Wednesday, 22 October 2025 15:25

Red faced

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: The Greens have taken the high moral ground on the Palestine issue and been leading political agitators in related protests – and that is to be expected, but the diplomatic efforts and wisdom of Winston Peters in this area should not be overlooked or ignored.

The Greens also claim the moral high ground on a lot of social issues, but when it comes to crime, they are missing in action.

This old mutt wonders, why? Well, maybe shoplifting and fraud, and certainly not being pro police, are areas where the Greens fade into red – faces that is.

The risk in politics of taking the moral high ground is that sooner or later, closet doors get unlocked and untold snippets of unwanted truth emerge.

The secret is balance – but for the watermelon party, that is a bridge too far.

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