Things That Make Me Go Hmm
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Free Speech
The Dark Age of Political Intrusion: Part Two
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Continued from Part One which was published 10 am this morning. This situation where propaganda now masquerades as news, and free speech is being suppressed is contributing to a more general malaise that is affecting society as the State becomes more pervasive and people feel
The Dark Age of Political Intrusion: Part One
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com The medieval Dark Ages refers to the thousand year period in history between the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 AD and the beginning of the Renaissance in 1500 AD. It was a time of feudalism and the Crusades, when society turned its back
Folau Case Resolved – at Least in Part
Australian Family Coalition The long-running Israel Folau case was resolved this week (at least in part). After increasing his claim against his former employers to $14 million, mediation sessions finally saw an out-of-court settlement reached. The details remain confidential. So, what can we draw from this outcome – and for the
A ‘Sensible, Reasonable Person’ Would Be Offended
David Seymour has hit back during an interview on NewstalkZB in response to the cartoon of him drawn by Sharon Murdoch referring to her as a “low rent cartoonist.” The fact that the media and those on the left of politics have only chosen to be upset by the cartoon
‘We Have to Take AWAY Your Freedom of Speech, or Else Society Won’t be Free.’
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The BFD Comment of the Week
Today’s comment of the week is from Rod Defining hate speech as speech which is “insulting” or “offensive” means to me that the government’s current waffling about legalising drugs and defining licensed gun owners as somehow responsible for the Christchurch shooting is in itself hate speech because those
Complaint Upheld Against Radio Station for Playing Blue Mink’s Melting Pot
Yet another one from the “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction” file. According to Radio Today “No introduction to the track was broadcast, or any other content discussing it to justify its context.” “In making a decision about the complaints, Ofcom considered the demographic of the station’s audience as set
A Vile Lie about David Seymour
A failing major media company, who today disgusts me so, that I refuse to mention their name, has been running a series of columns advocating ‘quality journalism’ and the benefits thereof to societal good. It seems to be some form of propaganda, a softening-up, to place themselves front-of-queue in the
Face of the Day
Today’s face of the day is cartoonist Garrick Tremain. His employers fell for the classic trap. They should never have apologised. Apologies are used against people as the mob say that it is proof that a thought crime has been committed and they then demand that their target loses
Free Speech Almost Gone!
Press release: New Conservative Party Elliot Ikilei, New Conservative Deputy Leader At the Labour Party conference, Andrew Little finally admitted what many have suspected for months. That the current government seeks to expand state control over speech in our nation. Over the weekend, Andrew Little declared that, “We need to
Labour to Toughen ‘ Hate Speech’ Laws
ACT Party Revealed: Labour confirms it will toughen our “hate speech” laws next year. Giving a government censor more power to criminalise what you say is dangerous. Freedom to Speak There is a growing danger of taxpayer-funded universities abusing their health and safety obligations in order to ‘deplatform’ speakers and
Wednesday Nightcap
‘The policeman told me, “I need to check your thinking”‘ Harry Miller, a former police officer, is taking Humberside Police to court over reported ‘hate incidents’. Harry, now chief executive of campaign group Fair Cop, was previously told by Humberside Police that he had been reported for hate speech because
‘Hey, Big Tech Do I Look Demoralised?’
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