Comments on: Core Belief http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/11/15/core-belie/ Politics and Medicine: A Lethal Combination Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ZenTiger http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/2009/11/15/core-belie/comment-page-1/#comment-6197 ZenTiger Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:24:55 +0000 http://www.macdoctor.co.nz/?p=3247#comment-6197 I too made the connection the other day of the three Maori Party Leaders having all been heard speaking their minds, and all three confirming it's an irrational racist attitude that will not prove to be helpful, or healing. It is an attitude that will not see an end to demands for appeasement. You've gone further, and given some deeper food for thought. Your points about forging a synthesized identity are good, although I can see signs that that has happened anyway, and will continue to. Equally, whilst we create a shared culture, there is nothing wrong in also maintaining a distinctive connection to our different origins, and protect our respective heritage. Many of those are not necessarily British or European in any case, and give all New Zealanders an opportunity to celebrate an emerging history. It's time the Maori Party grew up. If they acted like statesmen, they would be treated as such. .-= ZenTiger´s last blog ..<a href="http://nzconservative.blogspot.com/2009/11/is-pope-benedict-closet-liberal.html" rel="nofollow">Is Pope Benedict a closet liberal?</a> =-. I too made the connection the other day of the three Maori Party Leaders having all been heard speaking their minds, and all three confirming it’s an irrational racist attitude that will not prove to be helpful, or healing. It is an attitude that will not see an end to demands for appeasement.

You’ve gone further, and given some deeper food for thought. Your points about forging a synthesized identity are good, although I can see signs that that has happened anyway, and will continue to.

Equally, whilst we create a shared culture, there is nothing wrong in also maintaining a distinctive connection to our different origins, and protect our respective heritage. Many of those are not necessarily British or European in any case, and give all New Zealanders an opportunity to celebrate an emerging history.

It’s time the Maori Party grew up. If they acted like statesmen, they would be treated as such.
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