Comments by "John Donwood" (@johndonwood4305) on "Helen Clark wouldn’t have meant to fire youth camp sex scandal ‘missile’ at Jacinda Ardern: analyst" video.

Edwards claims that it's a bad look for the government. Well, since when has a scandal ever been a good thing? A cover up? How can it be a cover up if Edwards openly mentions it on television? The youth are overwhelmed by a heavily sexualised culture dumped on them by corporations. It should follow that instances of sexual misconduct could happen anywhere, anytime and occur more often than usual. The fact is that this interview is not the real news. See those items on the newsfeed at the bottom of the screen? ("Labour pains", "Business confidence falls further", "Claire Curran demoted", "Meka Whaitiri stood down".) Those are the real items of news and not the interview. Why? Because these items are brief and concise to be understood instantly that they form the opinion that the government that is out of control which in turn forms a background for the interview which is why Edwards claims at 0:50 that Labour was too soft in handling this matter. Consent manufactured without being manufactured.
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