"Maori are under attack."? "They aren't."

"There is a sense now that the protest against the Treaty Principles bill, with its highly visible Maori Party branding, is turning into something else. It is an answer to the clarion call that 'Maori are under attack.'
    "They aren't. Maori are no more under attack than any other group affected by policy decisions taken to undo six years of profligate spending, reduce inflation, make housing more affordable and get the private sector producing. That’s all of us. Down-sizing the bloated public service has meant job losses across the board – men, women, young and old, Maori and non-Maori.
    "It’s true that when unemployment increases Maori are disproportionately affected. But so are Pacific people, the young and women. Other than Maori, is there a political party for any of these other distinct groups? No."

~ Lindsay Mitchell from her post 'It's the Maori Party that is driving division'