The Hikoi had 84 000 – why that matters
Winston Peters claimed the Hikoi only had 22 000.
Chris Luxon said it was just a Māori Party stunt.
The ZB Troll farm decried the turn out as small.
Turns out they were all wrong, the tru number of those on the Hikoi as Newsroom now argues was 84 000…
…this matters because it shows the enormity of the Hikoi.
It was a huge cross section of NZ who marched, it couldn’t have just been a Māori Party stunt, it was too big for that.
There are many, many, many Kiwis who see the Treaty as a unique strength, as a source of hope and celebration. It is ACT and the Political Right and their Atlas mates who see the Treaty as a source of division and hate.
84 000 tells us the people have spoken, not the rednecks, not those who wish to dump the Treaty so that they can rape the environment and ram through destructive projects without the checks and balances, it was the people who see the Treaty as essential to who we are.
That’s why Winston is so busy shitting on the Hikoi, that’s why the ZB Trolls keep attacking and that’s why National pretend it was just a Māori Party stunt.
ACT, National and NZF fucked around and they found out!
Isn’t it funny how the great big bad champions of free speech freak out when they get some free speech up them?
Dame Jenny Shipley says ACT is inviting a race war.
Chris Finlayson is saying ACT have damaged our global reputation for race relations.
40 King Council’s are warning the Government not to do this.
The Waitangi Tribunal says it will be the worst piece of legislation ever.
So don’t dare pretend this is ‘just-a-debate’, it’s a far right ideological war, and the front line is everywhere.
84 000 descended upon Parliament in the largest ever protest against this appalling legislation and it won’t stop there.
I warned and warned and warned on this very show that this legislation would start conflict, brew divisiveness and generate a backlash that will sit this Government on its arse!
Well, you reap what you sow.
Ake Ake Ake.
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Or, you see this great show of force against the treaty bill and the coalition as unifying. As you point out this was no Maori party ‘stunt’. God that Luxon guy is a dimwit and fuckin rude to boot. Let’s see how the next election goes for them.
84,000, better call Trotter and let him know, don’t want him suffering unnecessarily do we.
Many people on this hikoi were there because they were told to me there and that it would be awesome to be involved in. Not all knew what they were there for other than that.
The whole treaty debate is either a) The Maori were here first (not actually not true) and should have special ownership rights over the rest of the whole country as a result. b) you believe in democracy and that everyone is equal.
Tamihere does all this for money and his own power. No ordinary Maori will ever be better off and wealthy Maori will never fund ordinary Maori, just themselves.
I do agree that Maori should have their culture protected and celebrated. But that does not extend to having special powers over the country.