Why Labor Lost the 2019 NSW State Election – Video For My Left-Leaning Friends
13My amateur centrist commentary and explanation of what happened. I'm no expert, but hopefully this gives some of you a better idea about why people voted Liberal and how the election went the way it did. I did miss a few things, and I'm sure there are some inaccuracies, but you'll get the gist. See below for links and bookmarks.
The song snippet at the end is "Comrades" from my Asexuality EP: https://destroyermariko.bandcamp.com/album/asexuality
**Please be kind to each other, and use the comments for genuine questions rather than pushing your politics, this discussion isn't about convincing each other of what's right, only to understand how other people may think. Please also don't take anything in the video too personally, I'm trying to address a wide range of attitudes and opinions that I've seen popping up on Facebook, so not all of it is directed at or will apply to you.
**Video was filmed on Monday, before the LNP had confirmed their majority, and before Daley stood aside.
Links mentioned:
Past Labor's collapse https://insidestory.org.au/how-labor-lost-new-south-wales/
Party of insiders https://www.crikey.com.au/2012/03/27/opening-the-book-on-nsw-labor-from-carr-to-oblivion/
Winners and losers of this election https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-24/nsw-election-winners-and-losers/10933172
Bookmarks:
0:00 Introduction, warnings, disclaimers
2:51 Why I say "Labor Lost" rather than "the LNP won"
4:07 General summary of what happened
PART 1 - The problem with State Labor
5:37 Legacy of the previous Labor government - things older voters remember
6:33 Obeid and corruption
7:12 Public transport failures and infrastructure perceptions
9:07 Privatisation, ignoring the people, and abandoning traditional Labor values
10:26 Bob Carr and PPPs
11:09 A party of insiders and career politicians
12:51 The problems with Labor today - poor leadership
14:06 Cancelling projects, shallow handouts, and Sydney centricity
17:56 Personal opinion: STOP SUPPORTING THE SDA!!!
19:56 NSW Labor needed to lose this one
PART 2 - Why complaints against the LNP barely made a dent
21:08 Observation: not many seats changed
21:27 Lock out laws
23:15 Stadiums
26:59 Sydney centricity (reiterated) - local issues matter!
28:09 A slight tangent about the age demographics of left vs right wing lol
29:27 Festivals
31:45 The LNP vs the past failings of Labor
36:55 Gladys Berejiklian
PART 3 - How the left may have sabotaged itself
38:51 Please remember I'm not trying to make you feel bad or anything
39:34 The echo chamber
43:05 Single issue focus and Sydney centricity (re-reiterated!)
44:04 The voting system in NSW and how Keep Sydney Open made things worse
50:28 A silly side note about a voting strategy that probably doesn't work lol
PART 4 - What you can do on issues you care about
52:00 To support music
55:57 Festivals and pill testing - this is a tricky one
58:13 Moving to Melbourne won't fix Sydney
1:03:00 Break the echo chamber - learn the language and needs of the other side
PART 5 - What does this mean for the upcoming Federal election?
1:07:24 ...nothing! :D State vs Federal politics and party branches
1:09:30 I know hardcore Liberal voters who are considering switching
1:12:03 Federal Labor vs State Labor; Bill Shorten vs Michael Daley
1:14:55 SHAME, KIT WING, SHAAAAME!!! :p
CONCLUSION
1:15:13 Thanks for listening!! :D A note on leaving comments and questions
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