Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 5, 2024 15:43:07 GMT 12
Alistair Boyce: “SO, HOW IS THE REVOLUTION GOING?” - WAITANGI 2024.
There is no room for non-Maori in most of Te Pati and radicalised Maori rhetoric. Words matter and lead to actions. The uncomfortable truth for the protagonists of Maori revolution is that the dichotomy of either taking more post-colonial spoils or setting up a separatist post-colonial state both require a strong and functioning modern economy to fund the necessary change through redistribution of wealth. So far, the arguments for change provide discordant and incoherent logic to this end, unless you believe in the primacy of ‘revolution by stealth’. Eventually this relies on a compliant tax paying majority. I would suggest the 2023 election result provides any intelligent politician the necessary information as to the mood of the electorate. The Coalition Agreement is a grand correction to the social, political and economic imbalance that has been established and now hastened by the 6th Labour government…….
…... The price of citizenship in NZ is to maintain democracy. Democracy is predicated on equality by virtue of free speech, equal voting rights and equality before the law. Disagreement over co-governance cannot be simply reduced to the slur of racism. Racial superiority by political-economic advantage (or even its perception) and confused property rights are anathema to the inherent tenants of a safe and secure liberal democracy and a growing fully functional socio-economy. Quite apart from any interpretation of the Treaty the vast majority of the NZ electorate will not tolerate the elevation of one race over all others. Kiwi’s do however generally understand equality of need and opportunity, supporting individual and secure property rights. For most the Treaty still represents one standard of citizenship (one Nation, many peoples) and founding principles of equality and protection……
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/01/alistair-boyce-so-how-is-revolution.html
There is no room for non-Maori in most of Te Pati and radicalised Maori rhetoric. Words matter and lead to actions. The uncomfortable truth for the protagonists of Maori revolution is that the dichotomy of either taking more post-colonial spoils or setting up a separatist post-colonial state both require a strong and functioning modern economy to fund the necessary change through redistribution of wealth. So far, the arguments for change provide discordant and incoherent logic to this end, unless you believe in the primacy of ‘revolution by stealth’. Eventually this relies on a compliant tax paying majority. I would suggest the 2023 election result provides any intelligent politician the necessary information as to the mood of the electorate. The Coalition Agreement is a grand correction to the social, political and economic imbalance that has been established and now hastened by the 6th Labour government…….
…... The price of citizenship in NZ is to maintain democracy. Democracy is predicated on equality by virtue of free speech, equal voting rights and equality before the law. Disagreement over co-governance cannot be simply reduced to the slur of racism. Racial superiority by political-economic advantage (or even its perception) and confused property rights are anathema to the inherent tenants of a safe and secure liberal democracy and a growing fully functional socio-economy. Quite apart from any interpretation of the Treaty the vast majority of the NZ electorate will not tolerate the elevation of one race over all others. Kiwi’s do however generally understand equality of need and opportunity, supporting individual and secure property rights. For most the Treaty still represents one standard of citizenship (one Nation, many peoples) and founding principles of equality and protection……
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/01/alistair-boyce-so-how-is-revolution.html