by Kerry Butler from the No Minister blog

When those in positions of power enact a policy that is meant to be “limited” to specific groups involving exceptional circumstances, such benevolence invariably ends up extending beyond the original intent.

We‘ve witnessed a classic example of this incremental creep in Welfare.

Maori Activists are very aware of the fact that when they push for “special” treatment of whatever sort for Maoridom, that’s really just about getting their foot in the door, i.e. knowing that it will lead to more.

This has ashamedly reached the stage where there are hundreds of preferential “provisions” along with 96 Acts of Parliament favouring those of Maori heritage.

The fact is, this apartheid agenda is not only unjustified (Article 3. in the Treaty guaranteed ‘equal’ rights) but is also unlawful racism, i.e. a breach of the NZ Human Rights Act.

A classic example of how small gestures can balloon out of control occured when the rash decision was made to allow Iwi to claim areas of the foreshore.

The point being, it was strictly conditional on each group having exclusively used and occupied a specific area of the foreshore and seabed from 1840 to the present day without substantial interruption.

With the expectation that it would never involve more than 10% of the coastline.

As tends to happen these days, activist Judges threw the old “tikanga” (voodoo) principle into the mix as regards overriding modern Law when Maori customary interests are involved.

So, it ended up looking like Maori could, one way or another, claim maybe 90% of our coastline … out 22 kilometres. And the riches that come with it.

Which has now meant a mad scramble by politicians trying to pull back on this disastrous situation … caused by previous naïve politicians.

Talking about how things can end up getting out of hand … a real danger is the policy of allowing unelected Maori the right to have a say in local governance. Because nowadays, when added to the democratically elected Maori, they can in some cases, end up the majority when it comes to decision making. And it’s always just about them as a “people” … not the community as a whole

An even more extreme danger is the push for co-governance (which has not gone away) and when fully instated, will inevitably include Maori right of veto. Meaning, they will have the final say in all decision making, i.e. ultimate “control”. With us, the majority, at their mercy … where we will be held to ransom.

The phenomenon of one thing leading to another can be seen in the Waitangi Tribunal … which was set up specifically to hear claims focusing only on actions taken after1975 … for which recommendations could be made to the Government.

But in no time at all, that stipulation was extended to allow the Tribunal to hear claims all the way back to 1840 – way beyond anyone’s first-hand knowledge or experience. Which opened a minefield when it came to how legitimate many of those claims really are. In other words, it was an open invitation for unscrupulous people to have a field day making stuff up.

Then the next thing you know, the Tribunal became an Activist organisation, that instead of investigating injustices, started to come up with so-called grievances themselves.

Then they began pushing for what Maori have absolutely no right to. One example being the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wai 262 report which categorises Maori ‘taonga’ as a ridiculously wide range of ‘treasures’. Including intellectual “rights” on property, genetics, and all living species in the country – both native and introduced.

The crux of the matter is … now that Maori activists have become aware of how things work regarding the “one step at a time” philosophy, we as a democratic society are doomed.

The radical revolutionists mustn’t be able to believe their luck as to how easy it is to pull off a bloodless coup. The politicians do it all for them … by being gullible enough to give in on little demands … while not having the foresight to envisage where that will inevitably lead.