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Thread ID: 115757	2011-02-02 06:46:00	Waitangi Day	Poppa John (284)	PC World Chat

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1174649	2011-02-02 10:35:00	Money grab, plain and simple, even other iwi leaders are condemning the move. Wonder what would happen if a media organization rented a chopper and got a high-powered telescopic lens - sure, it would cost more than $1000, but it's the principle of the matter.	ubergeek85 (131)
1174650	2011-02-02 11:26:00	I'm inclined to agree with Winston0001. If the Media were to drop it I think it would help.	Snorkbox (15764)
1174651	2011-02-02 18:49:00	Well worth a $1000 dollars to watch the Hone’s Hongi. What a moment in history. And maybe Helen will turn up again arm in arm with Tit-ify Harawira. :clap I can see the farce unfolding, what a hoot. Bring it on. :lol:	B.M. (505)
1174652	2011-02-02 18:59:00	Nobody should pay and the day can revert to being just another day. We do not need any reminder of what a travesty Waitangi has become, it is just a symbol of the whining rip-off bludgers. Dont think many European New Zealanders would disagree with you.	prefect (6291)
1174653	2011-02-02 19:00:00	How do you respect a group who would charge to transmit what is supposed to be a national day, and worse is people paying these types.	Cicero (40)
1174654	2011-02-02 19:31:00	i wonder why maori tv refuse to pay? its just a money grab i think, but the news channels dont want to upset a small group of people who want to take advantage of the situation. They don't have to pay. Only white mans news media has to pay. Pity that the news media care more about sensationalist news than the principle of not being blackmailed..	paulw (1826)
1174655	2011-02-02 19:56:00	It's a money grab - pure and simple Marae protocol is that a Koha can be paid - this koha is voluntary and of an amount determined by the giver. It is generally given as a means of "doing your share" in covering costs incurred (power/food/etc) or just a gift to the people Good on Maori TV for not paying As for TVNZ - they don't care - it's about the ratings for them.	Myth (110)
1174656	2011-02-02 20:31:00	Err . . . not really Chill . Racism is repression and prejudice against a group of people based on their race, carried out by a more powerful cultural group . The critical element is who holds the power . In the USA it was the majority white people over a slave minority . In South Africa it was a white minority over a vast black majority - but the white people had the money, the army, the government - and the power . In Fiji, the indigenous minority hold power over the Fijian-Indian majority . In no way, shape, form, or purpose can Maori be said to have dominant power in NZ . All that aside, I hope the media boycott . You don't have to be a 'more powerful group/race to engage in racism at all . It's the idea that others are inferior genetically or ethnically . This one is just another case of a couple of greedy pigs ruining what should have been/be a relatively quiet day for once .	rob_on_guitar (4196)
1174657	2011-02-02 21:04:00	Err...not really Chill. Racism is repression and prejudice against a group of people based on their race, carried out by a more powerful cultural group. The critical element is who holds the power. In the USA it was the majority white people over a slave minority. In South Africa it was a white minority over a vast black majority - but the white people had the money, the army, the government - and the power. In Fiji, the indigenous minority hold power over the Fijian-Indian majority. In no way, shape, form, or purpose can Maori be said to have dominant power in NZ. All that aside, I hope the media boycott. That is a view I find abhorrent and can only lead to a detrimental effect on our society, Any decision or action based on race is racist. There are more then a few racist maoris in our society, and there views should not be tolerated nevermind endorsed by the populace.	Metla (12)
1174658	2011-02-02 21:08:00	You don't have to be a 'more powerful group/race to engage in racism at all. It's the idea that others are inferior genetically or ethnically. I am inclined to agree with you. Racism can be and often is, one on one. I doubt any single group is without at least one member being opposed to someone or something because of their ethnicity. No group can be excused from being labelled racist if they single out another race for better or worse treatment. IMHO that excuse being applied, is racism, in itself. :2cents:	Marnie (4574)
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