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(For all intensive purposes, I will refer to the whole 'Maori' and 'Pakeha' thing. Makes it easier to explain).
I'm Maori, and both my parents are Maori, I grew up in a Maori environment, yet I am sick to death of the small minority of Maori who constantly talk like they're getting 'picked' on. Look around the world! SOOO many countries have done NOTHING to try and recitfy the injustices that have occurred during colonisation, yet our country has genuinely tried to rectify this. And then I hear Maori going on about Pakeha 'owing' them. How long will the people of New Zealand have to pay for the wrongs that their forefathers did? It is unfair to think that they will forever be persecuted this way.
What really cracks me up, is when people think Don Brash is being racist. See, look at it logically people. Maori are getting, quite often, alot of grants from the government, while many Pakeha family are not. There are no differences between the two kinds of families apart from their skin colour. I have lived in many areas that have had poor Maori and Pakeha families, and there is no difference. Racism towards Pakeha. Also, the fact that Maori get this special things makes it seem like they don't have the intelligence to stand by themselves, all the special treatment, that is racist towards Maori for me, treating us as weak.
It constantly sickens me to see my people hiding behind this 'we are persecuted by the Pakeha, they took our land' crap. It is about time we stood on our own two feet and showed everyone that we DON'T NEED GOVERNMENT GRANTS to be successful. Stop hiding behind it! Maori are not weak, yet that is what we constantly portray to everyone because we're *****ing and whining about not getting this and that and its 'so much harder for us.' Harder, why? I grew up in Otara, I KNOW what hard is, but I know Pakeha families that have had it even HARDER.
I don't agree with getting rid of Maori Affairs ministers and such, not just yet, but I do believe that Don Brash is hitting a chord with New Zealanders, which obviously shows in his poll results. Some people I know have tried to say that all NZers are racist. Sure, we all have our prejudices, everyone does, but hell if I am going to accept that every Kiwi in this country is racist. What a crock.
People need to stop fighting, get their heads out of the sand, and think logically about the situation. As a Maori, I don't want to have to hide behind the Treaty, and as a New Zealander, I don't want to have to keep on reminded about my ancestors past sins.
Finally, as for the media, if you haven't noticed, 99% of the media is negative. It is not just negativity towards Maori. Its politicians, war, the ecomony, world news, entertainment. Positive things people just don't find interesting, thats the thing. Its how the media works, all around the world. The show what they think will get them ratings. That, is negative things. Blood, death, war, famine.
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