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Thread ID: 106999 2010-01-31 19:53:00 6th feb,what day is that? Cicero (40) PC World Chat
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853991 2010-02-03 23:53:00 Don't speak too soon then.......Australia could yet become a NZ state. At the rate Australians are coming to NZ, they could very well out number us humble but proud kiwi's...........then we could dump Hone Key and embrace Frosty Rudd and his must have world saving ETS and higher tax's and older retirement and ....

Bring it on i say 		Gobe1 (6290)
853992 2010-02-04 01:59:00 Then we could have North Island, South Island and West Island I think. Sweep (90)
853993 2010-02-04 02:53:00 I think the good would outweigh the bad Gobe1 (6290)
853994 2010-02-04 21:09:00 Here's an interesting take on WMF's by a black guy.

This was written by a black journalist who writes under the name 'Loose Canon'
for the "Sunday Standard', a newspaper in Botswana.

The following is an article that appeared in The Sunday Standard (Botswana) of
24.01.10. Loose Canon contributes regularly to newspapers.


Haiti and the blacks! by Loose Canon 24.01.2010 4:23:39



I hope black people will learn a lesson from the earthquake that hit Haiti.

If they don?t learn anything from it, then I throw up my hands in despair and
give up.

Let?s start with a few basic facts. Until the earthquake, I never knew there
was a place called Haiti. I was taught geography at school but I cannot
remember a time when the mistress told us about Haiti. It must have been one of
those insignificant countries that we had no reason to know about.

I was fairly good at geography because I knew which country was on which
continent. I also knew many capital cities. But as for Haiti I was clueless.

Now the whole world, including myself, knows about Haiti. I heard news of the
earthquake on the radio. I wondered where Haiti was and what sort of people
lived there.

Finally, when I switched on the television, I was informed that Haiti is an
island out in the Caribbean. Television pictures revealed a place populated by
black people.

From the non-stop television coverage of the earthquake, I got to learn about
the history of Haiti. It was not a good history lesson. It would seem
throughout its existence Haiti has suffered a series of natural calamities. In
the process it has sunk even deeper into poverty and deprivation.

Like all places populated by black people, Haiti is poor. As I watched the
television images, I felt very sorry for that forsaken place.

Then I was hit by a thunderbolt.

I wondered what if there were no white people. You see, when the earthquake hit
Haiti somebody had to come to its assistance. There had to be a rescue effort.
The Haitians who survived of course did their fair bit by digging out their
families from the collapsed ramshackle buildings.

But such was the scale of the devastation and the loss of human life that a
bigger effort was needed. For that sort of work, you need heavy lifting gear
and other sophisticated rescue equipment. I have been following the story of
the earthquake keenly. I can attest to the fact that the first people to arrive
with sniffer dogs were white crews from all over the world.

The aeroplanes that set off carrying water and food were from white countries.
Not only that, the teams of volunteer doctors that I saw on television
comprised white people from across the world. As the sniffer dogs went into
action, the organized rescue teams that carried the stretchers were made up of
white people.

It was announced that a mobile hospital was on the way. It was coming from a
white country. For all intents and purposes in the aftermath of the earthquake,
Haiti was literally swarming with white people. They had all arrived to save
the poor blacks. And the locals were so happy to see them.


Granted there were teams from the Orient such as the Chinese and Japanese. They
too had quickly left their homes and families to go and assist the stricken
people of Haiti.

It is obvious to everyone that this was a devastating earthquake and the work
to repair Haiti and return it to a modicum of normalcy will take many years.
Somebody had to commit funds to this effort. Most of the countries that have
committed funds to aid the recovery are white. In fact, it would seem the
whites are running the show in Haiti.

What is my point?

My point is that ever since Haiti was hit by the earthquake I have not seen any
of my folks from Africa.

Unless the television cameras deliberately ignored them, I never saw a rescue
team from my motherland. Nor did I see any sniffer dogs from down here.

Heck, I never saw a single traditional doctor busy divining where to find
people buried under the rubble.

Haiti is a land of black people. I would have expected the place to be swarming
with black people helping their own. They were nowhere to be seen. I never saw
any ships from black countries pulling into the harbour.

As the air traffic circled above the small airport, none of the planes was
reported as coming from Africa. The blacks were nowhere to be found. They
issued tepid statements of condolence to the people of Haiti and a few of the
African countries donated small amounts of cash.

Granted that was better than nothing. But I must say I was disappointed. I was
sad because the blacks did not behave as I had expected.


You see, for far too long black countries have been insolent to the point of
being abusive. They have a tendency of insulting the white man and telling him
to keep out of their countries.

In Fact, black people have the temerity to tell white people they can perfectly
survive on their own.


So I had expected the black countries to be consistent and behave true to form.
Why didn?t black countries tell white countries to stay away from Haiti because
we were quite capable of leading the rescue effort? We should have insulted
them as we often do at international forums.

There, our countries insult white countries and accuse them of imperialism and
neo colonialism. I was extremely disappointed when our countries failed to
accuse white people of practicing imperialism and neo colonialism by coming to
rescue the blacks of Haiti.

We should have told them we have better sniffer dogs that have been taught only
to rescue black people. We should have told their ships to stay away and their
planes not to overfly Haiti because we were up to the job with our own ships
and aeroplanes.

We should have brought in our traditional food instead of the strange rations
the Haitians are not accustomed to.

I am so disappointed by the black leaders that I hope never to hear them again
bleating about how bad white people are. The earthquake in Haiti was the most
opportune time to show the whites, once and for all, that we don?t need them.

From now onwards, I want black leaders to shut up and never accuse ever again,
white people of being bad. I am sick and tired of big words such as imperialism
and neo colonialism which are unable to rescue victims of the earthquake.

I hope this is not the last earthquake that hits a black country. I want the
next one to specifically hit the residence of The Evil Self-centred Old Man in
Harare, Zimbabwe who does nothing for his people. Then we will see if he will
abuse the white crew coming to rescue him and his wife Ghastly Grace! 		B.M. (505)
853995 2010-02-04 22:38:00 The git Minto is never around when you see that sort article. Cicero (40)
853996 2010-02-05 01:25:00 It is not even the 6th of Feb yet and it appears that koha is being demanded already.

home.nzcity.co.nz 		Sweep (90)
853997 2010-02-05 01:31:00 It is not even the 6th of Feb yet and it appears that koha is being demanded already.

home.nzcity.co.nz

Well a Hongi with the Hone's has got to be worth something. ;) 		B.M. (505)
853998 2010-02-05 02:10:00 I sorta go along with the maoris charging the media koha. The media are only there for the sensational incidents if it was quiet they would be pissed off. Even if one maoris did just one little push to some guest it will be headline news on tv1 and 3 and the rest of the day unimportant. prefect (6291)
853999 2010-02-05 02:31:00 As an old honkey, I take pleasure in informing some of the radical Maori’s that a Koha is a gift, an unconditional gift, that is neither charged for, or expected. ;) B.M. (505)
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