Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 27, 2016 5:21:55 GMT 12
Northland Age 27/10/16
RACE AND MYTH
In 1950 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the following statement: "The biological fact of race and the myth of 'race' should be distinguished. For all practical social purposes, 'race' is not so much a biological phenomenon as a social myth.
The myth 'race' has created an enormous amount of human and social damage. In recent years it has taken a heavy toll in human lives and caused untold suffering. It still prevents the normal development of millions of human beings and deprives civilisation of the effective co-operation of productive minds.
The biological differences between ethnic groups should be disregarded from the standpoint of social acceptance and social action. The unity of mankind from both the biological and social viewpoints is the main thing. To recognise this and to act accordingly is the first requirement of modern man."
Now organisations (such as the United Nations and the New Zealand government) promote separate racial identity as an ideal. Mankind's future hinges upon ascending from tribalism to unity, but instead we are following a retrograde path leading only to divisiveness and inequality.
The current crusade of politically correct leftists is to destroy democracy, with our successive governments weakly tagging along because of a paranoid dread of being labelled 'racist'. Notice the terror that afflicts our leaders at the mere mention of binding referenda. They are well aware that racially-slanted policies would have been quashed had the government dared to seek majority opinion.
Activists clamour for racial division, compensation for events in which no one alive today took part, and distort a document of unity into one of apartheid. Until we unearth a leader with the guts to say, "Enough!" we are destined to witness the disintegration of a nation that once led the world in inter-racial harmony.
MITCH MORGAN
Kaipara
THAT'S A NO
Recently I listened to a radio programme where Maori lawyer Moana Jackson was discussing a plan for a written constitution based on the Treaty of Waitangi, thus entrenching the treaty as superior law.
He and Maori activist Margaret Mutu are obviously planning to sell the idea to us by presenting it as a way forward for our country.
We went through this nonsense a few short years ago with the Constitutional Advisory Panel, and the people of this country made it abundantly clear that there are to be no race-based politics.
Any constitution created for our country must be for the common good of all of us, and not one that leads us to racial separatism and superiority.
Thankfully we live in a democracy, in which the definition is that we must all be treated exactly the same regarding race, gender and religion. Therefore all race-based politics must be firmly denied and immediately thrown into File 13 —aka in Army parlance — the rubbish-bin!
R B
Tauranga
RACE AND MYTH
In 1950 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released the following statement: "The biological fact of race and the myth of 'race' should be distinguished. For all practical social purposes, 'race' is not so much a biological phenomenon as a social myth.
The myth 'race' has created an enormous amount of human and social damage. In recent years it has taken a heavy toll in human lives and caused untold suffering. It still prevents the normal development of millions of human beings and deprives civilisation of the effective co-operation of productive minds.
The biological differences between ethnic groups should be disregarded from the standpoint of social acceptance and social action. The unity of mankind from both the biological and social viewpoints is the main thing. To recognise this and to act accordingly is the first requirement of modern man."
Now organisations (such as the United Nations and the New Zealand government) promote separate racial identity as an ideal. Mankind's future hinges upon ascending from tribalism to unity, but instead we are following a retrograde path leading only to divisiveness and inequality.
The current crusade of politically correct leftists is to destroy democracy, with our successive governments weakly tagging along because of a paranoid dread of being labelled 'racist'. Notice the terror that afflicts our leaders at the mere mention of binding referenda. They are well aware that racially-slanted policies would have been quashed had the government dared to seek majority opinion.
Activists clamour for racial division, compensation for events in which no one alive today took part, and distort a document of unity into one of apartheid. Until we unearth a leader with the guts to say, "Enough!" we are destined to witness the disintegration of a nation that once led the world in inter-racial harmony.
MITCH MORGAN
Kaipara
THAT'S A NO
Recently I listened to a radio programme where Maori lawyer Moana Jackson was discussing a plan for a written constitution based on the Treaty of Waitangi, thus entrenching the treaty as superior law.
He and Maori activist Margaret Mutu are obviously planning to sell the idea to us by presenting it as a way forward for our country.
We went through this nonsense a few short years ago with the Constitutional Advisory Panel, and the people of this country made it abundantly clear that there are to be no race-based politics.
Any constitution created for our country must be for the common good of all of us, and not one that leads us to racial separatism and superiority.
Thankfully we live in a democracy, in which the definition is that we must all be treated exactly the same regarding race, gender and religion. Therefore all race-based politics must be firmly denied and immediately thrown into File 13 —aka in Army parlance — the rubbish-bin!
R B
Tauranga