The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday – 2nd December 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Moderation rules are more lenient for this section, but try and play nicely.
EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist language, homophobic language, racist language, anti-muslim hate, transphobic language, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
Louisa Wall goes on a bender
Strong Wahine Maori leader Louisa Wall has joined IPAC representatives online in a show of tipsy solidarity, urging society not to buy wine from China:
https://mobile.twitter.com/ipacglobal/status/1333668013283926016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1333792729457848323%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stuff.co.nz%2Fworld%2Faustralia%2F300172957%2Fwill-not-be-bullied-people-around-the-world-urged-to-buy-aussie-wine-in-stand-against-china
It is seemingly not a trade embargo nor is it an attempt to gang up a nation based on the premise that China is the world’s bully. If IPAC were serious about sending a message to imperialism they would descend like a pack of wolves on the US which has a thousand military bases scattered throughout the world. If we applied this fact alone then IPAC representatives would never buy an American product again. It is also not a weaponisation of food as a political tool by a New Zealand politician, when at least a third of households routinely don’t have enough to eat let alone buy luxuries such as wine. What it appears to be is a rogue MP actually undermining trade with our biggest partner on the premise of human rights violations using elitism (with a subtle note of racism) as the tonic. Aussie should start selling wine bottles shaped like artificial limbs and whack on a rainbow flag sticker for effect.