WHEN GOVERNMENTS MAKE CHOICES LIKE THIS AND STAND ON THEIR JUSTIFICATIONS…
IT IS IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS TO BE TRANSPARENT AND OPEN ABOUT THE DECISION TAKEN…
HIDING BEHIND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS AND USING LAWS TO SHIELD THE BASIS OF THOSE DECISIONS ARE NOT JUST AND ARE MORALLY WRONG
LAWS DON’T MAKE THINGS RIGHT, THEY JUST ADDRESS ISSUES TO EITHER PREVENT INJUSTICES
OR
REMEDIES AFTER THE FACT
I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN THE POSITION WHETHER…
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
OR
BLACK PEOPLE
THAT I CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO ASSIST IN THEIR STRUGGLES FOR EQUALITY
AS A WHITE CAUCASIAN PERSON
I DON’T UNDERSTAND ALL THE ISSUES NOR PRETEND I EVER WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEM…
BECAUSE I HAVE NOT LIVED WITH THE PREJUIDICES AND BEEN SUBJECTED TO THEM
IT IS UP TO THOSE PEOPLE TO FORGE THEIR PATHS AND FIND WHATEVER MEASURE OF EQUALITY THAT SUITS THEM BEST
I CAN HAVE OPINIONS, BUT THEY HOLD A MERE LIGHT OF TRUTH COMPARED TO THEM HOLDING FAST AGAINST SO MANY CENTURIES OF DISCRIMINATION
IN THIS CASE, I’M DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HAS BECOME AN ISSUE
NEVER SHOULD HAVE IN THE FIRST PLACE BY DOING THE RIGHT THING
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