FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

To all Me First-ers,

                                Many of you are not aware of the political battle the rages around us. A veritable conflict of good versus evil is being waged every day, with both sides taking every opportunity to gain the upper hand and win the political hearts and minds of all New Zealanders. 

    Last Thursday I was on my way to the office in Queen Street, when I stopped at the traffic lights. My eyes wandered over to the median strip which separated me from the traffic coming the other way. On the median strip was a sign. The sign featured an arrow, and written below this arrow were the words "Keep Left". I wondered what this sign was really implying. My attention was next drawn to a sign twenty or so metres further down the street. This sign boldly exhibited the phrase "No Right Turn".

   I realised then and there that the existence of these signs along the roadside was no accident. It became clear to me that these signs in fact contained leftist political slogans, designed to brainwash the minds of commuters. Every day tens of thousands of motorists pass these signs, and each time they subliminally take in that they should be "more left", or that they should "not turn right".

   I believe that the Alliance Party are behind these signs. It is a proven fact that Alliance leader Jim Anderton drives a car - this means that he would be well aware that road signs are regularly used to influence the behaviour of individual road users. I suspect that he and his cohorts at the road workers union have got together and designed a range of signs that serve a leftist agenda. After all, how often do  you see a sign stating 'No Left Turn' in New Zealand?

   What can be done about this? The obvious answer would be to remove all road signs from our nation's streets. I say remove these politically-motivated propaganda signs from the roadside and let our nation's motorists think for themselves. After all, what gives the government the right to control and regulate our every move?

   I'll pass those same signs on the way to the office tomorrow, and when I do, I'll drive as far to the right as I can.

Chester Dobbins

President of Me First