I believe that all races are equal and should have equal ruling in the law as well as equal opportunities. Yet when people mention this point in discussions pertaining to Maori privilege, they are then often accused of  being racist. I would honestly like an explanation from someone about this. How is the belief that all races are equal and that all races should be subject to the same laws and privileges make that view racist? I just don’t get it. Can someone enlighten me on this.

My personal  belief that all races are equal carries across to any country and time. My belief regarding Apartheid in South Africa for example was exactly the same. I believed back then that it was wrong to give one race special privilege at the expense of other races. Even Nelson Mandela who had every excuse to hate Whites was fair in his dealings post Apartheid. Instead of giving his own racial group more privilege he set about forging a new South Africa where all were equal. He even embraced the Springbox , a team that was considered a part of the Apartheid era. This is what is possible when a man is not consumed in hate.

Yet in good old God’s Own New Zealand, the ‘all races are equal’ stance is vigorously opposed. It seems that New Zealand society is moving toward the racist belief that some races are more equal than others. Sorry, but this oxymoron is totally moronic. Promoting the idea that one race gets special privilege over another is just Apartheid plain and simple. Once that horrid system is in place, it will divide a country down the middle. And as that wise old saying goes, “united we stand, divided we fall”.

What do you think? Do you agree with me? If not, then what is your explanation or best argument for Maori privilege at the expense of all other racial groups in New Zealand? I look forward to your views. But before you give me the view that Maori were here first, I would like to remind you that Aryan Germans and other Caucasians were first in Germany or at least before Jews and other races besides Caucasians. So that view isn’t going to wash with me because who thinks White Germans should get special privileged over Jews or other immigrants in German society? I know some would agree with that too, but I am not with you on this and nor am I with anyone who thinks New Zealand should have something similar even of it is not as extreme.

The government’s constitutional review is a major threat to New Zealand’s democracy. A biased constitutional advisory panel and a consultation process that locks out non-Maori and threatens to permanently put power and privilege into the hands of the tribal elite.

This urgent threat to our future is quietly building momentum while most people are unaware of what is at stake.

The constitutional advisory panel – an initiative of the Maori Party fronting for the tribal elite – has embarked on a similar consultation process to that used to pass the atrocious Marine and Coastal Area Bill into law. $4 million will be spent over the next 12 months to convince the public that we need a new ‘written’ constitution to enshrine the Treaty of Waitangi as superior law. A new constitution would give un-elected Judges supreme power over our elected Members of Parliament.

If we do nothing, under this new regime, non-Maori New Zealanders will become second class citizens in their own land. All attempts to impose a race-based future on New Zealand – through a “written” constitution embracing the Treaty – should be strongly opposed, by supporting a campaign to:

• SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION as it stands, and

• sign a DECLARATION OF EQUALITY to reject outright race-based laws.

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