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Leighton Smith: Why is Brash accused of hate speech but not Seymour?

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Leighton Smith ,
Publish Date
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 9:44AM
David Seymour. Photo \ Andrew Warner

Leighton Smith: Why is Brash accused of hate speech but not Seymour?

Author
Leighton Smith ,
Publish Date
Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 9:44AM

Last week, the Vice-Chancellor of Massey University was talking about Don Brash.

She was patently performing a service to herself, not anyone else just herself, to satisfy her own whims, wants and desires when it came to Don Brash.

And she came as close to revealing it, when she commented on his Orewa speech and how that was very close to hate speech.

So park that thought, don't forget it but put it to one side and consider the following.

David Seymour’s private members bill to reduce the number of politicians and remove Māori seat.

Do you not think, based on the precedent of the Vice-Chancellor of the University, David Seymour is treading very close to hate speech?

Now you're saying, you’re being silly’, I'm not, I'm being dead serious.

I'm saying that if the Vice-Chancellor has a point and can get away with it anyone can.

Or alternatively, if she can be accused of relating those comments to hate speech, then anyone can accuse David Seymour because he's talking about eliminating Māori seats.

That's very close to hate speech if you wish to view it that way and some people will.

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