Turia quotes
February 25th, 2004 at 8:50 am by David FarrarFrom the NZ Herald, they speak for themselves.
“no evidence of Maori getting money on the basis of right or privilege”
“so-called democracy of one person, one vote”
“We can’t get into local government”
“We’ve got nowhere else to go home to, we can only be here”
Prizes will be considered for the best rebuttals.
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February 25th, 2004 at 11:20 am
If I remember rightly (and someone please correct me if I’m wrong), Tariana Turia’s father was an American WW2 Serviceman. Meanwhile I was born in Wellington, my father and his parents (and, I think, his grandparents as well) in Taranaki, my mother and her parents in Wanganui, and her grandparents in Wanganui and South Taranaki. So if Turia’s got nowhere else to go, where the hell does that leave me?
Vote:February 25th, 2004 at 11:54 am
I’ve heard the same. Still, it’s hard to see evidence of any rational ethnicity so I remain unconvinced.
Vote:February 25th, 2004 at 12:24 pm
Hi David,
Are you David Farrar, Barrister previously of Hoby, Leicestershire,UK ????
Vote:February 25th, 2004 at 12:39 pm
My poli-sci textbook mentions the concept of consocioationlism, in which a state with two national groups handles politics by blocs. In other words, ethnicity determines how power is shared. Examples were Canada, Belgium, and Lebanon. The resulting struggle over balance of power games has been a considerable threat to the survival of all of those nations. Changes in demographics can also upset the balance.
From my distant US-based perspective, New Zealand seems to be flirting with consocioationalism. New Zealand needs to avoid this trap and steer back to the ideals of the Anglosphere, i.e. where the politics of the individual. Over the long run, it’s more fair and far more flexible, especially as Asian (non-Polynesian) immigration increases,
Vote:February 25th, 2004 at 1:33 pm
“Here’s twenty bucks and a ticket to Iran. Good luck, Tariana.”
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