Jacinda to train up new leftist leaders

The Herald reports:

Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been named as the new leader of a project designed to “challenge and change” the status quo of politics.

Ardern will lead the Field Fellowship, a new programme for emerging leaders, where she hopes to “rehumanise leadership” and “bring more hope and optimism into politics”.

The programme will connect and support those that embrace an alternative form of leadership.

“Leading Field is a humbling and exciting opportunity,” Ardern said.

“I want to help bring more hope and optimism into politics, but also rehumanise leadership. This is a chance to do that and bring together a network of really talented politicians.”

Actually it is a training programme for left-wing politicians. Apparently only politicians on the left can believe in hope and optimism (don’t tell Ronald Reagan).

The programme is run by the Center for American Progress (CAP) Action Fund, a nonpartisan policy and advocacy organisation based in Washington DC, according to its website.

It’s the left-wing equivalent of the Heritage Foundation. It is about as nonpartisan as they are. It is funds by major donors including the Open Society Foundation.

Now there is nothing wrong with Jacinda training up future left-wing politicians. I’m all for it, just as I’m also for future right-wing politicians being trained up through the IDU etc. I’m just don’t think it should be portrayed as some sort of noble enlightenment exercise.