Waatea News Column: National’s scream of segregation vs my Maori journey as a Pakeha
There is so much Pākehā culture can learn from Māori, but that can’t progress if the arrogance of knowing what is best blinds you to new ideas.
Martyn Bradbury
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Desperate Judith screams Māori segregation again – the false meritocracy of neoliberal welfare
Segregation from what? Neoliberal service provision that sees us all as consumers of services rather than as human beings?
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Benefit increases are coming – the mistake Labour can’t make
Rising rents will see a spike in homelessness this bitter winter. Lift welfare now.
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Prisons are failing and we can’t pretend to not know why
The Prison population is dropping, fewer prisoners are in rehabilitation, more are committing violence in prison and recidivism rates are still above 50%.
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David Seymour’s trust funds don’t erode the righteousness of his criticisms against the landed political elites – rent controls NOW!
…if even old Trust fund Seymour can’t get a break, Gen X is fucked!
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What happens if war comes? The true cost of an Independent Foreign Policy for NZ
There is a cost to being Independent
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Everyone who accused Jacinda of being racist for closing border to India should be embarrassed – Covid isn’t ending
When Jacinda announced that NZ was closing the border to India because of skyrocketing Covid cases, the accusations of racism were quick to be made by the identity politics clique on Twitter.
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If 5 eyes dont want us reliant on China for trade, well there’s a solution to that…
If the 5 Eyes see our reliance on China economically as a threat, then maybe they should open their markets to us and replace China!
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Look at that – NZ Police drunk on power again! But we can trust them with new mass surveillance network?
Are we sure we know what level of power we are blithely handing over here?