Maori tribalism: there is a need to draw a line to protect western culture.
There is a need to draw a line to protect Western culture in New Zealand from being replaced by tribalism
Tribal Maori: A line needs to be drawn to protect western culture.
There is a need to draw a line to protect western culture. I am speaking as a person who has had a close association with the underclass in Auckland since 1984. I promote an ethical bill of rights in order to help many Maori (Pakeha would also benefit). I am speaking largely about tribal Maori. While New Zealanders are to be commended for being very generous and understanding of Maori there are limits. It should not involve sacrificing one’s western culture (essentially this can be described as individual freedom of though and expression) for tribalism (which essentially involves collective thought and expression). Similarly, the promotion of diversity shows tolerance but again there are limits – it should not involve sacrificing western culture.
New Zealanders need to draw a line and if this means being accused of racism then they need to be tough enough to cope because, in my view, in today’s world racism is being used largely as a political weapon. An open discussion when you are trying to help does not amount to racism. It needs to be remembered that many New Zealanders sacrificed their lives during the second world war to defend their way of life which can be called western culture. And although loss of a livelihood can be very serious it does not involve loss of life. Some of my observations I consider need discussion are as follows: Maori at the bottom say they have never had a share in the compensation being paid to Maori. I have very rarely seen Maori ownership of small business in Auckland city. In my view, the latter has much to do with tribalism because Maori are expected to share profits with whanau. It is not surprising that in times of high unemployment that many Maori beg on the streets, have recourse to drugs/alcohol/crime. I even strongly suspect poor school achievement is associated with the lack of ability to follow their dreams realizing that small business is not an option. There seems to be a large number of Maori outcasts which I attribute to discrimination on the grounds of Whakapapa i.e. discrimination on the basis of birth. Tribal loyalty is such that Maori seem unable to challenge their elite despite at one stage having two political parties chosen on racial grounds.
New Zealanders are ignorant of the nature of their own dominant elite, left so-called liberals, who are also very tribal. They fail to see that it is this dominant elite which want to undermine western culture by promoting Maori tribalism.
While my recent book shows how the Maori elite promote the Treaty of Waitangi which seems to very largely benefit the Maori elite I show how an ethical bill of rights would help Maori lower on the social scale. It would give particularly poor Maori a voice in the mainstream media where they could raise the question of a lack of a share in the compensation being paid. It would prohibit discrimination on the grounds of birth. The right to Individual self-determination i.e. the seeking of truth, hopes and dreams, would encourage independence of thought and free expression which are essential if Maori culture is to be taken forward rather than being trapped in the past.
While it would take a particularly courageous Maori to use these rights to hold their elite to account it should be left to Maori. However, New Zealanders could support an ethical bill of rights.