The same here in New Zealand. Our Convoy was inspired by the Canadian one. And like the Canadian one, the community we found while occupying parliament grounds was.... beautiful. It was everything I have ever wanted - community, people caring for each other, no one wanted for anything, people came together and built what the community needed, there was no violence, hate, apathy - the only anger was directed at the politicians who brought unscientific and dehumanising mandates in.
I saw there more of our native peoples than I have ever seen in one place before. More reo Māori was spoken there as an every day normal occurrence than I have ever encountered before (outside of Marae and places specifically created around te ao Māori). I saw people of ever creed and colour. What I didn't see were Nazis. Sure there was a few people who were clearly not there for the same wholesome reasons that the overwhelming majority were. But they were a TINY minority.
For defending our rights, for defending the rights of others, for coming together and LIVING in peace and aroha (love/compassion/respect/kindness), we were labelled neo-nazis, racists, conspiracy-theorists, crazies..... Meanwhile our authoritarian corporatist government was not only permitted to get away with totalitarianism but was even actively encouraged to do so and even praised for it!
People who supposedly care about defeating racism and violence and human rights violations now throw around the word "racist" and "neo-nazi" against anyone with a non-mainstream view, like a lolly scramble, in complete ignorance of the fact that in doing so, they not only insult and harm the very victims of the racism and the holocaust they purport to care about, but they water down all meaning of the words.
Some of course, intentionally throw around those words for that exact reason (projection) or because they know using trigger words like "RACIST!" and "NAZI!" is a very effective way to instantly shut down conversation they don't like.
I don't believe labels like left, right, conservative, socialist, are useful and they do more to create division than they do to help. But most people would think of me as a socialist - what I saw at the Wellington protest was exactly what socialism is about - people before profits, community, sharing, kaitiaki (caring for the environment), every one looking after each other, equity, care of our elders..... And yet, we were labelled the opposite for all the reasons above - ignorance, harm and censorship.
Truly we are in the beginnings of 1984. And we have to stop this before it gets to that.
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