#BHN SPECIAL Disinformation Proj Research Director Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa on David Seymour "joke" to blow up the Pacific Peoples Ministry

David Seymour made a statement that he considers a joke about the Ministry for Pacific Peoples saying he'd like to "send a guy called Guy Fawkes in there and it'd be all over" Since then he has doubled down by saying "it'd be a bit funny if we could just blow it all up" speaking of what he considers too much bureaucracy in government. We invited on Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa to find out if there was research to show any links between violent rhetoric, even if it was a "joke" and the apparent embodiment of people wanting to protest using violence in society at the moment. While we have Sanjana we also talk about the language of Winston Peters so obviously punching down on the trans community simply for votes, and reports out today that protests in NZ have changed a lot since COVID. +++++++++++++++ Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠#BHN⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