• ycnz@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      “At a basic fundamental level, when a Māori patient hits that surgical wait list they’re already far behind their non-Māori counterparts."

      Seems pretty straight-forward to me.

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        That sounds like utter bullshit to me, we should be trying to fix the underlying system, rather than countering perceived racism with more racism.

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      1 year ago

      Do they though?

      If the triage was being done correctly there would be no need for a change in policy. Obviously it’s not and obviously it’s hurting some ethnicities more than others.

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        So why not fix the underlying issue, rather than try and fix the racism with more racism?

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            Not being racist in the first place, rather than trying to even things out with a different type of racism?

            Didn’t you read my first comment?

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              I did read it. Are you saying we can solve this problem by simply eliminating racism from the planet?