tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20836152.post2983140352334388667..comments2024-02-17T00:17:30.916+13:00Comments on He Hōaka: Can't afford justiceKim McBreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472161630620747887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20836152.post-75398305150301060112012-02-03T11:31:47.196+13:002012-02-03T11:31:47.196+13:00PS. Is there an official exchange rate of macrons ...PS. Is there an official exchange rate of macrons to the hectare? Perhaps Maori could do some trading?<br /><br />- SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20836152.post-40403478488557241642012-02-03T11:29:32.313+13:002012-02-03T11:29:32.313+13:00Not sure about Key's understanding - perhaps h...Not sure about Key's understanding - perhaps he thinks that Maori can be treated the same as Pakeha - create a small wealthy class and buy the rest off with continual promises of future prosperity and a flat screen TV in every home. If this is the case, I think it's at least a little less cynical than the Labour Party and their ilk, who I think did understand the basic injustice of colonisation, but also understood that dealing with it involved giving up power, so chose to go with a campaign of nice rhetoric and minor concessions (mostly cultural window dressing), to convince people that the issue was being dealt with and that anybody who said otherwise was "a hater and wrecker".<br /><br />An example of this is the Kapiti Coast District Council fighting tooth and nail to prevent Maori getting back land that had been taken under the Public Works Act (for the airport), then sticking a macron over the 'a' in Kapiti and acting like they'd done something for Maori.<br /><br />And yes, oceans of education about our history, and also a political or ethical analysis of that history, so that it can't be written off as things that happened in the past and are no longer relevant.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />Sam BuchananAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20836152.post-15763062226769735372012-02-02T11:22:22.645+13:002012-02-02T11:22:22.645+13:00Hey Sam, thanks for your comment.
I agree that ...Hey Sam, thanks for your comment. <br /><br />I agree that a fair settlement is beyond the capacity of the Crown to give, if we're talking about returning some physical stuff, cash, or access to resources. Colonisation involves taking much more than that, most damaging it involves taking power, sovereignty, autonomy--rangatiratanga. When the Crown is forced to reconsider its exclusive sovereignty and government, then there will be opportunity to consider fair settlement. I expect this is what you mean by structural decolonisation? <br /><br />There are exciting treaty claims that force the Crown to consider how it came to govern (like the WAI262, but there are plenty more). I used to think treaty claims were worse than pointless (because asking the Crown to rule on whether or not it has a right to rule only acknowledges Crown authority), but now I think they have a place. By asking the system to justify itself, there is opportunity for more people to recognise that continued exclusive Crown rule isn't inevitable. Maybe they will contribute (in time) to changing the conversation, and eventually to forcing actual change. <br /><br />I think it has finally dawned on the Crown that tangata whenua aren't going away. I think even Key recognises that it's going to take more than returning tiny fractions of the physical resources that were taken.<br /><br />In summary, yes, I agree. Structural decolonisation, and oceans of education about our history.Kim McBreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472161630620747887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20836152.post-4958968924214161322012-02-01T21:47:01.067+13:002012-02-01T21:47:01.067+13:00The 'Treaty settlement process' must be th...The 'Treaty settlement process' must be the only judicial process where, once guilt has been decided, the aggrieved party must negotiate with the perpetrator.<br /><br />It's a bit like having your house burgled, and being told to negotiate with the crim, who says "OK, I did it, sorry. Now I've already sold your car, so you can't have that back. I'm going to keep your TV, 'cos I can't afford to buy a new one, but I'll give you your DVD player, as long as you sign this bit of paper saying this is a full and fair settlement, OK? No? Well take it or leave it, mate."<br /><br />Probably though, a fair settlement is beyond the crown, which would be bankrupted if it actually made fair redress by way of financial compensation - however that could be worked out. <br /><br />Fair enough to get what you can from the crown, but ultimately, wrongs wil only be righted (sort of) by a structural decolonisation of this country.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Sam BuchananAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com