Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 19, 2021 14:54:09 GMT 12
Graham Adams: DAVID SEYMOUR IS CAST INTO HELL - ALONGSIDE TOVA O’BRIEN
This week, Seymour found himself tormented in the Sixth Circle of Twitter after he tweeted a code that enables Māori to be prioritised for vaccination at the Trusts Arena in West Auckland, run by Te Whānau o Waipareira. The code was accompanied by the tag: “If you’re worried about vaccination waiting times, you no longer need to make an appointment. All you need to do is use this access code.”
Seymour seemed taken aback to find himself being so vociferously condemned in the mainstream media and on swathes of social media. After all, the confidential code to give Māori priority to vaccination was hardly a secret. It had already been circulating on social media and a few non-Māori had admitted using it to see if they would be questioned about their apparent lack of Māoriness. One said that if anyone asked her for proof of her lineage she would simply shout “Racist!”. As it happened, she wasn’t asked.
In the rush to condemn Seymour, respect for facts was abandoned. Waipareira CEO John Tamihere announced: “The [vaccination] system has been designed by white, middle-class folk for people like Seymour.”.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/09/graham-adams-david-seymour-is-cast-into.html
This week, Seymour found himself tormented in the Sixth Circle of Twitter after he tweeted a code that enables Māori to be prioritised for vaccination at the Trusts Arena in West Auckland, run by Te Whānau o Waipareira. The code was accompanied by the tag: “If you’re worried about vaccination waiting times, you no longer need to make an appointment. All you need to do is use this access code.”
Seymour seemed taken aback to find himself being so vociferously condemned in the mainstream media and on swathes of social media. After all, the confidential code to give Māori priority to vaccination was hardly a secret. It had already been circulating on social media and a few non-Māori had admitted using it to see if they would be questioned about their apparent lack of Māoriness. One said that if anyone asked her for proof of her lineage she would simply shout “Racist!”. As it happened, she wasn’t asked.
In the rush to condemn Seymour, respect for facts was abandoned. Waipareira CEO John Tamihere announced: “The [vaccination] system has been designed by white, middle-class folk for people like Seymour.”.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/09/graham-adams-david-seymour-is-cast-into.html