Abigail Marshall

Law, politics and development student from New Zealand. Human rights for every human (John 15:12).

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Tonight I was in a Zoom call where a lady from a "developing country" mentioned how much she doesn't like that term.

I agree it's a very problematic term.
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[ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ @drdeanknight]

Sage words from @SpeakerTrevor, who gets the democratic imperative at stake here.

And pretty notable, against the tradition of NZ Speakers, that he’s prepared to call it out so squarely.

[ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ @drdeanknight]

To be clear, it is a constitutional disgrace that the legislation mandating this vaccination regime is being passed urgently this week, without provision for prior/adequate consultation on the legislative framework.

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@sacraparental When my sister was year 6 her speech was about how annoying I (year 1) was (her topic was "the sound of silence")

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@ellashepston Thanks 😊

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Just handed in my final assessment for my BA
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[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@bmwhocking Fear is a powerful thing, I guess. We have to prevent it from turning into a beast.

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

I will never ask someone to inject themselves with something that they genuinely do not feel safe putting into their bodies so that I can feel safer.

Conversations and debates? Fine.
Guilting and belittling? Not fine.

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@bmwhocking Yeah I get that argument. What I don't get/like is the growing hatred of non-vaxxed people. It has been amazing and awful to see how quickly people can turn on a segment of the population. It's certainly not the first time it's happened, but it's the first time I've seen it

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@GeoffMcLay1 Ha very true!

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Almost submitted my 12,000 word dissertation with my name spelled wrong. Nice.

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@rightsmetrics Ha, thanks! Only picked up on it because I was playing around with the title of my paper below my name 😅

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@AMLBrook Of course! 💃

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@bmwhocking Oh gosh, that was lucky 🙈

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Such wonderful news! https://t.co/rVYOSPJiv6

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@banquotrilogy Oh dear! The only thing our dog destroyed when she was a puppy was a book about training dogs 🧐

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

"This is not an assignment that can be completed in 2 days!" I read, as I start my assignment that is due in 2 days.

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@Jasonwalls92 "The right" and "the left"
https://t.co/poDLlUJHTk

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Just read an NZ Herald article which said "The policy has been criticised by the Right". By all means, reference specific groups or people, but do we really have to devolve into that kind of divisive talk by referring to "the right" and "the left" (as papers in the US do)? 😩 1/

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

@Terry_in_NZ My comments about divisive generalisations apply to both sides of the political spectrum

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Just read an NZ Herald article which said "The policy has been criticised by the Right". By all means, reference specific groups or people, but do we really have to devolve into that kind of divisive talk by referring to "the right" and "the left" (as papers in the US do)? 😩 1/

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

I really hope this was a random one-off. I have friends with very different political stances than myself, but we've also discovered the huge amount of overlap in our views. I'd hate to see the psyche of the left and right divide becoming more engrained in NZ society. 4/4

[Abigail Marshall @ALMarshallNZ]

Second, when you sweepingly categorise people like that it strengthens divides until every issue comes down to identity of being left or right wing, rather than critical analysis of the substantive issue. 3/