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Labour’s Ginny Andersen claims Police Minister was ‘paid to kill people’ while working in private security overseas (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 9 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

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We deserve a better standard of political discourse in this country, in my view. It sounds like Mark Mitchell has done some pretty impressive things in his career, including taking on gangs and uncovering war crimes.

Meanwhile, so many people on the left think Saddam should have been left alone, conveniently ignoring the horrible crimes he inflicted on the Iraqi people.

It's also worth noting that a security contractor is a very different role to a mercenary, and by the nature of his work, it sounds like he was very much the former.

We need better opposition in this country.

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[–] Ilovethebomb -3 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I've seen a lot of comments online saying the USA overthrew a legitimate government, the Iraq war shouldn't have happened, etc etc. These people do exist.

[–] Rangelus 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Wow, ok. What morons.

I mean, that sounds more like something the hard right would say (supporting a dictator), but regardless it's dumb as hell.

[–] thevoyagekayaking 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"appease the dictator" is a surprisingly common view, especially on the left, unfortunately. There's been a surprising number of people suggest Ukraine cede territory and make a peace deal with Putin, most notably a handful of German politicians, for example.

[–] Rangelus 2 points 9 months ago

That's so weird

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