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In episode 11 of The Good Oil Podcast, Cam sits down with no-nonsense campaigner and rising Māori political voice, Corina Shields.
Watering down the right to refuse medical treatment based on the notion of the ‘greater good’ is a step away from enlightenment and progress and a leap backwards towards the Dark Ages.
New Zealand’s reputation for integrity is a precious asset – but it is only as good as the systems that uphold it.
In her comment she expressed concerns about the Māorification of the education system. But her words did not remain small. Another teacher’s husband saw her comments and reported her to the Teaching Council of New Zealand, the national professional and disciplinary body for teachers.
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Seymour’s response was a masterstroke, defending New Zealand’s right to govern itself without interference from UN bureaucrats who wouldn’t know a Treaty settlement from a parking ticket.
In spite of the massive impact that coming out has had on her life, she cannot and will not go back to life as a man. “Technically, it’s possible, because I haven’t had operations and so forth.”
If the critics had a shred of intellectual honesty, they’d engage with the actual substance of the bill instead of flinging mud at Seymour. But they won’t, because that would require effort and a functioning argument.
The eviction of Greenpark’s hut dwellers is not just a local dispute. It is a prophecy. A warning about what happens when the wheel turns, and the oppressed become the administrators, and power once again writes history with an iron pen.
Unproven hypotheses that are put forward as ‘truth’ or ‘scientific fact’, simply because powerful forces have decided to put them in that position, really have no more scientific validity than matauranga Māori.
A New Zealand version of Section 501 wouldn’t fix everything overnight. However, it would be a damn good start.
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