Wednesday 3 November 2021

Tribalism v Vaccination


"Institutional racism in our health establishment and the grim consequences of colonisation have been given as reasons for explaining the disparities between Maori and non-Maori vaccination rates.
    "[Morgan] Godfery seems to be telling us the tribal nature of Maori society is [instead] a significant consideration."

3 comments:

Jim Rose said...

What is even more puzzling is the vaccination rates for those aged 50 and over has no gap. But there's a big gap for younger Maori

Libertyscott said...

Similarly of course, the push for separate Maori seats at local government is for Mana Whenua not simply Maori representation. Maori as individuals is not a strong theme by the mainstream proponents of Maori nationalism, because power resides in Iwi and there are strong interests in securing and expanding that.

Monica said...

Wait a sec. I thought these anti-vax troublemakers were all white supremacists and Trump supporters. Or perhaps I just can't keep up with the ever increasing number of groups we're supposed to be hating these days who are ruining it all for the rest of us.