New Zealand Prime Minister Condemned for Calling to Regulate Free Speech as a ‘Weapon of War’ at UN
September 29th, 2022Via: Fox:
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was blasted for comparing free speech online to “weapons of war” in a recent speech to the U.N. that critics called “authoritarian.”
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Independent journalist and The Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald called out Ardern on Twitter.
“This is the face of authoritarianism – even though it looks different than you were taught to expect. And it’s the mindset of tyrants everywhere,” Greenwald wrote. “This is someone so inebriated by her sense of righteousness and superiority that she views dissent as an evil too dangerous to allow.”
Diesel Jack Media CEO and author Nick Palmisciano appeared to sarcastically skewer Ardern’s ideas.
“Yes, please bring on the government disinformation service. What could possibly go wrong? It’s not like we ever see government officials abuse their power to their own ends,” he wrote.
RedState deputy managing editor Brandon Morse warned, “This is the authoritarians admitting that your free speech is a threat to their rule.”
American Greatness CEO Ned Ryun made a similar comment, “She’s an absolute authoritarian. In fact, evil.”
