Convoy protest 25/2/22
A general discussion post.
Social issues
health
Omicron is not mild
More people in the US have died from Omicron than Delta. In New Zealand we, collectively, still have a choice about just how bad this is going to get. Not everyone is going to contract covid in this wave, and there is great value to individuals and society in slowing spread and avoiding getting covid where possible.
Convoy protest 24/2/22
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest 23/2/22
A general discussion post.
Everyone is over Covid
Jacinda Ardern said yesterday that everyone is over Covid. She is right. We all want this to end.
Convoy protest 22/2/22
A general discussion post.
Why negotiating with the Wellington protesters is a waste of time
There is something of a manufactured chorus of calls for the Government to sit down and negotiate with the protesters. Here are four reasons why negotiations would be a complete waste of time.
Convoy protest 21/2/22
A general discussion post.
Why the Wellington protestors are wrong
The Wellington protest has exceeded any moral mandate to protest.
They Are Us
The people camping outside Parliament are also us.
We are better than this
Trying to remember the numbers of protestors in Wellington are small in number compared to the rest of us
Convoy protest 20/2/22
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest 19/2/22
A general discussion post.
Meanwhile, omicron and delta in New Zealand
Delta is still a problem in New Zealand, and we’re still not talking about long covid.
Why haven’t the police acted?
It is day 10 of the Anti vax protest on Parliament’s grounds. More cars are being parked illegally and despite considerable disruption to Wellington’s roading network so far not one car has been towed by the police.
Convoy protest 18/2/22
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest 17/2/22
A general discussion post.
What does the right to protest actually mean?
A primer on the “right to protest”. Contrary to the views of some there is no right to protest. Instead there are rights of assembly, movement and a right to freedom of speech. And there is no absolute right to do these things at Parliament.
100 Things We’ve Lost
Over the past two years we have lost so many things that are not coming back.
Convoy protest 16/2/22
A general discussion post.
The difference between Black Lives Matter and the Anti Mandate protest
Claims that local Black Lives Matter protests and the Anti Covid mandate protest are different examples of the same thing appear to be very overstated.
Convoy protest 15/2/22
A general discussion post.
Convoy protest day seven
A general discussion post.
Parliament protests and the road to splintered societies
The legitimacy of protest, and why building bridges and calling people in is one of the most important actions we can take now.
The long cost of Covid-19
There has been a depressing large study published looking at the medical risks of having covid-19 on the cardiovascular systems in Nature Medicine. The news isn’t good. Having Covid-19 increases the risks of a range of cardiovascular diseases from heart failure to strokes over a year. It does it across all demographics.
Can this government get re-elected?
Where will the votes come from to get Labour a third term?
The right to protest
Complaints that the police are unnecessarily interfering with the Wellington Convoy’s right to protest appear to be vastly overstated.
Freakin useless
Maureen Pugh has posted a post on facebook supporting the Wellington protestors, deleted it when it was pointed out to her the protestors were anti vaccination, and then claimed she did not realise many of the protesters were against Covid-19 vaccination.
Chloe Swarbrick Needs A Reset
Chloe Swarbrick has requested that the government help Auckland central’s restaurants. But in a post Covid pre climate change world this is not going to help.
NZME is on a mission to change the Government
NZME owned entities including the Herald and Newstalk ZB appear to be on a mission to change the Government.
What Do We Keep?
The things we don’t regret keeping are a strong measure of what we don’t value. COVID’s 2 year anniversary asks us this simply through what events we commemorate.
David Seymour should stick to twerking
David Seymour has responded to slumping poll results by claiming that the Treaty of Waitangi should be trashed.
How the Covid era changes us
With Prime Minister announcing effectively the beginning of the end of state control of COVID, the question that has to be asked is how will the end of COVID change us all?
How New Zealand Reconnects With the World
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a phased reopening of the country’s border. Update: video of the speech is added.
And what have they done anyway?
With Ardern getting a good-old media beat-down, remember here’s how to change a country for good like no one else but Labour can.
The problem with and the benefits of MIQ
It may not be apparent from the wall to wall sound emanating from the opposition and from the media but this Government’s Covid response has been exceptionally good and way better than that of pretty well every other major country in the world.