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Earth to John-boy Key; poll clearly shows the tide has turned against David Cameron’s gay-marriage agenda

Terry Wallbank's picture

Before reading about David Cameron’s plight, have a look at the following French, anti-gay-marriage video and ask yourself why are these people getting violent over this issue?

The answer is very clear; if gay-marriage were inherently good for society, there would be no protests nor any violence. Rational people understand that gay marriage is only the first stage of compete moral and societal degradation; the first stage towards total anarchy of which dictatorships will rise. And as Monica Crowley, a Fox News political analyst, suggests; liberals want tyranny; they want dictators that fit their utopian view of the world to rise. While this may be the case for elitist, radical liberals, I doubt main-stream liberals have even thought about this as they are merely brainless sheep heading for tyranny without even knowing it.

Being the realist that I am, I would have to say  that protests of this nature are on the cards for New Zealand as well. To realistically believe that John-boy Key, who has the influencing power on his party, will back away from gay marriage without major protest is delusional.

Over 60,000 (probably closer to 100,000 by now) have signed a petition against gay marriage on Bob McCoskrie’s Protect Marriage website which he intends to submit to parliament. However, I am afraid that simply won’t be enough, but a 60,000 march on Parliament would, and conservatives need to encourage McCoskrie to organise it.

David Cameron’s plight will be John Key’s plight:

In an attempt to counter the ground-swell opposition to gay marriage from within his own party and in polls, cynical David Cameron now intends to fast track the vote on gay marriage.

Based on the findings of a recent poll showing most voters and Cameron’s supporters don’t want gay marriage, Nancy-boy John Key should be clearly warned that his stance on gay marriage will most certainly backfire on him and the National Party. The Conservative Party and New Zealand First stand to make great gains out of this as they are the only parties that have stood solidly against gay marriage. Without question, Nation will lose the next election over this issue because this is the crux of the matter: a very small minority group of gay radicals cannot force their agenda on the majority without the majority resisting—period. People will not accept being bullied by a bunch of gay thugs; yes, the people portrayed by liberals as victims are in fact thugs; the bullies of the modern era.

The Mail Online article below clearly highlights how English voters—who are generally more liberal than New Zealanders—are rejecting David Cameron because of his gay-marriage agenda.

Read the Mail Online Article; the results are astounding:

"'Gay marriage is losing Tories votes': Poll contradicts claims of PM and Osborne

  • Poll suggests most voters don't share support of gay marriage
  • Research also suggests PM's support is cynical attempt to look 'trendy'

Voters are turning away from the Tories because of David Cameron’s support for gay marriage, according to a poll.

The finding casts doubt on the Prime Minister and George Osborne’s claims that backing same-sex weddings will boost Conservative chances of securing a majority at the next election.

A ComRes survey published today found that 62 per cent of voters and 68 per cent of Tories believe marriage should continue to be defined as a ‘life-long exclusive commitment between a man and a woman’.

In a further blow for the PM, 65 per cent agree that his plans to legalise gay marriage are ‘more to do with trying to make the Conservative Party look trendy and modern’ than a matter of conviction.

One in four voters says gay marriage could sway their vote at the next election. But while 7 per cent say they are more likely to vote Tory, 18 per cent – more than twice as many – say they are less likely.

More significantly, the effect is dramatically magnified among those who voted Conservative in 2010 but say they may not do so at the next election.

Only 4 per cent of this group say they are more likely to vote Tory over gay marriage, while 36 per cent say they are less likely.

That eightfold margin has increased as public discussion of the issue has intensified in recent months. In April the margin was just three to one.

The poll comes after the Chancellor wrote a newspaper article earlier this month arguing that the Conservative Party would be wrong to drop its support for gay marriage.

Only 23 per cent of all voters agree with the Tory leadership that gay marriage will help them win the next election, while 40 per cent disagree. Of those who have turned away from the Tories since 2010, 17 per cent agree and 56 disagree.

The poll of more than 2,000 voters conducted over the past week also found that 63 per cent believe many of those opposed to gay marriage are reluctant to say so ‘for fear of being called a bigot’.

By a margin of 45 to 38 per cent, voters do not think opponents of gay marriage are bigots who should be ignored.

In another result that piles pressure on Mr Cameron, 71 per cent say ‘marriage is important to society and should be promoted by the state’.

That will embolden Cabinet ministers such as Iain Duncan Smith who are telling Mr Cameron he must honour his long-standing pledge to recognise marriage in the tax system at the next Budget, rather than waiting until 2015 as the Chancellor would prefer.

Another huge majority – 69 per cent – believes children should be raised by a father and a mother in a committed permanent relationship.

There is some solace for gay rights campaigners. Two thirds of voters back civil partnerships for same-sex couples.

And by a margin of 44 to 38, voters say legalising gay marriage is important because maintaining the distinction between civil partnerships and marriage ‘worsens public attitudes towards gay people’." Read more

Comments

Urban Redneck's picture

As with all of this social engineering exacted under Helen Clark. If there is no public appetite for it they'll just shoehorn it through the legislative process anyway. Key's actions over the smacking bill was an utter disgrace. But it's not only Key & the National Party, the problem more ubiquitous than that.

The problem with the "right" in NZ, (as evidenced by reading a typical Kiwiblog thread) is that apart from a few economic / industrial relations / taxation issues, they are all doctrinaire leftists who sneer at conservatism and the traditional underpinnings of our civilization and culture, believing instead in some infantile hyper-individualistic - anything goes - doctrine. Fiscal conservatism (small govt) and social libertinism can not coexist, but try explaining that to these fools.

Terry Wallbank's picture

Urban, I couldn't agree more. For me, personally, both social and fiscal conservatism go hand in hand. Countries such as South Korea that have strong, conservative families more or less govern themselves without the requirement for big government. I lived there for many years and saw first hand how strong family and community values enabled a virtually crime-free nation. I never saw any violence, and I saw complete self reliance, not like here. The irony is the more conservative a nation is the freer the people are. Liberals have this delusional idea that they are free, but they simply aren't as every time they get more freedom the freedom they get is always followed by a new law to control it. The alcohol debate is a case in point. They created alcohol freedom and then began a campaign to control it.

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