Press Release 14.11.11
Dr Peter Cleave, Mana, Rangitikei today took exception to the comments made by John Banks, Act candidate for Epsom currently circulating on the internet. Banks talks about Maori and Polynesian people on the dole at home watching pornography and planning burglaries.
‘Why do we have to put up with this sort of nonsense?’ asked Dr Cleave in an internet posting today. ’This is outrageous behaviour. Not only is the New Zealand public having to watch an abuse of MMP as they are seeing with Act and National in Epsom with the patently false standing of a National candidate there, we have a former Mayor of Auckland making an awful spectacle of himself.’
Dr Cleave wondered why this kind of comment was not being censured by the Race Relations Office.
‘Banks would not get away with this in some other countries,’ he said. ‘Why are we putting up with this kind of silliness here? New Zealand used to be known as a place of fair play and balance. Here we have an established politician making a prat of himself in a gerrymandered electorate and being endorsed by the Prime Minister over a cup of tea! How could our image possibly be further tarnished?’
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2 comments:
Good on you Peter Cleave - exactly why Aotearoa needs the MANA movement. Racism sadly, is alive and well in NZ.
I'm glad a complaint has been made about this outrageous racist statement to the Race Relations office.
Banks is feeling very p----d off that the non European vote came out so strongly against him in the recent Auckland Mayoral Election. ACT in Epsom would be his last chance to get back on the MP's gravy train.
Go MANA!
Had another thought about Banks' racist comments:
Suggesting that all young Maori and Pacific Island men on the dole get stoned, watch porn and commit crime is exactly the same as Hitler stigmatising all Jews and all Homosexuals for attributes they have no control over. It could just as easily be suggested that, as Banks is a white man in a powerful position in society, he behaves exactly the same as Hitler. That would be ridiculous wouldn't it John?
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