It is never pleasant to lose family in war. My uncle still has a bullet in him from his service in the Spanish Civil War. He was subject to compulsory military service at the time and had no choice.

The way that the 2NZEF ended up in the war is by the then Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage declaring war on Germany, and by volunteers joining up.

I am drawing parallels between a government in the 30′s and 40′s that was totalitarian, unable to tolerate dissent, and downright evil, and a government of 2000-2007 that is so far two of those things. I am publishing these thoughts precisely because I fear where the trend is heading.

It is nonsense that because I have such distaste for this government that I apply those thoughts to Labour and its supporters throughout history. Just as it is nonsense to brand Germans now by the standard of Germans then.

I have absolutely no idea what you’re trying to say with the Balkans thing.

Are you suggesting ‘one rule for all’. Can I now call you a racist?

If so should every male in NZ have the same rights and responsibilities, with no exceptions?

Could you explain why my kid brother was
called up for military training, but the EB got
a pass?
So total equality with no exceptions?

You also fail to mention those Dutch that got out before the Occupation and joined Allied battalions. You also fail to mention the Underground that ferried escaped Allied prisoners out of Holland – including Kiwis. You also fail to mention that The Netherlands declared themselves neutral – wanting no part of Hitler – but were invaded anyway and over-run. As were many other much larger countries in that region at that stage of the war.

I know its what you want because it then diverts attention but I’m not going to rise enter into a insult competition with you by mentioning what Hori did do. You are one of those types that like to put words in others mouths. I never said that Maori sent people to death camps, I said most races – including Maori – committed atrocities at some stage in their history.

If you want to refute the parallels that I originally drew, fine go for it. But if all you’re going to do is some mud-slinging hoping some sticks, forget about it.

First they came for the EB, the Catholics were given an exemption to campaign for child poverty, what about the Scientologists there must be some of them fuckers in NZ, haul em out and restrict their ability to publish their views, it’s in our best interest. While we are at it lets have a crack at the Islamics as well… OH, problem… can’t do that so lets just stop all third parties spending more than the same amount of money that qualifies for WFF… If your poor, you can’t afford to campaign against a party spending millions, if your rich you’re not allowed to spend it campaigning…. perfect – level playing field as described by Labour.

I think you are missing a valuable point here. rouppe is comparing the treatment of a ‘group’ of people by a ruling govt with a ‘group’ of people by a ruling govt. If rouppe (and his family of survivors) see a similarity then we as readers need to STFU with our preconceptions and sensitivities and listen.

I am relating the experiene of my family at the hands of the Nazi’s. The Nazi party was a socialist party (National Socialist German Workers Party). I think I’m pretty up to speed with that aspect of history that relates to my family’s experiences.

The NZ Labour party has placed restrictions on free speech, have instituted a government section to engage in covert surveillance of the political views of the population, and required the population to register with the state if they want to publicly express a political view in any significant way. By significant I mean more than waving a few placards. It is my opinion that there are some strong parallels that can be drawn.

There is nothing that I have said that is inaccurate. Your comments are not relevant to the statements I have made. You would have to look far to find any race that had not engaged in some sort of atrocities at some point in their history – yours included Hori.

You seem to have forgotten that bit of history where upon liberation of The Netherlands those Dutch that did collaborate were swiftly held to account by the anti-Nazi Dutch majority.

There is a groundswell of people in this country that are also preparing to do some accounting of their own.

There was no Kiwi Labour types who dragged Jews out of their houses to send
them to death camps when they served
with the 2NZEF.
Nor did we have battalions of Labour types
joining the SS bastards.

So read some bloody history.

This law is so great that it needs this to sort it out in the new year!

phil(whoar.co.nz)

This is the politics of a third world country.

Every
F-ckers——–Yeah Right!!
Brainwashed