Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 10, 2023 9:46:51 GMT 12
Mike Hosking: HOW DEMOCRACY CAN THRIVE
I think part of the comfort we should take around the so-called "rabid outbreak" of free speech this week is that words don’t automatically lead to anything
You've got your two prime examples: Chloe Swarbrick and her outburst on Palestine, and Willie Jackson and his outburst on a potential vote over the Treaty.
The difference is one has an implied threat and the other doesn’t. Swarbrick should never have said what she said, it's inflammatory.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/11/mike-hosking-how-democracy-can-thrive.html
I think part of the comfort we should take around the so-called "rabid outbreak" of free speech this week is that words don’t automatically lead to anything
You've got your two prime examples: Chloe Swarbrick and her outburst on Palestine, and Willie Jackson and his outburst on a potential vote over the Treaty.
The difference is one has an implied threat and the other doesn’t. Swarbrick should never have said what she said, it's inflammatory.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2023/11/mike-hosking-how-democracy-can-thrive.html