tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post109840949141453785..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: New Zealand DayRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1099281721187390082004-10-31T23:02:00.000-05:002004-10-31T23:02:00.000-05:00Yeah, I guess that's a possible alternative. But ...Yeah, I guess that's a possible alternative. But why won't changing Waitangi Day work?<br /><br />Presumably the extremists won't be too happy about it, and would continue to protest and such. But I think that the framing effects of the change would really count against them. <br /><br />I mean, protesting on "Waitangi Day" is understandable, given the backward-looking nature of that holiday. But if it were changed to "New Zealand Day", with a progressive (in the temporal as well as political sense) and integrative focus... well then, anyone protesting <I>that</I> would just plain look bad.<br /><br />So the extremists would lose face and support, and hopefully we'd get the vast majority of Maori on our side instead, taking a much more positive attitude towards our country and our future together.<br /><br />Now what would be so bad about that? <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1099273183747900762004-10-31T20:39:00.000-05:002004-10-31T20:39:00.000-05:00Why not have a new New Zealand Day, that is just i...Why not have a new New Zealand Day, that is just integrative in its genesis and intent? Trying to change Waitangi Day into something it's not isn't going to do anyone any good. It won't work.<br /><br />A new public holiday is needed sometime in the long gap between Queen's Birthday and Labour Day - there must be a significant date of some sort we can hang a New Zealand Day off. <br /><br /><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fjtc.blogs.com" TITLE="carters at ihug dot co dot nz">Jordan</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com