National makes a great deal out of the fact they believe in ONE LAW FOR ALL. Yet they also openly campaign on their appeal to the mainstream. It seems to me that these are competing tensions. One law for everyone, unless they're on the lunatic fringes. Then I realise that in fact they're not competing at all. National are assimilationists. Force everyone into this nice, cohesive little group called the 'mainstream' and we'll all be right. Then while you're at it, prostitute out the most important issues to referenda so the majority can suppress the minority. Democracy at work.
Some homosexuals may be part of the mainstream. As long as they don't flaunt that they're on the lunatic fringes. Maori can have their culture, language etc as long as they shut up about their land and try to act white the vast majority of the time. People can stay on the dole, as long as they submit their souls to working schemes in order to assimilate. And so on.
Wow, Dr Brash, I'd really love a homogenous society! Sign me up!
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Some homosexuals may be part of the mainstream. As long as they don't flaunt that they're on the lunatic fringes. Maori can have their culture, language etc as long as they shut up about their land and try to act white the vast majority of the time. People can stay on the dole, as long as they submit their souls to working schemes in order to assimilate. And so on.
Wow, Dr Brash, I'd really love a homogenous society! Sign me up!