‘’Everywhere in the world that European powers went from the 16th to the 20th centuries they destroyed local cultures,’’ says John Bishop. OPINION: The language about colonisation and its legacy is used by the ideological left and indigenous activists around the world to vilify the past. The evils of colonialism and colonisation have never been in doubt as far as I am concerned. And that those who don’t accept the ‘’colonialism is destiny’’ approach are ignorant at best and closet racists at worst. Let’s remedy the failings of the past, and, to use a biblical phrase, “raise up” the downtrodden, but let’s also remember that Pākehā alive today are not personally responsible for the sins of our forebears.

Source: Stuff April 08, 2021 16:52 UTC