Dr Lance O'Sullivan, who I identified as a person with the courage to stand up for what he believes in, in this post, has left his job at Te Hauora o Te Hiku o Te Ika in Kaitaia.
All the best for you future endeavours, Dr O'Sullivan. I am sure we will hear of you again in the near future.
The Church - Starfish, 1988
Showing posts with label Racism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Racism. Show all posts
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
The Pen and The Sword
As if we had not seen enough of the ugly side of ACT. Then along come Louis Crimp.
Measured as always, we get a solid commentary from Robert Winter.
Given the outrageousness of Mr Crimp's views, I think the general response from left-leaning and liberal blogs was very restrained. Underdone, in my opinion. Remember what Pastor Niemoller said.
Mr Crimp's views are reprehensible and not merely misguided, but simply wrong. Worse, they are diametrically opposed to those on which ACT was founded, specifically the recognition of property rights. The history of New Zealand is filled with examples of the failure of the Crown to recognise the rights of tangata whenua, including and not limited to gross violations of property rights.
Today's follow up outburst from Mr Crimp, on TV3 and quoted in the Herald, is a thinly-veiled threat of violence:
Attila the Stockbroker - Live at the Rivoli, 1993
Measured as always, we get a solid commentary from Robert Winter.
Given the outrageousness of Mr Crimp's views, I think the general response from left-leaning and liberal blogs was very restrained. Underdone, in my opinion. Remember what Pastor Niemoller said.
Mr Crimp's views are reprehensible and not merely misguided, but simply wrong. Worse, they are diametrically opposed to those on which ACT was founded, specifically the recognition of property rights. The history of New Zealand is filled with examples of the failure of the Crown to recognise the rights of tangata whenua, including and not limited to gross violations of property rights.
Today's follow up outburst from Mr Crimp, on TV3 and quoted in the Herald, is a thinly-veiled threat of violence:
"I think when I get back to Invercargill I'll see the police and get a gun so if anyone tries to do nasty things to me I'll shoot them, in self-defence of course."It appears Mr Crimp is not aware that no one goes to "...see the police and get a gun...." because the police do not give out or sell firearms. They do give out licences to own firearms, and I'm hoping that this is what was being referred to, as the literal interpretation of the statement is nonsense. The threat of violence should be sufficient for the police to decline any application for a licence, and to consider revoking any current licence.
Attila the Stockbroker - Live at the Rivoli, 1993
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Quiet on tha Set
In case you missed it, here is video of a bizarre discussion between John Ansell, Morgan Godfery and Hone Harawira, notionally on the subject of race relations in New Zealand.
John Ansell well and truly jumped the shark. His views on race relations are cringe inducing; I have more time for the JW's when they come around door knocking. And his fervour for some theory about a powerless government commission is plotting to "Maorify everything" (whatever that means) took the cake. I thought 9/11 conspiracy theorists, the self-styled "truthers", were bad. John Ansell just didn't know when to shut up, and headed straight off to la-la land. I'd feel sorry for him, but since he's bound to be a big believer in personal responsibility, nah.
Meanwhile, full respect to Hone Harawira for not taking the bait and wrestling with the proverbial pig in the mud. Apart from a spot of finger pointing, he came across with some significant gravitas and has the makings of a very good politician. With the right circumstances, he could be one of New Zealand's most famous politicians, amongst the likes of Vogel, Seddon, Savage and Kirk.
And thumbs down to Mark Sainsbury for trying to provoke a fight. Very poor.
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton, 1988
John Ansell well and truly jumped the shark. His views on race relations are cringe inducing; I have more time for the JW's when they come around door knocking. And his fervour for some theory about a powerless government commission is plotting to "Maorify everything" (whatever that means) took the cake. I thought 9/11 conspiracy theorists, the self-styled "truthers", were bad. John Ansell just didn't know when to shut up, and headed straight off to la-la land. I'd feel sorry for him, but since he's bound to be a big believer in personal responsibility, nah.
Meanwhile, full respect to Hone Harawira for not taking the bait and wrestling with the proverbial pig in the mud. Apart from a spot of finger pointing, he came across with some significant gravitas and has the makings of a very good politician. With the right circumstances, he could be one of New Zealand's most famous politicians, amongst the likes of Vogel, Seddon, Savage and Kirk.
And thumbs down to Mark Sainsbury for trying to provoke a fight. Very poor.
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton, 1988
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