National are desperately attempting to turn NZ’s nonappearance at the Holocaust memorial into a Corbyn antisemitism moment and it’s sick as well as obscenely hypocritical.
Let’s be clear, the Holocaust was a horrific moment in human history that stains us to the bones. It is a moment the planet should collectively commemorate so that such evil may never poison our species again and it is genuinely sad that we were unable to send representatives, but what Gerry Brownlee is trying to do here is make it a political issue by attempting to do what every hard right arsehole does, and that is purposely misinterpret anti-zionism on the Left as antisemitism.
To which I say, ‘Fuck you Gerry Brownlee’.
Where the hell do you get off painting this as antisemitism when YOU and YOUR leader are gleefully meeting a fucking Nazi apologist you sanctimonious prick!
Here you are…
…with THIS Nazi apologist…
…so Gerry can take his insinuations of left wing antisemitism and stick it where the sun don’t shine. We aren’t meeting with Nazi sympathisers and calling it a privilege you spiteful clown.
Methinks Brownlee has eaten too many pies that his logic and intelligence has decreased considerably as a result.
Where has National ever been when the Israelis have been regularly breaching the human rights of the Palestinians or invading the West Bank?
Where has National ever been considering that Israel probably has more nuclear weapons than does say the United States?
Where has National been when China persecutes the followers of the Falun Gong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Falun_Gong
Seriously where has National ever been other than behaving like a bunch of hypocrites who spout how perfect they are when in actual fact they are nothing short of a bunch of arrogant rotten scoundrels who obey whomever is their Master eg China; and gives them enough money in donations to the NZ National Party.
I am more than fed up with the Pie Man and the Barking Dog(Bridges).
Either your memory is poor or selective . In 2017 Murry McCully (National) put forward a resolution at UN demanding Isrealhalt build on Palestine land . it was past 14 – 0 and for awhile Isreal withdrew their ambassador.
Has the COL done anythink regarding China and their human rights since taking power 2 years ago
Has the COL done anything regarding China and their human rights since taking power 2 years ago
Hi Trev, A good question.
On 8th July last year we (NZ) became joint signatories to a letter presented to the UN Human Rights Council, specifically “condemning China’s mistreatment of the Uyghurs as well as its mistreatment of other minority groups, urging the Chinese government to close the Xinjiang re-education camps”.
You can read about it here at The Diplomat and you can download a pdf copy of that letter, with all 22 signatures, at this link
The signatories express concern about “credible reports of arbitrary detention” in Xinjiang and “widespread surveillance and restrictions” particularly targeting Uyghurs and other minorities. The signatories call on China to uphold its national laws and international commitments, including as a member of the Human Rights Council, and “refrain from the arbitrary detention and restrictions on freedom of movement of Uighurs, and other Muslim and minority communities in Xinjiang.”
22 signed a letter expressing that China uphold human rights.
But 37 countries signed a letter in defense of China’s policies.
“Signing the second letter, in defense of China’s policies, were: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Gabon, Kuwait, Laos, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.
Immediately noticeable is the geographic divergence between each list. The first is dominated by Western states, mostly in Europe, and the second stuffed with African and Middle Eastern nations. Importantly, the first letter does not include a single signature from a Muslim-majority state while the second features many, including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. ”
There is a lot of condemnation of China that is formulated from US sources. A few allegations and photos mean little. US propaganda is rife.
Please clarify:
Are you suggesting that what I am saying, is the result of US propaganda?
I do really want your answer to this.
Thanks!
No Kheala, but the source you have quoted lays out much more to consider.
Also try and find balanced information on Hui and Uyghurs that is not processed through western channels and has some credibility.
Hui have about 8 million Muslim followers but generally live in harmony with Han and Uyghurs. The Uyghur population have some who have not established similar harmony with Han but many Uyghur live side by side with Han and a growing number are a part of the Chinese public service.
Most of the propaganda about treatment of Uyghurs is based on bullshit from US sponsored sources.
Always check and double check sources and look for real evidence not hearsay.
Several of my own close family are from there, and continue to go home to family in different parts of China.
Some of the ‘references’ I have are painfully real and some of the perceived dangers are too close for comfort.
Mate, If you wish go and live in China, or to go and live in any one of those countries which were obliging signatories for the continuation of China’s “re-education camps”, – then please, go right ahead!
