So why does it exist? The Maori Party is a movement. It's becoming more aggressive and radical in its expression. The leaders have to periodically outrage the majority to catch the attention of a malleable minority by using words like' holocaust' and 'genocide'. No matter that such mass acts never took place in this country. What really matters is garnering support. The means justify the end.
There is a sense now that the protest against the Treaty Principles bill, with its highly visible Maori Party branding, is turning into something else. It is an answer to the clarion call that 'Maori are under attack.'
They aren't. Maori are no more under attack than any other group affected by policy decisions taken to undo six years of profligate spending, reduce inflation, make housing more affordable and get the private sector producing. That's all of us. Down-sizing the bloated public service has meant job losses across the board - men, women, young and old, Maori and non-Maori.
It's true that when unemployment increases Maori are disproportionately affected. But so are Pacific people, the young and women. Other than Maori, is there a political party for any of these other distinct groups? No.
Yet there is the Maori Party. Just the word 'Maori', along with its rich symbolism, the haka, the sovereignty flag, must have a very profound effect on many people, as the recent hikoi demonstrated. Many non-Maori have jumped on board as if not doing so would make them part of the so-called attack.
But NZ Europeans do not need to virtue signal their empathy with Maori. They have physically signaled it since the two races met, by falling in love and marrying each other and making children together. Therein lies the uniqueness of New Zealand.
What NZ is currently experiencing isn't just a reaction to the Treaty Principles bill. It is the importation of critical race theory, the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet Maori share little in common with the American negro. Nor do they resemble other 'first peoples' such as Aboriginal Australians or Canadian Inuit who have also largely remained distinct unmixed groups. Much to the chagrin of people like Hone Harawira, Maori and non-Maori are thoroughly intertwined. More Maori partner with non-Maori than each other.
That's why as a country we have to find a way forward together. People can choose their own cultural practices and beliefs but a constitution that enshrines the same basic rights for all is utterly essential for a peaceful and prosperous future.
Lindsay Mitchell is a welfare commentator who blogs HERE. - where this article was sourced.
There is a sense now that the protest against the Treaty Principles bill, with its highly visible Maori Party branding, is turning into something else. It is an answer to the clarion call that 'Maori are under attack.'
They aren't. Maori are no more under attack than any other group affected by policy decisions taken to undo six years of profligate spending, reduce inflation, make housing more affordable and get the private sector producing. That's all of us. Down-sizing the bloated public service has meant job losses across the board - men, women, young and old, Maori and non-Maori.
It's true that when unemployment increases Maori are disproportionately affected. But so are Pacific people, the young and women. Other than Maori, is there a political party for any of these other distinct groups? No.
Yet there is the Maori Party. Just the word 'Maori', along with its rich symbolism, the haka, the sovereignty flag, must have a very profound effect on many people, as the recent hikoi demonstrated. Many non-Maori have jumped on board as if not doing so would make them part of the so-called attack.
But NZ Europeans do not need to virtue signal their empathy with Maori. They have physically signaled it since the two races met, by falling in love and marrying each other and making children together. Therein lies the uniqueness of New Zealand.
What NZ is currently experiencing isn't just a reaction to the Treaty Principles bill. It is the importation of critical race theory, the Black Lives Matter movement. Yet Maori share little in common with the American negro. Nor do they resemble other 'first peoples' such as Aboriginal Australians or Canadian Inuit who have also largely remained distinct unmixed groups. Much to the chagrin of people like Hone Harawira, Maori and non-Maori are thoroughly intertwined. More Maori partner with non-Maori than each other.
That's why as a country we have to find a way forward together. People can choose their own cultural practices and beliefs but a constitution that enshrines the same basic rights for all is utterly essential for a peaceful and prosperous future.
Lindsay Mitchell is a welfare commentator who blogs HERE. - where this article was sourced.
9 comments:
Pure and simple Lindsay. I have never been able to understand why we have Māori sports teams. Treaty settlements were seen as a way to compensate for genuine wrongs but unfortunately it has truly become just a gravy train and the generosity of the older NZ generation running out fast.
If it was true that those who identify as Māori are not doing well, and it isn’t in general terms, that is not the fault of other New Zealand citizens.
Luxon says debate ( via the ACT Treaty Principles Bill ) is divisive . Absurd - the people are asking for unity.
Maori radicals and activists are pushing division.
So who is advising Luxon?
Let's just face it. Some Maori have cunningly undermined NZ politically. They have used their treaty windfalls to fund propaganda through the media and into Society in general. Their activist types are infiltrated into all our institutions from Parliament down to schools and workplaces. If someone can't or won't stand up to them NOW, then NZ will become a hopeless country. The decolonising they want will put all but the elite rulers of our undemocratic country back to a primitive 3rd World condition. Ask yourself this, "Do Maori have a plan for progress for all and if so what is it?" The Maori Party website does not give any hope. They are using the divide and rule strategy of the Marxists. And it's working so far! Where is our saviour?
Anon@10.20 very true. But our saviour? Well it most certainly isn't PM Luxon. He's the wrong man for the times.
We witness the long running hatred ,discrimination and violence in the Middle East and much of Africa based on differences in ethnicity, religion and cultural beliefs .
Clearly the Maori Party now seeks to divide individual rights and privileges in New Zealand on similar lines. And the outcome will be any different ?
It's definitely not the Treaty Principles Bill creating division, which simply defines us as all being equal which is fostering the growing division in our society.
Through this website can I suggest to readers of this article, that you find the article posted by Ross Murant - "History can be a bitch.." and when you find, read. Take note of all the names he lists and see if - " you the reader can associate them with actions of Maoridom past".
What intrigued me, with the opine by Ross, that he was a serving Officer within The New Zealand Police Force at the time these people started becoming vocal, so how many ended up on Police Intelligence Portfolios, ditto with The NZ Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS)?
Also, how many of those names appeared at the beginning of a recent " march " from the North and gave " rousing speeches to the gathering many ".
Therefore what we have seen since the current members of Te Pati Maori have entered the Parliament, we have been witnessing the " rise and rise of a intolerant group " , aided and abetted by - those who work at The Waitangi Tribunal, Waikato University, those who are both of Tainui & Nga Tahu and those who have " been selected to work along side Party members, both in Parliament and in an ex officio manner outside, all from within Maoridom".
Sadly main stream Kiwi's " vent their spleen thru comments under either article like this or videos posted to YouTube "
but if " shove came to push, how many would be prepared to face off against any tyranny that arose in New Zealand" ?
Sadly armed conflict would not occur, Jacinda Ardern saw to that! But Maori have shown they will.
Acknowledge the constant push of te pate maori and others, but what chokes me is the condescension of the pakeha luvvies who not only support but actively further the process.
What would be of benefit to us all would be a revival in traditional education focused on teaching the basics effectively.
I will continue mentioning the fact we have the biggest tail academic underachievement in the developed world because that is what I believe we should be concentrating on fixing
To not consider that Maori are disproportionately represented in this long tail is to miss the reason why so many Maori are on welfare and prison. Our Marxist progressive education has produced this shameful statistics and they will just make things much worse for Maori because this ideology has never been concerned about academic achievement for every single child. Traditional education and Universal literacy , however do and makes this paramount to schooling.
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