively as I can.