Posted on 08/23/2004 4:33:34 AM PDT by NZerFromHK
It applies equally well to Native American (Indians) in the US (and to some extent blacks and affirmative actions), Inuit and First Nations issues in Canada, and the Aborigines in Australia.
Extremely interesting and informative article, especially for those of us who need to be reminded that the struggle against the leftist culture destroyers is a worldwide struggle-thanks for posting it.
Any democracy in which parties arise based on racial identification rather than political identification is one which is beginning its death throes. Either the Maori are part of the nation of New Zealand or they aren't. Racial separatism is not a process which can reach a moderate "okay, this is good enough, we'll stop here" conclusion.
Chillingly, I know some very radical Maori (though not even a majority among the sovereignists) declare that the nation of New Zealand was built on European (British) conquest of the land, and they have NO intention of honouring that nation. We have already reached there, and some of them are dreaming of sending all non-Maori people packing.
New Zimbabwe can't be far behind.
"Any democracy in which parties arise based on racial identification rather than political identification is one which is beginning its death throes."
Speaking of the USA ? Take out the proper names in that article and you have exactly an exact copy of the dnc and the "Progressive Socialist Democrat" party (aka DNC)
Except that if they try this, the people to be sent packing would be 90% of NZ's current population.
Except that if they try this, the people to be sent packing would be 90% of NZ's current population.
Maoris were treated a lot A WHOLE LOT better than a lot of other colonized peoples. Perhaps instead of throwing pies at Donald Brash, they should pay attention to his wonderful speech. He IS going to win whether they like it or not.
That just breaks my heart.
Not!
,,, no he's not - but the article is. Trotter's one of the left's most capable journalists but over the last few months to even the last year, he's worked out that The Independent is paying more in a month than Socialist Action could pay in five years for what he has to say.
Add the Hawaiians.
There is a serious secession movement in Hawaii aimed at indegenization and possible independence.
Forget the fact that Hawaii was ruled by a Queen, i.e. the embodiment of a repressive, antiquated, monarchical system of governance; Lili'oukalani had dark skin, therefore she is to be celebrated by ignorant socialists, who have no consistent ideology, other than opposing the status quo.
What strikes me as being even more ridiculous though, is this dispute over the Elgin Marbles. It confounds me that a former imperial nation, led by men who were essentially white-if a bit darker than their Northern European counterparts-can somehow fashion a self-serving argument on their behalf that relies upon contemporary, deconstructionist, anti-colonial claptrap, to acquire relics that haven't been in their nation's possession for years.
In my opinion, all of these people are boobs, whose opinions should be treated with the contempt that they have so rightfully earned.
,,, it's all on throughout the Pacific in that regard - New Caledonia and anywhere else you care to name to various degrees.
Thanks, and I myself would certainly classify Mr Trotter as on the Left. Give credit where it is due: he is able to see through the absurdity of today's identity-driven Leftist sentiments. They don't hesistate to support Third World nationalist movements which would earn scorns of "racism!" had they been led by developed world whites.
Give this to Keith Locke, Mark Gosche, Tariana Turia at home, Bob Brown in Australia, and Jesse Jackson, Noam Chomsky, Barbara Lee, Michael Moore in the United States, the entire Liberal Party, New Democratic Party, Green Party, and Quebecois Bloc in Canada, and everyone at the UK Guardian, Independent, Ken Livingstone, and the entire editorial board at Le Monde.
,,, the way things stand at present, the GREENS have much more credibility than LABOUR. At least they've stuck to the platforms they went to elections on last time.
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