Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Will Young Labour ever learn?

Turns out the people who want to shut other people up just do not learn from history, do they?

I consider myself to be reasonably well informed, because I have to be for my job. I read the newspapers every day, I listen to the radio, I have a pretty good idea of what’s going on  - and yet even I had completely forgotten Candace Owens was coming to New Zealand.

Until this week - mainly thanks to Young Labour, who are trying to stop her from coming to New Zealand.

They published an open letting urging the Government to ban her, like Australia just did yesterday. Which only reminded me that I should probably go and read up on some of her controversial stuff so I know exactly what the problem is.

So Young Labour can thank themselves for spreading her rhetoric even more widely.

The reason they want to ban her is because we - 'have an obligation to be protecting our communities from that kind of rhetoric that empowers divisive movements.'

Have they heard of the internet? Borders don't keep bad ideas out anymore.
 
Young Labour then went on to say that if the Government doesn't listen and decides to let her in, then can they please at least make sure there's heaps of security at her events to - 'ensure that when those people do choose to counter protest her, they're also not met with violence'.

The bloody cheek of it!

Last time we had someone controversial here, being Posie Parker, it wasn't Parker's supporters in court for violence, was it? It was a young punk who turned up to protest her and punched a grandma in the face and another one who threw the tomato juice on Posie Parker.
 
So let's at least be honest about who poses the greatest threat here.

Here’s some simple advice for the next time someone controversial comes to New Zealand - just don't mention it. Because that way, the only people who will know and go to the event are the people who have already consumed the content.

But now, a lot more people will go and read about Candace Owens. What an own goal. Again.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Turns out that people who want to shut other people
up just do not learn from history, do they. I
consider myself to be reasonably well informed, not because I'm
a particularly smart person, just because I have to be
for my job. I read the newspapers every day, I
have to listen to the radio, so I think I've
got a reasonably good idea of what's going on in
the country at any point in time. But I'm completely

(00:21):
forgotten that Candace Owens was coming to New Zealand until
this week, mainly thanks to Young Labor. So they're trying
to stop her from coming to New Zealand, aren't they.
They've published an open letter urging the government to ban her,
just like Australia did yesterday, which only served to remind
me I should probably go and read a little bit
about Candace Owens and some of her controversial stuff, so
I know exactly what the problem is. So Young Labour

(00:43):
can thank themselves for spreading her rhetoric even more widely.
The reason they want to ban her is because they say,
we have an obligation to be protecting our communities from
that kind of rhetoric that empowers divisive movements. Have they
heard of the end net. I mean, it's not borders
that stop bad ideas nowadays, is it? It just comes

(01:05):
right over. They also then go on to say that
if the government doesn't listen and decides to let Candice
owens in anyway, can the government it, please, please, at
least just make sure there's heaps of security at her
events quote to ensure that when those people do choose
to counter protest her, they're not also met with violence.
The bloody cheek of it. I mean, the last time

(01:25):
we had somebody controversial hair, which is, of course was
Posy Parker, it wasn't Posy Parker's protesters were the ones
in court for violence was It was the counter protesters.
It was the counter protesters. It was the young punk
who turned up to protest Posy Parker and then punched
a grandmother in the face because she was a supporter.
It was the one who threw the tomato juice on

(01:46):
Posy Parkers. It don't be calling for security to keep
the counter protesters safe as the people who were there
to watch the actual controversial thing. Who needs to be
kept safe from the counter protesters by the looks of things. Anyway,
Let's just at least be honest about who poses the
greatest threat. Here here's some simple advice, because obviously it's
too late this I've been reminded about Candice Owen's now
we're all talking about it. But here's some simple advice

(02:06):
for the next time someone controversial comes to New Zealand.
Don't mention it because the only people who will know
and go to the event are the people who have
already consumed the content, the people who are already fans. Now,
though with the Candice Owen situation, a whole lot more
people will probably go and read some of her stuff.
What an own goal again. For more from Heather Duplessy

(02:27):
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