Police claims of no risk to the Public ring hollow
I think what the NZ Police meant to say was…
Martyn Bradbury
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The irony of identity politics, David Cormack’s civility and the paradox of Karl Popper’s tolerance
Those who would weaponise difference and seed resentment require brutality, civility is a guard against that. I’m not saying turn the other cheek when a Nazi strikes you, confusing civility with refusing self-defence isn’t a solution, but by strangling off freedom of speech, we only add to their cause, we don’t counter it.
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Trump & Putin – the new Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Putin just can not believe his luck can he? Look at the glee in his eyes as he meets this orange carnival of ignorance. I never thought I’d see the day when the President of the United States of America sided with the Russians?!?
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How should new Government deal with wave of industrial actions?
Ineffective Union Leadership + self-saucing member militancy on social media = bad times for Jacinda.
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Marae TV Review: Awanui Black
If people don’t believe in the justice system, they will turn to alternatives to find that justice, which in turn can easily become vigilantism. In an increasingly social media dominated environment, how can we differentiate between subjective belief and objective truth without due process?
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Did NZ just get trolled by the alt-right?
Since when were we on the Left such intellectual cowards? We, and the progressive liberal democracy we call home, deserve better champions for our values than punch Nazis in the face cheerleaders who celebrate restricting freedom of speech.
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Cough cough – umm Te Reo Putake about your attack on Chris Trotter
I appreciate this issue is vexatious, there are real concerns colliding with vital principles at stake, but this attack on Chris is beneath you.
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Huge loss for NZ Twitter
NZ Twitter will sadly miss Finlay’s wisdom.
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Radio NZ blacklist Chris Trotter so they can set up Don Brash – why no actual freedom of speech debate?
Are Radio NZ so frightened of an actual debate it has to be framed by Don Brash?
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Clare Curran & NZ on Air – feeding the echo chambers
Clare Curran promised public broadcasting, all she’s done is fed the echo chambers and nothing resembling ‘independence’ will emerge.