Why would they do that?
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Originally Posted by Ab
No because that blatantly discriminates against people of Maori descent whose ancestors were dispossessed and driven off tribal land and whose descendants lost language and connections. Lots of "colonised" urban Maori have no fucking idea what iwi they belong to. Being a member of a specific iwi is not a requirement to be on the Maori roll. Only being of Maori descent is, even if that descent is a mystery to you.
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Oh, right.
Except, it's not race is it, it's identity.
Of course, you've named the real reason why this government is calling for the former Nazis:
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The last government didn't attempt to confer extra voting power based on how much money you have.
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Privilege is fine, as long as it's money that grants you that privilege. Any resources can be controlled, denied from the community, as long as that's achieved by money.
That's why so much effort is made to keep money out of the hands of the filthy public. Can't have the public making decisions.