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Being Nobody, Going Nowhere's avatar

After reading all the comments so far I would like to clarify a few points:

1. In general, I agree with many that I don't trust this government to do it right.

2. My observations about NZ represent the the time period 1992 to 2017. Ardern came to power late 2017 and since then Maori politics went totally crazy and woke.

3. Hate it or love it, this topic won't go away until an organic solution is found. It is like a wound in the body of any nation. We can ignore it but it will weaken Australia. It gives Australia a bad reputation in the world.

4. Solutions that come from guilt and shame will not work. There is a great difference between guilt and responsibility. Genuine good-will will go a long way.

5. Usually, the activists on any side do not represent the people. They are personally and emotionally engaged - a recipe for disaster. People need to keep a cool head and look for a win-win rather than conflict

6. My "it has to hurt" was not helpful and the wrong phrase. What I wanted to say is that it has to hurt in our hearts what happened without allocating any blame. The healing pain of deep compassion. Not only for the Aboriginies (I like that word better too), but for our forefathers too. It simply was a tradegy for everyone involved.

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Mauro's avatar

I have a very simple thought process: if it’s being pushed by mainstream media, I’m against it. This way I’m correct most of the time.

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