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Express sister
You're gonna lose it when you re-read that I said "Covid antivaxxers", because Covid antivaxxer predated neither. Back to Google for you.
Blacklabel
these are the same people saying both below.
Someone wasn’t wearing a mask or blocked a path or said an unkind word to someone- “it’s illegal and not peaceful anymore!”
actual business looted and buildings on fire and police having frozen urine thrown at their heads- “what are you talking about- that’s totally peaceful man!”
Blacklabel
Good. Forcibly clearing peaceful protesters was “bad” every other time someone even mentioned it. much less actually doing it.
Kumagaijin
Could you give some evidence that Covid antivaxxers are not overwhelmingly braindead Qanon dupes? I'm happy to wait. TIA.
@Express sister
The anti-vaxxers have been growing and existed well before Qanon and Donald Trump. Its actually quite easy to do your own research if you know how to use a search engine like Google. Simply type in "Who are anti-vaxxers" and use tools to select a specific time frame (I suggest before 2020 because you may end up with mostly liberal pro-vaxx news articles). Here is what I found...
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/who-are-the-anti-vaxxers
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-33774181
https://medwatch.de/2019/02/15/hpv-vaccination-how-japan-was-taken-by-an-anti-vax-tsunami/
Just to give you an idea of whats out there. I'm also not claiming to support the movement, I'm only trying to point out that the media isn't being honest about who and why people are anti-vaxx. They come from all walks of life. Myself, I'm pro-choice.
Sam Beckett
The bogan-feral element of the New Zealand public has joined forces to push whatever agenda that can at a time when the governments pants are down.
Yukijin
The mandate nonsense will not stand the test of time. Eventually it will be dropped, it might as well be now.
Governments who discriminate against their own people always fall on the wrong side of history.
I can foresee them having to apologize and pay compensation in the future.
People who wind up in prison over this are political prisoners.
ulysses
One of the demands of these protestors is the release of the mosque shooter.
Shows what kind of depraved people most of these protestors are!!!!
fxgai
Surely they are all not in favor of authority telling other people what they must inject into their bodies though, right?
Are there people there who are good with people being told by authority what they shalt do with thou bodies?
Some might go to be part of the event, I guess…
2020hindsights
fxgai
anti-vaccination protesters
Both.
fxgai
Are they anti-vaccination, or anti-authority-decree-over-what-people-do-to-their-own-bodies?
Some might be of the former, but I imagine most are of the latter. I’d join them for that reason too, were I in such a position.
2020hindsights
less than 2 % ) have been fired already.
The protest isn't about the mandates.
Concerned Citizen
Good decision. May human rights and common sense prevail and the NZ govt allow its citizens to make their own medical choices.
sf2k
Uh huh, that's what we said, 19 days ago
2020hindsights
Kumagaijin
The protesters are complaining about a myriad of things and mandates is one of them. The thing is vaccine mandates aren't a thing anymore. The minority of healthcare workers (
2020hindsights
Kumagaijin
The protesters are complaining about a myriad of things and mandates is one of the. The thing is vaccine mandates aren't a thing anymore. The minority of healthcare workers (
PTownsend
It didn't take long for the "it's because she's a woman" crowd to come out, and after some of those same herd members moaned about people being dismissive of those from their country, then asking posts critical of their country to be deleted. And many from the 'anti-mandate' group have been moaning they were being discriminated against because they had made a personal choice not to get vaccinated, while they have been dismissive of the elderly, the obese and those with underlying health conditions. I wonder whether they could write screeds like they have back in their home country and not expect reprisals. The free press has perhaps given some their first chances to express opinions on public forums.
Kaerimashita
Wakari said
Kaerimashita
I said the government, not the police. Government are doing lots of things to restrict and harm the populace.....
Eastman
Jacinda its about time to take proper care of your kid and leave you very well paid job for somebody more skillfull and with ability to really lead country.
Jacinda-you have to go now.
Express sister
Could you give some evidence that Covid antivaxxers are not overwhelmingly braindead Qanon dupes? I'm happy to wait. TIA.
Express sister
The "jac-bootery" of the police not doing anything? OK.
Yes, and they have always been dangerous morons.
nonu6976
no, they are not.
nonu6976
Police made a major error in allowing them to block the roads in the first place. When that started happening, the cars should have been towed immediately - that would've dissuaded others from doing the same. Nobody really cares about them standing on the parliament grounds and protesting, but obstructing roads and businesses, and abusing innocent people is not on.
Kumagaijin
I find it a little ironic how some leaders are digging their heels in and refusing to back down from their mandates. Meanwhile, the "anti-vaxxers" dug their heels in a long time ago. Leaders should have known this. There has always been a large group of anti-vaxxers in society. I imagine that governments underestimated the amount of people that don't want to get jabbed, but its actually much higher than anyone would have guessed. I assume its because the vaccines are still "experimental" for the most part so you have new people going the "anti-vaxx" crowd. Also, many people who are in fact vaccinated simply support freedom of choice. It used to be the "granolas", or far left hippies that were anti-vaxx, but now its people from every walk of life. I'm actually tired of hearing about how the anti-vaxxers are mostly "far-right". Thats a myth the Liberal media likes to spread.
Haaa Nemui
A lot of them have no idea what they're there for. The anti-mandate crowd started with the mandates about vaccines, then mandates about masks... some of the protesters are only there because they like to protest and have a lot of experience in protests going back decades. They don't care about the reasons.
Absolutely. If the protesters cause trouble outside of the area, come down hard on the ones causing trouble. Otherwise... just let them be.
2020hindsights
Yeah, the protesters aren't showing themselves in a good light to allow people to be sympathetic to their myriad of causes.
Local businesses have had to close to protect their staff because these people were harassing them, not wearing masks and being abusive to staff and the public. It's not a good look for a protest to not get people on your side.
At the end of the day, ignoring them is the best policy.
Wakarimasen
Express
Many of them are vaccinated apparently. They are just sick and tired of the ongoing restrictions and Jac-bootery of the government.
Express sister
Sounds like they should get vaccinated, then.
prionking
She doesn't want to look as foolish as Trudeau, so is hanging back for now. Wise move, but she'll still lose in the end.
And as usual, the corporate media keeps lying. They're anti-mandate protestors, not anti-vaccination protestors.
Express sister
Gonna put a wrench in the narrative of "ADERN IS A FASCIST" idiots.