Intolerance
wins in post-democratic New Zealand – along with Antifa and a
virulent media campaign.
My
comments on Facebook -
What
today’s events show is what a pathetic, narrow minded country we
live in.
You
don’t have to agree with Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux (and I
don’t agree with them but I also don’t think they are wha5 they
are being portrayed as) to defend their rights to free speech.
Even
“inconvenient” people are due their rights to speak just as those
who are opposed can exercise their rights not to listen.
What
this says to me (and I knew this already) is that true democracy is
dead in this country as it is in the UK where another
“inconvenient”person is locked away by a kangaroo court,
transferred to a prison where he had less rights than murderers or
rapists (or even terrorists) and subject to people spitting through
the only source of fresh air.
The
actions of a fascist state are bad. So too are the attitudes of
people who will justify this just because they don’t like them.
This
tolerance vs intolerance is my litmus test of who you are as a human
being.
Lauren
Southern and Stefan Molyneux's speaking event cancelled
3
August, 2018
An
organiser behind the Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux event says
"powerful forces" were behind the cancellation - and is
threatening retaliation.
The
event was due to be held at Auckland's Powerstation on Friday, but
owner Peter Campbell told Newshub he cancelled the event shortly
after it was revealed on social media they would be speaking there.
The
Auckland spots Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux can't miss
Explainer:
What do far-right Canadian speakers Stefan Molyneux and Lauren
Southern believe?
Caolan
Robertson, an agent for Ms Southern, told Newshub they could not find
another event and it was all over.
"We
can't fix the event in the next 24 hours, there's no other venues
that are going to do it because of the massive pressure from the
far-left in this country," he told Newshub.
Auckland venue just cancelled tonight’s speech. The venue is known for hosting controversial singers including Marilyn mansion. There have been mass brawls and riots at the venue for 3 decades, according to the hardened owner who has ‘seen it all’ & he cancelled Lauren and Stefan
And
he's threatening retaliation against those who forced the
cancellation of the event.
"We're
going to go after the venue, we're going to go after the media, we're
going to go after all the people who've decided to slander it,"
he told Newshub.
"It's
basically the whole media in this country who have written hit pieces
constantly saying that Lauren's racist and a white supremacist."
An
email sent to ticketholders said refunds would be processed within
two weeks.
The
pair had announced they would be using the venue as their event in an
email then posted to Twitter - which lead to widespread backlash.
"We
want to thank you for the incredible understanding and patience
you've shown as we've had to keep the location of the venue secret
for as long as possible," the email read.
"We
look forward to the day when venues aren't bullied for daring to be
available and ideas right of Stalin are permitted equal rights to
peaceful assembly."
Protesters
had already threatened to hold a rally outside the event, and police
were seen on Friday conducting a security sweep at the Powerstation.
Tamaki
Anti-Fascist Action spokesperson Sima Brown-Davis said the pair are
"not welcome in Aotearoa".
"We
have no room for racism and that Auckland is a diverse city that
honours the tangata whenua," she told The AM Show on Friday.
"He
[Mr Campbell] said it's been so immense and so intense that he's just
had to pull out," Mr Robertson says.
"He
said its unprecedented the amount of pressure that he's been put
under... he says he's had phone calls from people with very powerful
resources behind them."
Mr
Robertson says those with tickets will be taken care of.
"We're
going to do everything we can to make sure that everyone's refunded,"
he told Newshub.
"We're
not going to leave anyone out of pocket. Anyone who's bought a
ticket... is going to be 100 percent refunded."
The
media say Molyneux and Southern were inciting racism and “mocking
Aboriginal culture”
The
one thing the media will not do is let you make up your own mind,
So
you can do so here is Lauren Southern's address in Melbourne
Lauren
Southern challenges multiculturalism in Melbourne - Full speech
I will leave the final word to John Cleese who has become the latest victim of the politically correct brigade.
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