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1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2019 11:28:09 EDT Strypey

   As I expected, politicians are already trying to cynically exploit the Christchurch mosque shootings to give NZ spy agencies even more intrusive powers, further eroding the civil rights of 100% of kiwis who didn't shoot up a mosque:

   "Already, the National Party is calling for it. Leader Simon Bridges told Morning Report that the agencies were operating with both hands tied behind their backs."
   https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/385885/week-in-politics-winston-peters-international-islamic-damage-control-campaign-success

   1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2019 11:31:33 EDT Strypey

      in reply to

      As I said in my #OpenLetter to #ActionStation:
      https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2019/03/17/a-second-open-letter-to-actionstationorgnz/

      "Arguably, it is as a consequence of the erosion of civil liberties in democratic countries since 9/11 that we have seen the rise of toxic enthno-nationalism and its associated violence, not as a result of too much of the wrong kinds of speech."

      Nor as a lack of always-on mass surveillance of the whole population. Anyone who wants that is welcome to move to China, they always need more English teachers ...