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2022-02-14 Down Under

New Zealand Police Play 'Barry Manilow' And 'The Macarena' To Antagonize New Zealand Protesters

[ZERO] The authorities in New Zealand have found a new strategy for warding off unwanted demonstrators who are camping outside the Parliament building: playing "Barry Manilow's Greatest Hits" and the "the Macarena" on repeat to try and ward people off.

Of course, the global protest movement inspired by the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" is vexing governments from the antipodes to Europe, and beyond.

And in a few instances, the demonstrators have responded in kind by playing Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It". Hundreds of demonstrators have been camped out outside Parliament in Wellington since Tuesday. According to the BBC, they adopted the name "Convoy for Freedom" and blocked streets in the city.

Although their numbers dwindled to the dozens by mid-week, they increased again by the time the weekend arrived.

Police haven't been shy about making arrests: on Thursday, police arrested 122 people and charged many with trespassing or obstruction. Yet, still the demonstrators persisted.

The local police haven't stopped at playing music. Other tactics of dispersal have included "turning on sprinklers" on a lawn where protesters had camped out.

But again, protesters retaliated by digging trenches and building makeshift drainpipes to re-route the water.

On Saturday, singer James Blunt responded to a headline about authorities sonic repellant, and joked that his music should be added to the playlist.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-14 03:28|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Super Bowl LVI on a Jumbo Screen would have dispersed them in ten minutes or less.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-14 03:32|| 2022-02-14 03:32|| Front Page Top

#2 They should counter with Slim Whitman.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2022-02-14 04:36|| 2022-02-14 04:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course using Yoko Ono is banned by the Geneva Conventions!

Posted by Vinegar Spolusing6485 2022-02-14 07:13|| 2022-02-14 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Ha!That is because the demonstrators were doing this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ThVJrXZFSQ

Posted by Omiting Theting7288 2022-02-14 08:27|| 2022-02-14 08:27|| Front Page Top

Posted by 3dc 2022-02-14 09:11|| 2022-02-14 09:11|| Front Page Top

#6 How long did it take for New Zealand to go from Turn in your guns please into authoritarianism? Some four years?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-14 10:35|| 2022-02-14 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 How long did it take for New Zealand to go from Turn in your guns please into authoritarianism?

For being a bunch of dead, white guys, our Founding Fathers had quite the understanding of people and governments. In the history of the world, has there ever been a revolution where the victors said "It's cool! Y'all can keep your guns, in case you need them later"?

Posted by SteveS 2022-02-14 11:15|| 2022-02-14 11:15|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ The founders were not afraid of the people. That's something no current gummint creatures can claim for themselves.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-02-14 11:22|| 2022-02-14 11:22|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ The founders were not afraid of the people. That's something no current gummint creatures can claim for themselves.

An accurate observation indeed.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-14 11:38|| 2022-02-14 11:38|| Front Page Top

#10 The founders were geniuses -- a freak occurrence of so many in one place and time, united by a common purpose.

We got incredibly lucky. Our luck has run out.

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-14 12:11|| 2022-02-14 12:11|| Front Page Top

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