Re Peter Dey's letter (23 Nov.) He believes it's hypocritical of European (not that insulting word Pakeha if you please) to 'protest about privileges to Maori and ignore the much greater privileges enjoyed by Europeans in a European dominated society”.
Look at who has provided all our 'privileges” and by his admission Europeans outnumber Maori, so logic says we have done the lions' share of the work and thus enjoy the fruits of our labours and Maori also enjoy what we have worked for and provided. Where's the hypocrisy in that?
Had Maori been left to their own devices there would be very few left, killing and eating each other to extinction, just as they ate out the people who were here before them, and much of the wildlife too.
They would be still back in the stone age while we in Europe were advancing technology, and enjoying it's benefits, all of which we brought with us and helped the Maori make the leap from stone age to civilised people. Maori owe us a lot. They enjoy being able to get welfare too, which by his own admission 'the majority”, (those of European and other ethnic background) provides via taxation.
A. Taylor, Avenues.
10 comments
@ Mr Dey
Posted on 01-12-2012 11:54 | By The Big Tomatosaurus
Mr Dey, please tell us just one current race based privilege that non-maori are entitled to and maori are excluded from. Just one!
@ The Big Tomatosaurus
Posted on 01-12-2012 14:49 | By Captain Sensible
I doubt he can name one because there isn't any! He usually goes on about money and the South Canterbury Finance Company which, as far as I know, took and lost money from all Kiwis with no races excluded on the grounds of race. If he can name a privilege for non-maori only, I would just love to know what it is!
EATING OUT?
Posted on 02-12-2012 12:55 | By PLONKER
Well I guess that is one privilege that Maori are denied. Although they were reportedly given $10 million compo for the loss of those rights in a recent trety settlement.
Posted on 02-12-2012 18:53 | By Te Ponui
Maori cannot apply to build on the queens chain as many non Maori already have.
@ Plonker
Posted on 02-12-2012 20:51 | By Captain Sensible
Yes, canibalism is now outlawed in NZ but it's a maori tradition that does not get much mention these days now that all those recently made up traditions have appeared out of nowhere.
@ Te Ponui
Posted on 03-12-2012 08:16 | By Captain Sensible
You have just demonstrated that you have no idea about racist privilege or what it means. The fact that non maori have built on the Queens chain and Maori allegedly have not is more to do with money than race. Can you tell us what bylaw prohibits Maori from building on the Queens chain and how the wording actually says that only non-maori may do it. I bet that you can't. And if I'm right, as I am, then I still await a privilege that favours non-maori and discriminates against maori based on race.
@ Te Ponui
Posted on 03-12-2012 08:57 | By Major Think
Can you state where in the law it says that maori are not allowed to apply to build on the queens chain? What a lame attempt to deny Maori have race based privileges denied to all non-maori, by typing out that nonsense. That's like saying no Maori have been put into space, therefore NASA must be racist. Application to build on the queens chain has nothing to do with race. I think deep down you knew that.
Minor
Posted on 03-12-2012 17:55 | By Te Ponui
You think you know it all then you should at least know this one as it is a very recent ruling. And it is nothing to do with money. only Maori are affected by this ruling you bunch of know-all's. Maori have every right to seek justice as we all do. If you deny Maori this right you deny everyone the same. You need to take up your gripes with the government not Maori.
@ Te Ponui
Posted on 04-12-2012 07:35 | By Major Think
Please tell us what law and if possible, the offending wording. It's easy to make up a grievance (ha, we have been listening to made up grievances for decades), so nows your chance to prove that the law forbids maori only, on the grounds of race, from applying to build on the queens chain. I still do not believe you, so how about some proof.
@ Major Think
Posted on 06-12-2012 07:37 | By Captain Sensible
Seems our unanswerable questions have got the better of Te Ponui.
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