Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 2, 2021 10:40:40 GMT 12
Effi Lincoln: FAILING THE COMMONSENSE TEST
Failing the commonsense test: Concepts of equity in 1840 tribal Māori and fake treaty "principles" today.
Equity means equality of outcome. It’s a key demand of Māori supremacists. They say our government’s obligation to provide equality of outcomes arises directly from the “principles” created when their ancestors signed the Treaty of Waitangi 181 years ago.
They are more opaque when defining whether that equality of outcome should be applied on a tribal basis, or on an individual basis. Tribal equity and individual equity are two very different beasts.
On 6 August this year Michelle Mako, the “Director of Equity” at Te Aho o Te Kahu (literally meaning “To Be the Binding Thread of the Cloak” but somehow translating to “The Cancer Control Agency of New Zealand”), wrote a blog titled “In the interest of equity: Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
Despite the New Zealand Health Equity Explorer stating that “Health depends on many things, and “equal” health is hard to achieve.” (see my 20 July article “Gout and the Treaty driven misrepresentation of health equity statistics”) Mako stubbornly insists that “inequities in health are avoidable”
She then goes on to state that the “principles” of the Treaty of Waitangi include the “guarantees” of:
“Equity – the right of Māori to receive equitable … outcomes from health care services.”
And:......
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/09/effi-lincoln-failing-commonsense-test.html
Failing the commonsense test: Concepts of equity in 1840 tribal Māori and fake treaty "principles" today.
Equity means equality of outcome. It’s a key demand of Māori supremacists. They say our government’s obligation to provide equality of outcomes arises directly from the “principles” created when their ancestors signed the Treaty of Waitangi 181 years ago.
They are more opaque when defining whether that equality of outcome should be applied on a tribal basis, or on an individual basis. Tribal equity and individual equity are two very different beasts.
On 6 August this year Michelle Mako, the “Director of Equity” at Te Aho o Te Kahu (literally meaning “To Be the Binding Thread of the Cloak” but somehow translating to “The Cancer Control Agency of New Zealand”), wrote a blog titled “In the interest of equity: Te Tiriti o Waitangi”.
Despite the New Zealand Health Equity Explorer stating that “Health depends on many things, and “equal” health is hard to achieve.” (see my 20 July article “Gout and the Treaty driven misrepresentation of health equity statistics”) Mako stubbornly insists that “inequities in health are avoidable”
She then goes on to state that the “principles” of the Treaty of Waitangi include the “guarantees” of:
“Equity – the right of Māori to receive equitable … outcomes from health care services.”
And:......
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2021/09/effi-lincoln-failing-commonsense-test.html