I’m for the country and the party who signed up against those policies! And right here is where I’m very thankful to be living… Even though we somehow have ended up with one of their govt/ espionage and security forces trainers here in our own parliament. Kiwis desperately need to wake up!!!!
The country with the highest incarceration rate in the world is the USA. Racism is rife and police shoot Whites, Hispanics and Blacks but Blacks are 3.5 times more liable to be shot than whites.
Also more poor are shot than wealthy.
Yet the US criticises others.
Me thinks Brownlee has eaten too much full stop not just pies.
Locsin seems to be suggesting that the haulocaust victims were the wrong people for the Nazies to have killed; which doesn’t seem an antisemitic thing to say. However he does seem to be saying that either their invasion of Russia, or that the fascist form of government is OK. One might take issue with these notions.
it does not alter the fact that i understand we were the only country out of 47 invites not to send a delegate. It seems Peters is so removed from his office that he only found out about the whole thing a week ago. Now he is trying to cover up the mistake.Perhaps he was too busy trying to score of big payout for his nondisclosure error.
As big a payout as Bridges $100,000 foreign payment?
The reality is this is about human rights/lives, keep on topic.
I thought the Holocaust was all about human rights /lives
And Peters payout was a mistake and since corrected. Please keep up. For fuck sake Trevor, if it was about lives why were Brownlee and Bridges sympathizing with this man? For National it will only ever be about votes!
As a Catholic boy, from what used to be a leading Catholic secondary school, Brownlee’s antics here are both inexcusable, and unforgivable.
The Catholic Church has apologised for historically muddying the waters of antisemitism to a sometimes horrendous extent, and although Brownlee is not the brightest, and likely has his own psychopathology to contend with, deliberately confusing Jewish issues to score political points could be a waste of the fat boy’s time because this is one issue which Kiwis do know more about than he may assume – ops – than he may have been advised – by the sewer rats who are paid to do his thinking for him.
Brownlee is a non achieving has been who never was. This useless fart in the wind has done nothing of benefit to NZ. In fact everything he gets involved ends in disaster. He embodies everything that is wrong with our political system.
Sooner this opinionated meathead retires or has a coronary attack the better.
Oh c’mon,… he provides plenty of comedic diversions,… and hes a go getter too,- barging his way through airport security doors like Arnold Schwarzenegger in an action film, ”Screw da security , wheres my M16 , I’m after da terminator!”
”No Sir, – we meant ”Go through the terminals”…
Why didn’t the fat fuck go himself if he was so concerned about it?
No , no , no… get with the program please !, … its good political points scoring to not go yourself but criticize the govt for doing the same. While at the same time also provides a kind of deflective balm to the fact it was the far right wing that murdered six million men woman and children in the most industrialized and efficient manner…
Pol Pot was an amateur try-hard by comparison.
Look,… the National party and many of its leadership have many lucrative trade deals with China,- a COMMUNIST NATION !,… while at the same time meet with Nazi sympathizers in the Philippines.
Now ,…I wouldn’t call them a whoring party ,… but hey !,… I’ll let you be the judge on where their principles lie ,… if anywhere…
Lie,… what an appropriate word for the National party,… they cant even lie straight in bed.
somonm – The concern of Brownlee:
“In May 2017, less than a week after being appointed as Foreign Minister, Brownlee was publicly corrected by the Prime Minister, Bill English, after claiming that a New Zealand-sponsored United Nations Security Council Resolution on Israel (about settlements in occupied territories) was “premature”. The Prime Minister said Brownlee was “still getting familiar” with the language used by his predecessor, Murray McCully, who had authorised the sponsorship of the resolution. “
“In 2023, for the first time in NZ history, Gen X + Gen Y + Millennials will be a larger voting block ..”
“2023 is our date for a real climate crisis revolution comrades ..”
yes labour hav probably stuffed this time. ihumatao , what voter wants to see 45 $million of taxpayer money covering the cost of this ..
300,000 licenced firearm owners by now hav had a gutsfull .. a.c.t benefitting from this.
law and order in not such a great light lately.. – opposition having a free for all on the issues.
yes mr Bradbury u should , hit the beach a bit more often , as i do alot of the days gone by.
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