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By John Tamihere
Everyone knows that the politics of race can, has, and will impact on the mood and sentiment of voters heading to the polls.
In a previous column, I provided a Māori view of the politics being deployed by Judith Collins and the National Party.
Her campaign to have a debate that her party has controlled since its inception is a crass play in terms of the politics of fear and division based on identifying a victimised White majority versus a preferred Brown minority.
Collins’ politics are clumsy, overt and crude. Many of her own see them for what they are. That is a good thing and demonstrates a growing awareness and maturity amongst white New Zealanders.
Everyone knows that the politics of race can, has, and
will impact on the mood and sentiment of voters heading to
the polls.
In a previous column, I provided a Māori
view of the politics being deployed by Judith Collins and
the National Party.
Her campaign to have a debate that
her party has controlled since its inception is a crass play
in terms of the politics of fear and division based on
identifying a victimised White majority versus a preferred
Brown minority.
Collins’ politics are clumsy, overt
and crude. Many of her own see them for what they are. That
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