By Ross Himona at
http://www.putatara.net/
E hoa ma, I've been struggling for the last week to write something about the electioneering race card, something a bit more meaningful than just my emotional responses of anger and sadness.
Not having much luck though. It's an election tactic designed to provoke an emotional response in the ballot booth, based on what is perhaps New Zealand society's deepest fear; the fear of Maori.
It's working too.
Ive seen and experienced a lot of racism in my 62 years, but never such a full-on poll driven cynical assault.
And I realised just yesterday that my own overwhelming response is fear as well. I realised that I'm frightened about the consequences of that policy, and of the choices I might have to make that I don't want to make, if they try to implement it.
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