| Brash Waitangi 2004 pn117 |
Why not? Massey's Politics Society invited Don Brash to speak when, whatever his topic, he would be sure to mention Hobson's Choice and the need to treat Maori "equally" -- confusing, as he always does, equality with sameness. And this despite statistics showing many Maori "treated the same" are far from equal. Think life expectancy, schooling, housing, employment, poverty, crime.