EDITORIAL: The diversity of the protesters who gathered in their thousands on Tuesday should send strong warnings, both within and outside their own ranks. It might be seen as a strength of the protest that it drew such a conspicuous range of participants from the militant and puff-chested to the mild and concerned. Many of the protesters were decent but troubled, resistant to freshly mandated constraints on their lives, even their very bodies. Telegram has enjoyed a spectacular surge in both the popularity and intensity of posts since the Delta lockdown. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the protesters are not representative of the vast majority of Aotearoa.

Source: Stuff November 09, 2021 23:58 UTC