by ERIC ABETZ – VICTIM theory, which has so badly infected the Western world, has been exposed as nothing more than blaming others for personal laziness.
Acceptance of responsibility is a key virtue that needs to be at the heart of individual and societal decision-making.
- Equality is anathema to those whose carved-out special rights may be removed.
- Failing to treat people equally is a recipe for resentment.
- Equality before the law is non-negotiable in a fair, free and just society.
It has, however, been supplanted by victim theory which allows blame for all types of misfortune to be laid at someone else’s feet, or one’s background over which one has no agency and control.
Its impact is debilitating and corrosive to individual endeavour. It stifles motivation and a desire to improve one’s own lot in life.
CROOKED
This crooked thinking, which has so badly infected much of the Western world, has been exposed with a sensible and ever-so-refreshing approach by one of New Zealand’s smaller Parties in that country’s national coalition government – ACT New Zealand Party.
ACT Party leader David Seymour recently highlighted how the malaise of the past 30 years – of government doing more and more for individuals – has allowed people to abrogate personal responsibility.
He has called on New Zealanders to take control of their own lives. The consequences of the ever-growing nanny State are there for all to see with faltering economic data and educational outcomes.
His rallying call to recognise that the individual is the only person who can make a real and lasting difference in their own lives is a display of leadership and wisdom, that once was ever so common and now ever so rare, albeit desperately needed in the public discourse.
What is even more exhilarating for those who believe in reward for effort, hard work, personal responsibility and similar virtues is that Mr Seymour has called for these virtues to be applied across the board.
That’s correct. Irrespective of whatever identity someone wishes to embrace, it makes no difference to the application of these virtues.
So, if the fundamental principles which are the foundational cornerstones of a truly liberal democracy are to have any sway, they need to be applied without fear or favour, and definitely not because of one’s identity or grouping.
The first of these as pointed out by Mr Seymour is hardly controversial – all citizens have the same political rights and duties.
This well-timed reminder needs to be understood by those who seek to divide society on the basis of race, which is such an ugly division festering unnecessary ill will between people.
Applying all these fundamental key points needed for a well-functioning democracy has genuine ramifications for the laws passed based on race and identity politics, rather than on need.
FAILING
Failing to treat people equally is a recipe for resentment.
The people of Australia recently avoided that political bullet by overwhelmingly rejecting the Labor Government’s Voice proposal which would have clothed a section of the Australian community (the Indigenous) with special powers, for the simple reason they were of, or identified with, a particular race.
Mr Seymour’s desire to bring all New Zealanders under the same laws is hardly a radical proposal. They campaigned during the election on the need to revisit the interpretations placed on the Treaty of Waitangi (NZ’s founding document) in legislation and by the courts.
Yet equality is anathema to those whose carved-out special rights may be removed. Taking away lollies usually causes upset.
Moving the pendulum to the sensible centre is a great national service and a policy for which New Zealanders voted.
Yet Mr Seymour’s call has attracted the ugliness of those who label treating everyone equally as “white supremacist”. Go figure?
White supremacists argue for the exact opposite. They want people to be treated unequally on the basis of race.
SHALLOWNESS
The Left in New Zealand (and Australia) wants exactly the same, according to their rhetoric, but the other way around.
The shallowness of their argument needs to be exploded, steeped as it is in hypocrisy and double-speak.
Treating everyone equally and basing help on an objective test of need, is somehow considered white supremacy?
The leadership of the New Zealand Government in this area of public policy is to be applauded and adopted by governments around the world.
Special pleading and funding based on identity as opposed to a genuine specific need divides a community, as it has in New Zealand.
It also takes away the important element of self-esteem and responsibility.
Stripping back special rights legislation will require resolve and determination. It appears this is what helped motivate the change of government in New Zealand as it did the massive rejection of the Voice in Australia.
Australia’s national anthem (recently amended) tells of a people being “one and free”
Giving legislative life to that sentiment is vital for any genuinely democratic nation.
Equality before the law is non-negotiable in a fair, free and just society.
The world needs to see more of the likes of Mr Seymour.PC
Blacks in the US are 13% of the population but commit over 50% of all crime including violent gun crime and homicide. But its worse than that because nearly all that >50% of crime is committed by young black men between 15-25; they are about 20% of the black population or about 2.5% of the total population. So 2.5% commit more than 50% of the crime.
Here in Australia it is not quite as bad but aboriginal women are 35 times more likely to be subject to domestic violence; aboriginal children also have much greater acts of violence perpetrated on them by aboriginal men.
The activists will say its because of racism, colonialism and the usual tropes. The real reason is 2-fold.
Firstly aboriginal and black culture is inherently violent and secondly there are very few consequences for black criminals.
ALERT
Truth Telling – MAKARRATTA COMMISSION now established despite 61 per cent referendum No vote.
So what is truth telling according to the Uluru Statement in full that Albo repeatedly promised to implement?
Explanation;
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/peta-credlin/words-matter-with-kel-richards-the-meaning-behind-truth-telling/video/04f6fad79ffe3d799f246a30ee61b0ac
Thank heavens Australians rejected the voice. Australians often have good instincts and saw through the reasons given for wanting to put the voice into the constitution.
We need to get rid of victim mentality and replace it with aspirational thinking, to create a better country and move forward together as one, not divided.
John has fallen into a trap. Multi ETHNIC is one thing, but not if it undermines a commitment to the fundamentals of a MONOCULTURAL Australian ethic.
Listen carefully to the weaselling words of Prime Minister Albanese, he and the Union Labor Government he leads have no intention of abandoning the Uluru Statement “In Full” pages of demands as he promised in his victory speech after the May 2022 election.
Now he attempts to escape criticism by claiming that “Voice” was the only objective. At least sixty one per cent of voters know better. Cartoonist Johannes Leak repeatedly mocks Albo featuring him wearing the teeshirt displaying Voice Treaty Truth, and removing appropriately words that no longer apply to Albo.
Even recently excusing the failure to respond to requests from our allies for an RAN warship to help to patrol and keep shipping lanes open Albo commented that RAN ships cannot deal with attacks by drones. That is not true, three Air Warfare Destroyers can and also the eight Frigates, and other RAN ships have Phalanx auto targeting close up defence system to deal with missiles, aircraft and drones, and Sparrow missiles to deal with attacks, plus other missiles. It is true that RAN Frigates are getting old but replacements are being built, nine new Frigates and much more capable. RAN warships have been deployed to joint our allies overseas many times in the past.
It is very important to know that eighty per cent plus of Australians who identify as having Indigenous ancestry are not disadvantaged and are part of mainstream society, and proud of our country.
The remainder mostly choose to live in country areas and remote areas of country where government services are not always close, but that applies to all Australians who choose the country remote area lifestyles.
It was encouraging that sixty one per cent of us voted NO to the Referendum that was race based, however the Albanese Union Labor Government continues to fund with taxpayer’s monies an Ambassador to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and obviously because of the demand for reparations that the Makarratta Commission also operating and funded by us seeking Voice+Treaty+Truth – compensation, sovereignty, division.
Multicultural-ism is the problem, multi-cultural is good, but we are, or should be, all Australians.
And of course division by race, and just as bad division by ancestry, and worse when ancestry is mixed and a person identifies with only one side, is not leading to togetherness and pride in our nation.
The best Australian citizen qualified for a job should be the only consideration.