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Time For Them to Go!

Entry 2418, on 2025-11-18 at 12:05:37 (Rating 4, news)

I'm not a big fan of race-based politics. By saying this you might think that I would be upholding the ideals put forward by MLK Jr when he said he looked forward to the day when people would be judged by the content of their character rather than the colour of their skin, but sometimes it is seen as the opposite. When I criticise the Maori Party (TPM) here in New Zealand for being focussed on race and for demanding privileges for one race while denigrating others, apparently it is I who am the racist. Go figure!

TPM is somewhat dysfunctional at the moment, so you might expect that many people would be concerned that a party which represents an important minority here is not effective, but you might be wrong about that, because there seems to be an overwhelming feeling of schadenfreude about their problems judging by comments I have seen.

RNZ is a national broadcaster here which most people would say is at least moderately left biased. This has been confirmed by surveys and studies in the past, although I haven't seen anything recently. So you might expect, amongst RNZ followers, to see support for TPM and a wish for them to fix their current issues so they can continue their good work. Yeah, nah.

As I said, RNZ is left biased so let's look at what their followers are saying (and my response) about a TPM item on X ("RNZ #BREAKING Te Pati Maori's national council has voted to expel MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Takuta Ferris, after a period of internal conflict")...

Comment: All just a bunch of crooks who are ripping off their people.

Response: This is a common criticism. It does seem that a lot of the big payouts Maori receive have got as far as some of the elites and not much further. No doubt, they could invent some justification for this, but I would be skeptical of that.

Comment: I wondered how long it would take for this mob to disintegrate.

Response: Yes, many people wondered this, because the radicalism and lack of integrity did not seem to bode well for the party's long term stability. Maybe they will get over this and settle down, but maybe not.

Comment: Fantastic to see this bunch of losers self destructing! They are a complete waste of space, and of taxpayers' money, and the sooner we're shot of the lot of them, and all of the current woke bullshit, the sooner we'll be able to move forward progressively.

Response: Yes, here we have a fairly forthright thought, but one I think a lot of people would agree with. Whether they are complete waste of money is debatable, but I do have to say I would prefer to see the party disappear.

Comment: Does she have to pay back all the tax payers money? Or is this sacking the response of their auditors opening the books to see her vast misspending?

Response: I haven't seen any stats to prove whether Maori-based organisations are any more susceptible to financial fraud and other similar problems than other organisations are, but that is a common belief which I suspect is true. I'm happy to change my mind if reliable data is forthcoming.

Comment: How much of a moron must you be to be kicked out of this party?

Response: Well a better question might be "How much of a moron must you be to be allowed into of this party?" but that would be somewhat unkind. It's not so much being a moron which caused the problems, it is not following the draconian rules put in place by the leadership.

Comment: They and the whole party OUT OF PARLAMENT. Jokes.
And: They need a new ringmaster as the party is full of clowns.
And: Bunch of muppets.
And: Clowns.

Response: Yes, many people do not take them seriously, and I have noted myself that they do act like clowns, except sad clowns rather than funny ones! I also think they should not be in parliament because they are only there through racist laws giving Maori special privileges that the rest of us don't have. Let them compete for votes like everyone else: with our proportional system they should be able to get enough support through the same system the rest of us have.

Comment: Who cares.

Response: I can sort of see where this comment comes from, but we do need to take them seriously because there is a chance they will be part of the next government, along with another circus: the Green Party. I hate to think what will happen then!

Finally: It's cultural.

Response: I think there is room for alternative cultural ideas in government but I also think it is valid to criticise those ideas, even if they belong to a minority culture, and I do criticise them. I guess this comment is suggesting TPM can get away with stuff that other parties wouldn't because they have a different culture. Well OK, it's different but is it any good? I say no: it's anti-democratic, primitive, superstitious, and performative. I don't like it and neither do many others.

So not a single comment there supporting them. It looks like the majority of people do see them for the clown show they are. Do they have the right to be there? I say no. The party has around 3% of the total vote and other parties would have no one in parliament with that result. It's only the special, racist privilege of the Maori seats that put them there. It's time for them to go!

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