After a beautiful day in which thousands of young people across Aotearoa marched for a better future, a chill has
descended across this country. Far-right murderers have shot innocent Muslims in their holy mosques and livestreamed it
on Facebook and 4Chan.
The true face of fascism is revealed once again. This is what happens when you believe the lies that they merely want
“free speech” to advocate their genocidal ideology. They hate people of different ethnicities so much that they are
prepared to commit terrorist crimes. Now more than ever, we must stand up in our millions as the true people of
Aotearoa, and fight racism, fascism and Islamophobia in all forms.
This is the inevitable consequence of politicians using rhetoric bashing migrants in order to gain support and votes.
Don Brash and other opportunists from ACT and the New Conservatives have helped enable the rise of a small but militant
far-right movement with their dog-whistle scapegoating. It’s time to tell these Trump-like demagogues to get lost.
The crisis of inequality, housing, and low wages has been caused by corporate greed and government failure — don’t
listen to the lies from NZ First, National, and even Labour about migrants being to blame for the suffering of the
people of this land.
What is the point of the intelligence community in Aotearoa, when for decades it can spy on peaceful activists such as
John Minto, Keith Locke and Mike Treen, but it can’t respond to the threat of genuinely violent thugs such as today’s
racist murderers, who boasted on their forums just last night that they were going to kill Muslims? The GCSB is a
disgraceful failure.
We are right to feel horrified, we are right to feel sick, and we are right to feel angry — but we should not forget the
optimism we felt this morning when marching alongside the School Strike for Climate Action. Those marches in so many
cities today showed the very real case for hope — an entire generation is ready to fight for a better future, and they
will be just as ready to fight against racism as well. Those few Nazi thugs do not represent Aotearoa in any way, shape
or form.
Love Aotearoa Hate Racism is holding an emergency hui at 7pm tonight to organise how we respond to these atrocities, and
build a mass movement against fascism in the long term. The meeting will be held at Unite Union Auckland office — 6a
Western Springs Road, Morningside.
Please let us know if you are willing to fight — whether you are in Auckland, or if you want to get the fight against
racism started in your city.