since when did being European put you in the ruling elite???
and when did anyone say anything about crushing one race or the other.............all I was commenting on was that ACT and the other minority parties excluding the Maori party try to appeal to all NZ'rs as opposed to once race. I'd say the same if the Asian, Assyrian communities decided to start a political movement. to make it clear, I suggested starting a YF Political movement, solely for the purposes of appealing to the football followers in the country. As far as I can see its pretty much the same, except that the Maori Party are the only ones that are tryoing to appeal on a race basis.
and when did anyone say anything about crushing one race or the other.............all I was commenting on was that ACT and the other minority parties excluding the Maori party try to appeal to all NZ'rs as opposed to once race. I'd say the same if the Asian, Assyrian communities decided to start a political movement. to make it clear, I suggested starting a YF Political movement, solely for the purposes of appealing to the football followers in the country. As far as I can see its pretty much the same, except that the Maori Party are the only ones that are tryoing to appeal on a race basis.
here's where we disagree. You can't have extremes that appeal to everyone - Act and Greens, for instance - how is someone that supports the Greens gonna support Act, and vice versa.
I think by "appeals to all NZ'rs" as in "appeals to potential voters regardless of their race".
ACT appeals to those believe in the free market. That's Pakeha free market believers, Maori free market believers, Asian free market believers - they don't care what ethnicity, your belief is what matters.
Greens appeals to those believe in environmental issues first. That's Pakeha environmentalists believers, Maori environmentalists, Asian environmentalists - they don't care what ethnicity, your belief is what matters.
And so forth.
(That being said, I myself do believe the Maori Party has a place in our society...just not the Maori seats)