Its purely your choice.
Posted on 09/05/2023 1:07:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has sparked outrage after claiming no one was forced to get the Covid vaccine despite widespread mandates in his country.
Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Mr Hipkins was asked about an election promise by New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to compensate New Zealanders injured by the vaccine or forced out of employment because of mandates.
'There is a process for people who are injured in a medical procedure, there's already processes in place for dealing with that,' Mr Hipkins said.
'In terms of the vaccine mandates, I acknowledge that it was a challenging time for people but they ultimately made their own choices.
'There was no compulsory vaccination, people made their own choices.'
The comments sparked outrage from Kiwis who lost their jobs, were refused travel or couldn't see loved ones in aged or hospital care because they refused the Covid jabs during the pandemic.
Mr Hipkins was the country's minister at the time of the pandemic before rising to the role of Prime Minister on January 22.
Angry comments flooded X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, accusing Mr Hipkins of 'gaslighting', which means to manipulate someone into distrusting their perceptions, experiences or understanding of events.
'There was mandatory vaccinations in New Zealand for health workers, military, teachers & police officers,' one noted.
'It isn't a choice when you can't continue your uni degree, keep your job, open your business, play your sport, or participate in life. without it,' another wrote.
'And he damned well knew it when he forced the mandates.'
One account even invited New Zealanders to share their stories around the 'choices' they made around vaccination and mandates, and the impact on their lives.
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A few NZ “leaders” need to be keel-hauled and then drawn and quartered.
Now its apparent why Jacinda beat feet to the US.
Justin Trudeau claimed the same thing.
But the Canadian population is so cucked that they supported him when he forced vaccine mandates, and they support him now when he denies he did it.
are politicians in N.Z. allowed to bald-faced lie? because he did.
We really do need to try people for crimes against humanity for the deaths and destruction they caused and then get out some sturdy ropes to hang them with a firing squad to put holes through them before they are cut down. We need to bury the bodies at sea without coffins after chumming the waters to attract sharks.
President Biden bald faced lies all the time.
“You voters could’ve chosen prison and you know it!”
What’s amazing is that the “Conservative” politician David Seymour of the ACT Party in New Zealand likely to be in the new government following the election shift to a National Party led government told Kiwis:
“Don’t be a *ickhead, get vaxxed”
All major leaders including the next PM to be Christopher Luxon of the National Party promoted the jabs.
“I didn’t rob anyone. I just showed them my gun, and they voluntarily chose to give me their money.”
They voted for it, why are they so shocked?
My NZ friend said they were forced, coerced.
He should be inducted into the house of fame for lying politicians sob’s along with Jacinda Ardern as one is about as bad as the other. Most politicians are a special breed as lying comes to them naturally.
Liberals lie about everything
That is true. They did have a choice.
He’s either retarded, evil, or likely both.
Its purely your choice.
Yep. Jacinda was a red ChiCom tool.
Just when you thought the devil didn’t even know where New Zeeland was, turns out he’s got a lakehouse there.
He LIES!
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