• Free Speech - not a value endorsed by the NZ Initiative?

    From Rich80105@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 31 21:38:59 2025
    https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate
    speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these
    groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they
    dislike?"

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 1 00:19:35 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate
    speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these
    groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely. However Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    The article is biased beyond reason.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 1 12:51:33 2025
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>
    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate
    speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.

    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 1 02:09:49 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>>
    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no surprise that you have forgotten eh?

    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do the same, but you first old man.

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 1 18:48:48 2025
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>>>
    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept >that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but
    you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else
    encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just
    the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and
    intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the
    time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been
    imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .



    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone
    You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true,
    but you provide no evidence of that . . . .

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Sun Jun 1 19:56:07 2025
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 07:20:39 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no >>>surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but
    you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else >>encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just
    the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and
    intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the
    time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been
    imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any >>intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept >that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >multiple other places.
    I did in gact give an example - the lockdowns were an attack on freedom of >expression - in spades!



    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do >>>the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: >>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true,
    but you provide no evidence of that . . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept >that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >multiple other places.
    I don't need to give an example I am exercising the same right that you >"demand" freedom of expression.

    Tony, there was no suppression of speech relating to any part of the
    Covid response; there was plenty of hate speech, misinformation,
    intimidating speech and mis-information from the then opposition, with
    no crackdowns on any of that from the then government.

    Your misunderstanding is profound; I do not see any point in
    prolonging this thread.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 1 07:20:39 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no >>surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but
    you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else >encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just
    the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and
    intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the
    time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been
    imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any >intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt multiple other places.
    I did in gact give an example - the lockdowns were an attack on freedom of expression - in spades!



    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do >>the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: >https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true,
    but you provide no evidence of that . . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt multiple other places.
    I don't need to give an example I am exercising the same right that you "demand" freedom of expression.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Tony on Sun Jun 1 08:12:37 2025
    On 2025-06-01, Tony <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no >>>surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but
    you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else >>encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just
    the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and
    intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the
    time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been
    imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any >>intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt multiple other places.
    I did in gact give an example - the lockdowns were an attack on freedom of expression - in spades!

    Let us also add the whole covid narrative.





    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do >>>the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: >>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true,
    but you provide no evidence of that . . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt multiple other places.
    I don't need to give an example I am exercising the same right that you "demand" freedom of expression.


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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Sun Jun 1 08:17:08 2025
    On 2025-06-01, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 07:20:39 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely.
    I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>>multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no >>>>surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but >>>you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else >>>encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just >>>the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and >>>intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the >>>time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been >>>imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any >>>intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>multiple other places.
    I did in gact give an example - the lockdowns were an attack on freedom of >>expression - in spades!



    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I do >>>>the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: >>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>>You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true,
    but you provide no evidence of that . . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>multiple other places.
    I don't need to give an example I am exercising the same right that you >>"demand" freedom of expression.

    Tony, there was no suppression of speech relating to any part of the
    Covid response;

    So which planet were you on Rich?

    there was plenty of hate speech, misinformation,
    intimidating speech and mis-information from the then opposition, with
    no crackdowns on any of that from the then government.

    Your misunderstanding is profound; I do not see any point in
    prolonging this thread.

    No, agreed. Please stop Rich.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Sun Jun 1 20:37:37 2025
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
    On 2025-06-01, Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 07:20:39 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 02:09:49 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Jun 2025 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC), Tony >>>>>><lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone

    from that article:
    "could free speech advocacy in certain hands be about allowing hate >>>>>>>>speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just the speech these >>>>>>>>groups benefit from, while cracking down and intimidating speech they >>>>>>>>dislike?"
    It certainly could, but isn't currently and is extremely unlikely. >>>>>>I accept that is your unsupported opinion
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>>>multiple other places.
    However
    Ardern and co certainly were travelling down that path.
    No, but if you really believe that, give an example.
    Yes she/they did - the lockdowns etc were exactly that (or worse) - no >>>>>surprise
    that you have forgotten eh?
    I accept that your unsupported assertion is your personal opinion, but >>>>you have not given any example of a political party or anyone else >>>>encouraging hate speech, misinformation, miscontextual speech, or just >>>>the speech these groups benefit from, while cracking down and >>>>intimidating speech they dislike. I recall the National Party at the >>>>time arguing that lockdowns should have happened earlier, or later,
    and lifted either earlier or later; and that they should have been >>>>imposed over a wider area or a smaller area; and I cannot recall any >>>>intimidating speech. Perhaps you could give an example . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>multiple other places.
    I did in gact give an example - the lockdowns were an attack on freedom of >>>expression - in spades!



    The article is biased beyond reason.
    I accept that is also your unsupported opinion . . .
    As above. How about you stop providing unsupported opinions and see If I >>>>>do
    the
    same, but you first old man.

    My opinion was supported by this article: >>>>https://mountaintui.substack.com/p/why-is-nz-initiative-writing-to-everyone >>>>You appear to believe that the evidence in that article is not true, >>>>but you provide no evidence of that . . . .
    I repeat for the benefit of a low comprehension child -
    I am as entitled to those as you are, the difference is that you do not >>>accept
    that I am and yet you spout unsupported opinions daily here and no doubt >>>multiple other places.
    I don't need to give an example I am exercising the same right that you >>>"demand" freedom of expression.

    Tony, there was no suppression of speech relating to any part of the
    Covid response;

    So which planet were you on Rich?
    Exactly. Of course there was suppression of speech. Hugely.
    I note he did not respond to me, but cowardly to some imaginary friend.

    there was plenty of hate speech, misinformation,
    intimidating speech and mis-information from the then opposition, with
    no crackdowns on any of that from the then government.

    Your misunderstanding is profound; I do not see any point in
    prolonging this thread.

    No, agreed. Please stop Rich.

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