“America’s Ku Klux Klan also felt the need to address the Jewish problem in their Christian faith, by saying Jesus was descended from Adam and was therefore part of the white, Aryan race.” – @AKADaneGiraud
“I want to raise what I know will be a controversial option: Is it time for a new, 21st-century Congress of Cultural Freedom?” – Mike Grimshaw
“Could it be that the censors of yesterday are the censors of today, and will continue to be so in the future? Is the woke army discernible, in any meaningful way, from the John Birch Society of old?” – @AKADaneGiraud
“While Debbie, Rawiri, Hana and co, have a tangi about the reo and about the removal of section 7aa of the Oranga Tamariki act they remain silent about baby Nga Reo.” – @AuntyHeihei
“They have convinced themselves that weekly protests, an undulating sea of putrid placards decrying dreamt up genocides, will do them favors.” – @AKADaneGiraud
“Women aren’t mentioned at all; neither is breastfeeding. Childbirth is described just once in list form as ‘birthing’; a less specific word with quite different connotations and usages.” – @gcsarahjean
The outcome of years of digging by historian Paul Diamond, Downfall: The destruction of Charles Mackay shines a clear light on the vengeful impulses behind the blackmail and Mackay’s ruination. Paul Diamond is a writer, broadcast journalist and historian. His radio programmes have won Qantas Media and Media Peace Awards. He was also awarded a […]
“The rise of ‘Comms’ has been a salient feature of organisations in recent years. That is, hordes of people – or sometimes bots – whose actual if not ostensible roles are to make the place sound good, rather than actually do anything.” – Joanne Wilkes
Through the debate we see that free speech is not an abstract conception. It is, as Dr Moon argues, a thread in the fabric of society and state suppression of speech does lead to citizens self-censorship.
“(Clark) informed us that she is part of a group called ‘The Elders’ – a name which says a lot about how she views herself – a global sage – and yet as the interview progressed the title proved akin to calling an oversized friend ‘Tiny’. – @AKADaneGiraud