Thank you God for a good day at work today. I really needed that breath of air or I was going to drown.
Have also come to the conclusion that New Zealanders are becoming increasingly xenophobic. The winner of the AMP People's Choice Scholarship was won by a school girl of Palestinian ethnicity. The things I have been reading just make me sick. People are claiming that this girl's cause was advertised on Palestinian radio so apparently hordes of "angry Muslims" voted for this individual and that AMP caved due to "terrorist bombing" fears. Might I mention that the runner-up was a Pakeha school girl who "wanted to be New Zealand's best cardiothoracic surgeon"? Darling, that was my dream too. Unfortunately, I didn't get into medicine and there is no certainty that you will too. People need to grasp that.
And listen to yourselves! Apparently curing diseases is better than helping old people. That is not a valid reason as to why one girl's cause was better than the other. One day your flesh will wane, and heaven forbid that your grandchildren will one day refuse to help you simply because you are senile.
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Thanks Grace. This is a disgusting indictment of NZers view on the world and on the supporters (not Laura) of the other candidate. I know 'haters will always hate' but this is truly shocking to see.
I know some of the people behind the campaign and what you are seeing on the Facebook page is only half of the racist abuse being targeted at Rinad - the winner.
She is also recieving abusive phone calls and emails.
What has happened to a country that signed the Treaty and respected people's colour and religion?
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