Racism

The fact that individuals, local and central government seem to believe that they have to consult or get approval from a racial group within a country must be the very evidence of racism itself.

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PRINCIPLED OPPOSITION TO UNEARNED RACIAL PRIVILEGE IS NOT RACISM.

Racism is often conflated by the political left with simple prejudice, which it is not.

Racism occurs where a group of prejudiced individuals get together to create a system of special privilege affording them unearned superior, separate or different rights to everyone else solely on the basis of group membership.

I WILL LEAVE IT TO READERS TO DECIDE IF NZ IS A RACIST COUNTRY, AND IF SO, WHICH GROUP BENEFITS FROM THIS RACISM.

- Peter Hemmingson

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INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

The basis of the claim of ‘institutional racism’ appears to be a body of work undertaken by the Human Rights Commission in 2010.1 They interviewed 35 people (yes, 35!) to conclude that racism is rampant within public service institutions.

For such a report to have been offered as serious research is an indictment on the Human Rights Commission and another example of why this one-eyed agency should be abolished.

Needless to say that “research” was seized upon by the Maori Party, which is looking for any justification and opportunity to insert Treaty clauses directly into legislation.....

Continue reading > http://www.nzcpr.com/institutional-racism/

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Elliot Ikilei’s thoughts below on institutional racism