Ryan Bridge: The hīkoi was a good example of democracy working

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Nov 19, 2024 · 2m · transcript

Democracy is a delicate and fragile thing, and yesterday's protest was a good example of it working.

People oppose something, they protest peacefully, respectfully, they present a petition, they go home.

The bill, by the way, that they don't like, well, it's not becoming law.

You don't have to look far this morning for examples of things going tits up in a big way, and quickly.

We've basically farewelled freedom in Hong Kong, 45 activists sentenced to long-term prison sentences overnight, kids in the West Bank being killed.

You've got a tyrant in Putin lowering the bar for the use of nuclear…