Daily review 27/10/2021

Written By: - Date published: 5:30 pm, October 27th, 2021 - 10 comments
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  3. observer 3
    27 October 2021 at 6:40 pm

    The TV news (I flick between 1 and 3) left a lot unsaid in their coverage of the so-called hikoi. There were "blink and you miss it" references, such as the video source being Sue Grey, and protesters' anti-vax T-shirts, but they barely bothered to tell the audience who these people are.

    It's the usual tossers: Damien de Ment & co. Not representing any iwi or elected Maori group.

    • observer 3.1
      27 October 2021 at 6:53 pm

      Dylan Reeve provides a useful backgrounder here:

      https://thespinoff.co.nz/irl/27-10-2021/the-sovereign-hikoi-of-truth-explained/

      “one world government, vaccine dangers, Covid origins, satanic rituals, Bill Gates, communism, authoritarianism, paedophile cults, government mind control, geoengineering and suppressed cancer cures.”

      Cool, totes normal.

      • Dennis Frank 3.1.1
        27 October 2021 at 7:18 pm

        sovereign citizen movement

        Been circulating here for at least the past decade, to my knowledge (emails sent to me for perusal). Some evidence it's a christian plot here:

        The concept of a sovereign citizen originated in 1971 in the Posse Comitatus movement as a teaching of Christian Identity minister William P. Gale. The concept has influenced the tax protester movement, the Christian Patriot movement, and the redemption movement—the last of which claims that the U.S. government uses its citizens as collateral against foreign debt.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement

        However the intellectual basis of the movement resides in law (unconventional interpretations thereof).

        With the advent of the Internet and continuing during the 21st century, people throughout the English-speaking world who share the core beliefs of these movements (which may be loosely defined as "see[ing] the state as a corporation with no authority over free citizens") have been able to connect and share their beliefs. There are now followers in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. While arguments specific to the history and laws of the United States are not used, many concepts have been incorporated or adapted by individuals and groups in English-speaking countries of the British Commonwealth: Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Sovereign Citizens from the US have gone on speaking tours to New Zealand and Australia, appealing to farmers struggling with drought, and there are Internet presences in both countries.

    • psych nurse 3.2
      27 October 2021 at 7:46 pm

      Damien De Ment, the name is self explanatory.

    • gsays 3.3
      27 October 2021 at 10:07 pm

      What else do you expect from MSM churnalism?

      Newshub had to muddy the waters by including a Tamaki video on its piece this morning.

      Dennis, above, has got closer to the vibe of the hikoi.

  5. Foreign waka 5
    27 October 2021 at 9:48 pm

    On high food prices:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126797330/supermarkets-say-lack-of-competition-not-to-blame-for-nzs-higher-grocery-prices

    Yes, it must be difficult getting all that meat the hill down the road to the supermarket shelf. The transport costs sure are a killer.

    https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/country-of-origin-labelling

    The majority of vegetables and fruit comes from NZ. So it pays to read the labels.

    Fresh Veges are certainly not imported, some fruit like oranges are.

    Flour is imported from Australia, in that far far far away land……

    All in all the most expensive foodstuffs on the shelf is meat, fresh veges, fish and bread. We are told that this is because we are on the edge of the world. I have very rarely felt like being taken for a ride as with this statement.

    It comes right after three waters…

    I do however say, that the GST or tax on goods and services is differently applied in other countries than in NZ and hence comparison of pricing ought to be made on average income of a working person vs food prices. If you buy a loaf of bread you cannot deduct tax and ask IRD to refund, do you. Regardless of tax this will indicate affordability when indexed.

  6. Ngungukai 6
    28 October 2021 at 9:02 pm

    Winston NZF not happy about the 3 Waters Policy wouldn't of happened under his watch.