Comments on: Tune in to Marae Tomorrow

By: JONRUALMOND

JONRUALMOND — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:31:33 +0000

to whom it may concern
ignorance of the law is no excuse.
anyone can say almost anything and be believed on face value. the simple man believes what he hears, the wise man tests to see if it is true.
the truth is in the spirit of the law, more compelling than any other power simply due to its refinement, accuracy and repercussion.
its power is more than merely academic and can silence any response in terms of embodying a force.
indeed almost every one alive today knows this to be a scientific fact, natural cause to govern phenomena.
due dilligence and reasoned research only hurts if your doing it wrong.
a known trap can be avoided,

john ru

By: jh

jh — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:17:03 +0000

My view of the debate is based on my view that the treaty doesn’t represent agreement on the issue of soveriegnty (Maori massively out numbering Europeans at the time) and I can’t see Britain agreeing to Chiefly rule of British citizens. Many people draw the conclusion that the treaty is good and workable (eg Steven Franks). If you want to be technical , however you go down the Green party road and use the international law which says where there is disagreement the indigenous version stands.
The left like to use the treaty to bash pakeha over the head but don’t like to go into details about what it might mean. This was demonstrated in the debate where David Round asks:
“I’m curious to wonder how far Hana’s interpretation of the treaty goes because the treaty is used at present to promote Maori soveriegnty and some prominent people including the leader of the Maori party and the head of Maori studies at Auckland University arguing that that means rule of NZ by Maori with everyone else as second class citizens. I get the impression from Hana that when she talks about “working together” that she wouldn’t go that far…..
Hana O’Regan “I’ve never heard the leader of the Maori party talk about everyone else being second class citizens and I do not believe that that is what they espouce. But I do
.. Jacinda talks about talk of soveriegnty being about [ungrounded] “fear”….
….
I had to scratch my head to recall what Tariana Turia has said. She moulds her words to make them sound o.k but what David Round says is true as demonstrated by this speech here:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0803/S00077.htm

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By: Tim Wikiriwhi

Tim Wikiriwhi — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:38:18 +0000

Madeleine…You have made some great points here. Your property rights piece is great too!
Anti-British/Western colonisation is at the heart of the Indigenous rights debate is akin to the global warming scam which emanates form the same socialists and is aimed at the same thing (the destruction of Western values)which is why you find the Green party and the Maori party are kissing cousins and why socialists like Minto are in the thick of it all.
Minto would have us believe that what happened in SA, America and Australia may be used as evidence against the historical colonisation of New Zealand s if they were all the same Imperialist evils…which is a travesty that denies the benevolent spirit behind the treaty of Waitangi…ie The equal rights of settler and Native.
Socialists like Minto are fanatical haters of Western ideals and values and are active members of the theory of indirect world socialist revolution against capitalism and freedom. They will support terrorists if that will further their goals because the socialists believes the end justifies the means. ..which is another reason they usually are vehement Anti-Christ’s. (That so many foolish Christians support these antichrists and their evil doctrines is a testimony to how successfully the socialists have infiltrated the church and spread their doctrines of devils…even convincing the church that Christ was an anti capitalist communist!)
This covert action is well documented (It is not all cold war propaganda as these socialists want you to think)
Just as when Bin Laden destroyed the trade towers, Minto and Co would have praised and defended Tama iti for murdering white people (had he not been discovered in time) because in his hate of our western values he collectivizes all not Maori as oppressors and thus in his mind they all deserve to be murdered by the likes of Iti whom he sees as a champion of Anti western values…a champion of his world socialist revolution.
He thinks separatism that favours Western Whites are apartheid but that favoritism that favours anti western coloreds is just!
He would have everyone believe that Savage Pre-European Maori were noble savages and that their society and values were superior to western Christendom, and that Brittan invaded NZ with the idea to destroy the Maori and plunder their wealth.
He’s has as a heart as black as coal and as forked a tongue as Beelzebub himself!
I fight for zero favoritism…ie strictly limited government and absolute equality before the law.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:13:48 +0000

Jerry you write "Matt's question was along the same lines, how can you not understand the Government's role in maintaining and promoting a disappearing language after they nearly wiped it out? One people means one people, not one culture." It seems that you did not listen carefully to my question. I did not ask whether the government had a role in maintaining and promoting Maori language. I asked where in the text of the Treaty one can find anything that requires the government to do this. As to your answer to a question I did not ask, I am not so sure, your answer is correct seems to assume that if the state attempts to wipe something out it then has a duty to promote it. But that’s seems to me to be false. It’s a fact that the former communist governments of various countries attempted to wipe out Christianity, similarly some Islamic countries to do also attempt this, does it follow these countires have a duty to set up state churches, promote Christinity and teach it as a compulsory subject in public schools? “Another funny thing I noticed was that John Minto came across as the most balanced and fair person there, maybe that's just me” Minto’s claims were questionable; he suggested that the reason that Maori were the lowest achievers in every social indicator was due to colonization. Apart from the fact that Maori are not the lowest achievers on these indicators ( pacific Islanders are). Minto’s claim seems clearly false, take the social indicator of literacy or doing well in public school. Is Minto suggesting that if Colonization had not occurred Maori would have higher literacy or do better at public schools? Obviously not, if there had been no colonization there would be no public schools and no written language at all. You can argue that the way colonization occurred has harmed Maori and they could have done better if it had been implemented a different way, but its false to suggest colonization itself caused these problems. .-= My last blog-post ..Property Rights: Blackstone, Locke and the Legislative Scheme Part II =-.

By: Tim Wikiriwhi

Tim Wikiriwhi — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:39:22 +0000

Tu Hoe terrorist supporter John Minto was the most balanced?
It appears that an insult from Jerry surely is a badge of honor!
I recall someone once said…A good man is known better by his enemies than his friends…Thanks Jerry!

By: jerry

jerry — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:16:54 +0000

Just watched the video and would have laughed if it wasn’t such a serious issue.

Tim-angry-but-dim, forgets about 130 years of oppression.
And David Round, what a hill-billy? These sorts of people have no grasp on how history and society can affect people.

Matt’s question was along the same lines, how can you not understand the Government’s role in maintaining and promoting a disappearing language after they nearly wiped it out? One people means one people, not one culture.
Not one single past injustice? If you go by laws then Tim-angry-but-dim is right, Pakeha always covered themselves with laws like the Native Lands Acts, but it was stealing. Just as dictators have written laws to protect themselves from their crimes. Its a legal injustice if you want to put it like that.
Ropata, its a shame you never listened to O’Regan, if you are so sure of your beliefs and positions you should challenge them on a regular basis, that’s why I’m here. I regularly visit rightwing/religious blogs to see if I can improve on my thinking/beliefs……….no improvements yet.
Another funny thing I noticed was that John Minto came across as the most balanced and fair person there, maybe that’s just me

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By: ropata

ropata — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:22:11 +0000

O’Regan was awful, I skipped through most of her repetitive inane blather. She advocated an endless treaty gravy train and open ended negotiations where the rest of NZ are treated like peasants paying homage to Maori tribes. Similar to another lady who thinks the treaty is for her mokopuna.. because it grants them racist privileges available to no other NZer. It seems the Treaty has become more important than the Bible to some people; she wants all NZers to ‘carry the Treaty in their hearts’ whatever that means. I presume she meant white guilt and kissing up to Maori radicals.

Tim Whikiriwhi was a breath of fresh air, questioning the prevailing narrative and slanted history of NZ and race relations.
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