Shane plays to petty ‘tsunami of butter chicken’ bigotry while Labour defines the real issues behind free trade deals
Ugh.
Shane made is ‘tsunami of butter chicken’ comment on fringe hate network, Reality Check Radio.
As anti-Indian rhetoric starts becoming graffitied in Auckland…
New graffiti inciting racial violence found in Auckland’s Royal Oak
A new piece of graffiti carrying a violent, anti-Indian message has been discovered in Auckland, heightening concerns after a similar incident over the weekend.
RNZ
…we should denounce Shane but we should equally refuse to allow his race baiting to cloud the issue.
The Issue isn’t Indians, the issue is free trade deals!
After Fonterra’s social licence collapse, being told to “just trust” business leaders on an India free trade deal feels less like economic strategy and more like déjà vu. The same voices who pushed us into paying global prices at home now want a blank cheque on trade — before we’ve even seen the terms.
We have just seen how Fonterra trashed their social contract with us by abandoning any pretence of value-added production, while forcing New Zealanders to pay international prices against domestic demand we can never compete with.
So why would we trust Business New Zealand to sign off on an India free trade deal?
Businesses, Luxon, call on parties to ‘get on board’ with the India FTA
BusinessNZ placed the ads, featuring an open letter to political parties, in The Post and NZ Herald on Monday. The letter was co-signed by 28 other organisations, including major exporters like Zespri and representative groups such as Federated Farmers and New Zealand Winegrowers.
“The reduction in barriers secured in this FTA will directly benefit sectors such as horticulture, sheep meat, seafood, wine, honey, wood products, seeds and natural fibres, machinery, digital technology, and services, unlocking new opportunities for growth,” the letter reads.
“We call on all parties across Parliament to uphold New Zealand’s bipartisan approach to trade by supporting the agreement.”
Stuff
Why would we trust them on anything they’re claiming?
We still haven’t seen the actual terms.
Why trust them when they always ensure their interests are protected first — and not ours?
New Zealand Labour Party has every right to hold this process up until there are real safeguards in place to ensure New Zealand workers are not disadvantaged.
Because once it’s signed, that’s it. These deals don’t get rewritten when the promises fall apart — and history suggests they often do.
