Forum Archive Index - July 2000

["graham perkins" <f_uker@hotmail.com>]

Chris,

Don't you get sick of all the stats on Maori? The White mans money system 
will not fix it.  It has to come from within the race itself!

Why would I want to learn maori when as you say only 400,000 people in the 
world use the language.  I am sure many more doors would open if you could 
speack fluent Japanese,  if I was racist I would not hold the  Japanese in 
such high thought look at there stats something to be proud of!

cya


>From: Chris <cd@ak.planet.gen.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: "sharechat" <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Subject: [sharechat] Racist comments
>Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:18:30 +1200
>
>Graham,
>
>You exude the pungent smell of racism.
>
>For the record, it's Maori not 'moari' and the language is Maori.  There
>are more than half a million people in this country who call themselves
>Maori.  Kohanga reo is more widely practised today than it has been for
>80 years or more.  You label it a senseless language.  Well, I think it
>more relevant for Maori(and Pakeha that choose) to speak and sing in
>Maori, at home, on marae or wherever than to recite a bit of German.  It
>is senseless to you who makes no effort to understand its' significance.
>
>Both National's Doug Graham and the current coalition have made important
>strides to address issues that disadvantage Maori.  Mistakes will be made
>and criticism will be showered.  Let's hope that we do not resort to
>playing the 'race card response' when we don't understand and have no
>interest in understanding.
>
>Your response Graham is sadly a destructive simplistic soundbite that
>should not go unchecked.  I invite you to engage your mind.
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris Darby
>cd@pl.net
>
>
>Graham Perkins wrote:
> >I do agree New Zealand is becoming more unattractive by the day.  When 
>the
> >government gives 19 million to moari to stop smoking and nothing for any
> >other race, and then declares it wants to get 40 % of New Zealanders
> >speaking moari ( jibberish ) I really do wodner where they are taking 
>this
> >country.
> >
> >Wouldn't it be more beneficail to teach Japansese, German or French as a
> >second language.
> >
> >This government is all about the socail bludger,  At the begining of the
> >year I was out of work and decided I would start a small bissness of my 
>own.
> >I was willing to outlay personal capital but would have liked to receive 
>a
> >weekly supplement until I was able to surport myself.  No they said you 
>will
> >have to stand down for 46 weeks ( I think ) and go on the dole.  That is 
>a
> >pathetic offer the government would have rather paid me money to sit 
>around
> >home and do nothing, rather than to start a business which would have
> >created instant employment for myself and 2 others! I walked out 
>dissgusted
> >
> >With socail policies like this and the government folding to moari and
> >immigrants I think New Zealand is on the way down.  If things don't look 
>up
> >I may join you in the tide of X pats.  Lucky me Mum was born in England 
>;-)
> >
> >Cheers
>
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