It's Friday. What a week! If you've caught any of the Olympics then you'd almost be forgiven for missing what's happening in the rest of the world. Awesome stuff. Speaking of awe and shock, Georgia is on many minds of course. Did the world change, or did we just open our eyes a little bit wider?And in the more mundane world of New Zealand life, Georgina Beyer seems to have given up on NZ, and wants to go to Australia, where apparently, they'll offer her plumb jobs. Helen didn't, and that's just not fair. And socialism is all about fair. And fair leads to entitlement. And entitlement is about what's owed, and how fair is it to be in debt?
What else is fair is the Tuhoe demands to separate from NZ with the parts of it that they had taken as their own before someone else took it from them. They want it back, so the Government will agree on behalf of all New Zealanders to take it from all New Zealanders. How come fair means that someone always loses anyway? 'Fairness' isn't playing fair. It's a socialist ideal that never lives up to its promise. Not that selfishness is perfect either. Although that's the first mistake to make, isn't it? If option A doesn't quite work, present the opposite option, Option B. Say nothing whilst your target chooses between the lesser of two evils.
Never disclose that there was a third option. Or even a fourth.
The option tonight? To stop in and say hello. To put aside the smaller differences and embrace the bigger commonalities. We all like to be treated with respect; we all have capacity to act as humans - you know, the humanitarian ones, and that we all like to have a good meal and a fine drink in good company.
See you in the comments section.
--ZenTiger