Thursday, August 26, 2004
Time for another "Bring it on" speech to settle things down perhaps?
It is one thing for a rogue public servant to cry "Civil War" - but for a well known academic and tribal leader to do so is quite extraordinary. Professor Margaret Mutu has come out with this:
"The warning by a senior civil servant of the inevitability of civil war if this bill is enacted is not hyperbole," she said in a prepared statement. [Supporting Piripi's earlier threats].Again, for the second time in a month, My Right found himself biting his tongue, hard. I have long suspected that this woman has a rather casual relationship with reality. But really, is it open season for 'declarations of war' all of a sudden? This woman is teaching the next generation, helpful...
When National MP Dr Wayne Mapp asked her if she seriously believed civil war was inevitable in Ngati Kahu's district if the bill was passed, she said: "I think that is clearly stated in this paper, which is authorised by Ngati Kahu."
Dr Mapp then asked what she meant by civil war. She said: "The sorts of things that I thought everybody knew about, that happen in Palestine and Israel.
When talking to My Right senior (Always Right), the conversation lead to the ultimate question - do these people irresponsibly 'declaring war' have armies? Did this 'army' recently march on Parliament perhaps?
What would happen if Helen was to turn around and say, "Civil War you say? What an unfortunate state of affairs - but it is your call. See you in 20 minutes."
My Right genuinely hopes Civil War never comes to pass - but if it does, will open the book with 'non-Maori' at 1000 to 1. I suspect Mutu knows this and that a conventional civil war is not an option, so she deliberately raises the prospect of a Palestinian style civil war. In short, terrorist attacks from within, terrifying.
My Right believes the reaction to the first 'civil incident' by the New Zealand majority (Maori and non) would be incredibly swift and would cut down any threat in short order. It would also set us back as a nation by more than time can measure.
The deliberate choice of words and introduction of the terrorist element is extremely deliberate and disturbing. Mutu has taken the rhetoric to another level, it can't go much further.
