I know F-all about Politics and I'm not enrolled to vote. There I said it.

I'm just going to put myself out there and say I know f-all about politics. Okay even worse than that, to the disgust of probably many, I don't think I've voted ever.
Granted since my voting eligible years I've been mostly overseas, although I'm pretty sure I've been in the country for a few.
Actually I'm more than sure I definitely was.
And I am right now. But I just don't know anything about it all. I mean, I get a general vibe of what I think of different politicians demeanor on the news, every time I accidentally catch a news broadcast featuring a NZ politician. Whether they seem like a slimy stereotypical politico bastard (or bastard-ette), etc. whether they are funny looking, talk weirdly or talk like the opposite sex (Helen Clark).




But I am grossly uninformed on political issues. And even worse, I actually find American politics more interesting. Because it's a bit more accessible when the likes of Jon Stewart can break it down and make it comedic.

(The man)




In my defense I've always seen politics as a catty, bitchy (that might be the same as catty), immature, sneaky, and basically unhonourable business. The way they scrap and backstab each other in such a public arena is shameful and quite frankly reminds me of getting rejected by my peer group at intermediate when 80% of my friends started horrible rumors about me but then 10 days later asked me if I could be part of their 'best friend group' again. So why should I condone this kind of behavior in adults trying to appear responsible and in charge of all that tax money?

Well 'vote', some might say. And this could just be the answer! Oops.
And to be honest I think quite a few folks my age just pretend to know about politics to seem semi-intellectoid. They're usually the ones who wear glasses yet have perfectly adequate eyesight.



I'm basically admitting to being a really ignorant, slightly trivial person here, but alas, I probably am at times. Hey at least I know what's broke so I can fix it! Is there a "NZ politics for dummies"? Or a web site that breaks it down in between jokes? If so I'll be away laughing.

Until then, I'm just another ignorant non-voter who haters gonna hate. But after all this ranting I feel like I'm just gonna vote after all. I'm full of shit.