Comments on: Penk saves the day on Free Speech by allowing Hate Grifter Candace Owen in

By: Lone Comet

Lone Comet — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 00:05:47 +0000

In reply to AB. Very smart understanding of the issue AB.

By: National are Squeaky Clean

National are Squeaky Clean — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:55:37 +0000

Apologies but Candace Owens who?

By: AB

AB — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 02:21:56 +0000

Who invited Owens, who is paying her, who is organising the visit and giving her a platform? This is paid-for speech funded by political actors with a propagandist mission. This is not the unvarnished, good faith opinion of an ordinary citizen in a democratic polity. When we get teary-eyed about the sanctity of free speech (as we should), it is always that brave ordinary citizen that we have in mind – not paid propagandists.

When the Right has most of the wealth and ownership of most of the platforms, they will use the defence of ‘free speech’ to saturate the world with their messaging using the megaphone of money. They seek not free speech, but the absolute dominance of their speech. We badly need a revision of what true ‘free speech’ actually is. To be free, speech must also be reasonably equally distributed. Time to talk about ‘free and equal’ speech

By: Champaign Socialist

Champaign Socialist — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:37:36 +0000

Candace Owens criticism of Israel is focused solely on the harm done to Palestinian Christians living in Gaza and the West Bank. Not sure if she voices the same concern for non-Christian Palestinians. Still an an enemy of my enemy etc.
More generally there are anti-war elements on the right the intersect with the strong anti-war sentiments on the left.

By: Lone Comet

Lone Comet — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:28:12 +0000

Actually the way to fan these grifters is by way of oxygen. People are forbidden entry into countries because of bad character,that what she is as she just comes to sow seeds of discontent and hate. I don’t agree at all with your evaluation of hate speech being free speech.

By: covid is pa

covid is pa — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 22:20:44 +0000

Her speech is not free speech you have to pay to hear her rubbish, best thing our NZ media could do is ignore her, give her no oxygen as they seem to do with all the problems caused by the CoC

By: Ann E

Ann E — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:29:53 +0000

Will you “decry her nonsense” when she accuses Israel of genocide?

By: Champaign Socialist

Champaign Socialist — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:14:20 +0000

Candace Owens is a key member of the movement that John Key referenced after Trumps election win.
She will be an important additional voice in the anti-Māori agenda being rolled out by the government. She is against any form of reparation and progressive policies in general and she is exceptionally confident, eloquent and articulate. Now wonder National want her in the country to add some spice to the big pot of racial dis-harmony that is needed to win in 2026.

By: fingrinn

fingrinn — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:33:42 +0000

Free speech is only free speech is you don’t mention the word Genocide with this lot and that’s what scares people like Deborah Hart.

By: John Mc Cormick

John Mc Cormick — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:15:54 +0000

Bomber, I don’t agree with your comments, she should not be coming. The issue has split the Jewish community and there is enough Anti semitic activity in NZ without her coming and encouraging more.