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Mr Banks description of the indigenous people of NZ as "...genetically predisposed to crime, alcohol, and underperformance educationally..." source https://www.radioinfo.com.au/news/john-banks-axed-over-m%C4%81ori-%E2%80%98stone-age-culture%E2%80%99-comments-nz%E2%80%99s-magic-talk and https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/27-01-2021/calls-to-can-john-banks-over-stone-age-culture-comments-about-maori-on-magictalk/ vicariously offends me.
It says two things.
First that if such a "shock jock" type statement attracts listeners of his ilk in order to attract an audience it says that he is a racist and his audience are racists.
Second while Mr Banks was an MP, what did he and his party do to ameliorate the situation of the indigenous people who may be predisposed to crime, alcohol and underachievement in education to encourage these people to aim high?
To put it another way, what did Mr Banks do to bring people together. It would bring in a larger audience than a market niche of racist knuckle draggers.
Thank you,
Anthony of inclusive Belfield