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Thursday, 22 July 2021, 8:55 am
An unpleasant aspect of our current national character
has come to light in recent times. When it comes right down
to it, no matter what our pretences to the contrary,
tolerance for a different point of view, or approach to
things, is not a commodity in great supply at present, right
across the political spectrum. Of course, there are moral
absolutes like upholding universal equality and freedom from
discrimination to which most of us adhere, but whereas
previously we accepted other diverse views as either a
person’s prerogative, or a harmless quirk, we now seem far
Column – Peter Dunne An unpleasant aspect of our current national character has come to light in recent times. When it comes right down to it, no matter what our pretences to the contrary, tolerance for a different point of view, or approach to things, is not a commodity …
An unpleasant aspect of our current national character has come to light in recent times. When it comes right down to it, no matter what our pretences to the contrary, tolerance for a different point of view, or approach to things, is not a commodity in great supply at present, right across the political spectrum. Of course, there are moral absolutes like upholding universal equality and freedom from discrimination to which most of us adhere, but whereas previously we accepted other diverse views as either a person’s prerogative, or a harmless quirk, we now seem far less willing to do so.
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National has launched an electronic billboard drive, with the first highlighting the controversial He Puapua report.
Former Minister Peter Dunne told The Weekend Collective that there is fertile ground National can tap into over these problems, such as hate speech.
However, National has to be cautious about how it handles the debate. It doesn t become tinged with things like the race debate or other things that make it look like some form of naked populism.
He says the one thing that gives him doubt is that their approach to He Puapua is populist racism and a cheap shot , which doesn t inspire optimism about the campaign s success.