Poor suffering farmers - yeah right...

[Lilith7]

"Why do you think he's an ignorant fool?"

Because he's against Jacinda, with out her and with national in power, for instance, we would have done what happened in America with a huge death toll as people were sacrificed for profit and the attempted smooth running of the economy.

An absolute disgrace that she has felt so disturbed by the right wing vile criticism that she left a position she was born for.

I have always said that the Labour Government (including its leader - but she was just that - leader) did a great job at the beginning of Covid. Yes, it saved very many lives. But then it all fell apart. Too slow getting vaccines and RAT tests going, the MIQ debacles, etc. Then it was all thrown away when the traffic light system ceased just as it was most needed. So yes, we were given some time and it could have been a hell of a lot worse, but it could also have been a lot better.

But that's just covid. The bit that lefties won't acknowledge is how much mess we are now in from all the government interference in other aspects of our lives. So much that has been done was unnecessary and/or pointless and has increased the cost of living both financially and practically. Many people just cannot afford it.

No one deserves or should get the threats that she had, but she only knows about most of it because she was told. The benefit of the openness of the internet is also it's greatest cost but people who are busy with real life don't do social media or the other garbage. Her decision to leave would have been far more complex than fear of internet extremists.

"No one deserves or should get the threats that she had, but she only knows about most of it because she was told."

THAT is hardly the point, surely.  Which is as you say, that no one should ever be subjected to such vile abuse in the first place. 

There does appear to have been an increase in online & offline abuse in recent years & often that's to do with politics, race or gender & seems to be getting more & more nasty. 

Which doesn't say much for human nature but does highlight at least imo the need for more & better education. Most who have some  level of education beyond primary or high school often tend not to be as misogynistic or racist; it might have been interesting had someone surveyed the level of education prevalent among those who protested at Parliament & eventually had to be removed for example. While there would certainly be some who have some higher education, I think its likely that most protesters wouldn't.