Rodney Hide: One law for Tamaki, another for the party of October 7

"Bash the Jews. Cut their heads off."

A man shouted that at a pro-Palestinian protest in Auckland in July 2014. It's on video. Dr David Cumin and historian Paul Moon reported to the Herald that the Human Rights Commission didn't think it worth investigating, let alone prosecuting. Its reasoning, as they reported it: no violence followed, so it didn't incite anything.

Remember that reasoning. It's about to become very selective.

Dr David Cumin: Would Our Government Defend Us?

Imagine an extreme far-right militia invaded New Zealand, murdered 3,000 people and took 250 citizens hostage – back to their massive compound. Imagine that affiliated militia continued to fire thousands of rockets into our country, occasionally breaking through defences and exploding in neighbourhoods. Then, one of these violent far-right paramilitary groups landed a missile on a sportsfield that killed 25 children.

What would our government do?