#ausvotes
As I got my name ticked off, was given that ridiculously humongous bit of paper and made my way to the polling booth – I still had not made my mind up as to who I was going to vote for. In my eyes, neither party deserved my support.
I find it so frustrating that our supposedly ‘best leaders in the country’, instead of inspiring us with great policies that are going to mean a bright future for our country, resort to short term manipulations of people and events to please the masses and ugly slander campaigns.
It made me think of the Australian Business Icon competition which I competed in last year. The environment of the Business Icon competition is very similar to an election campaign in which you compete in teams to win a challenge but are also monitored on an individual level.
I could not imagine any of these young, motivated, passionate contestants getting up in front of the judges, tearing into the other groups and wasting time telling the judges why the other groups and contestants should not go through. We were way too passionate and excited at our fresh, innovative ideas to be worried about anything like that.
What we need is our political leaders to take a leaf out of the Business Icon book – If you have great ideas/policies that you are passionate and excited about – and that you think are going to change our country for the better – then you should have no need to tear the other groups/parties down through negative debating and personal attacks.
In fact – I wonder if it has ever occurred to our leaders that maybe it would be better for the overall goal to take a more collaborative approach to politics and build on each other’s ideas…
This power struggle has to end.
Great post Bec
I have thought about this many times before. Why do politicians act like children and become so petty, it’s pathetic!!
I say grow up, it’s time to act like adults!
Clint
Ditto Bec.
Focus on and promote the positives I say
I was quite excited to see a Y-Genner in the running this year in Queensland. Will be following him to see what ideas and concepts he has.
Great blog Bec!
Completely agree… politicians should put more of their time into changing our country for the better than bad-mouthing each other!