NZ Politics

564 readers

1 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to the NZ Politics community!

This is a place for respectful discussions about everything that's political and kiwi

This is an inclusive space where diverse opinions are valued, but please don't be a dick

Other kiwi communities here

Banner image by Tom Ackroyd, CC-BY-SA

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Dave

RaoulDuke

Te Pāti Māori co-leader says smokefree reversal is 'systemic genocide' (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 1 year ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

18 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Tad hysterical, don't you think?

College of Public Health Medicine president Sir Collin Tukuitonga has said the reversal of the smokefree amendments would result in about 1000 extra deaths over the next decade, mostly Māori, and cost the health system $1.3 billion.

Calling that a "genocide" is a bit ridiculous.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Xcf456 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I think the thing the government is doing is far worse than any reactions to it that you think need tone policing

[–] Ozymati 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This isn't tone policing. This is calling out hyperbole. Tone policing is when someone disregards an argument because it's expressed with emotion.

If she'd said "this really gets on my tits" and was being criticized for language instead of having her anger acknowledged, that'd have been tone policing.

Using hysterical is a bit misogynistic though, considering the history of the word and who it's been applied to.