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July 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: My Dinner With Andre(w)

I support the farmers and their
right to protest – good on them

but they were equating their struggle
with black lives matter, they were

saying that the Maori language was
part of the problem here too.

Well, big deal – that’s a  side-issue,
move on. They probably think they

have been unfairly treated, so I think
the comparison is valid. No one wants

to be picked on. And everyone
is entitled to an opinion.

Well, I reckon they shouldn’t use
banners that say ‘Farm Lives Matter’.

And I reckon they will be first with
their hands up for flood relief – it won’t

be such a commie government then.
Pardon the pun, but the tide will change.

The important thing for you
to understand is everyone has a right

to protest – and the farmers lives really
do matter. They work hard and provide

a lot for this country. All Maori language
has ever done is confuse the issue.

Whose land is it that they’re farming?
They were paid the market price for it!

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