At the moment we have an election campaign going on and one party's policy is to treat all people equally. This policy is being deemed by some as "Racist".

Now in NZ we had a race of people called "Maori", who controlled most of the country before the Europeans arrived (e.g. similar to Native Indians in America). This race eventually merged into the European race due to marriage, etc., so that now the majority of people who call themselves "Maori", are less "Maori" then they are English, Scottish or other races.

It would appear that some significant wrongs were done to these people, well over 150 years ago and we are working through righting those wrongs, with the tribes. However, who is going to have to pay for these wrongs; the people who aren't "Maori", but all New Zealanders, including "Maori".

Now, I have a problem with this. Like Maori, I have a mixture of races in me, including one that was seriously wronged in the past. My grandfather had to work as a slave laborer in Germany, because he was a part "Jew". I think a 1/4 was. My grandmother on the otherside was "German". Now this would make me 1/4 German. Do I now sue my 1/4 German side that my 1/16 Jew side was wronged. Of course not.

That is why I think paying compensation to a race that is represented by people who are less of that race than they are other races is really wrong. People who are of this race can also claim special benefits, like free education, etc, even though they are less than 10% of that race.

I prefer helping people based on "need" as opposed to their "race" or "color".

Does this make me a Racist ?