So what went wrong? I guess it all started back in the 1980s, with the Lange Government, which introduced the settlements, creating a culture of grievance. Helped along in 1995 by Doug Graham of National whose abysmal negotiating skill and lacking any foresight to this nonsense set the agenda for the Maori Gravy Train. Frankly, it has been all downhill from there. The entitled class stuck their hands out, and have not retracted them since.
Jihadist attacks are followed not by sober engagement but by a sequence of shock, condemnation and symbolic reassurance. Leaders urge unity, we’re prompted not to ‘look back in anger’, candles are lit, teddy bears are hugged and attention is steered firmly away from questions of causation.
As accusations of abductions resurface, it’s clear the West doesn’t care about facts on the ground if they contradict the narrative.
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