07-24-2015, 06:54 AM
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Originally posted by kalakoa
lost patience with a Hawaiian "leadership" that can't bring itself to confront the extremist elements who are increasingly dominating all discourse on things Hawaiian
I find this statement offensive.
It is not the fault of the Hawaiians that our Western culture has forced them behave in this manner.
Look no further than the "extremist elements dominating all discourse" on GMOs, gay rights, marijuana legalization ... all the way down to the local level NIMBYs.
Can any of these groups sit down and have rational discussions that lead to compromise? No, they're all too busy filing legal action while waving flags for the media, because that's how things are done in America now.
I find that the above statement hits the nail on the head, regardless of whether it is offensive or not. As for Hawaiians being forced to behave a certain way, that does not ring true with me. It seems more likely that if you sent them back in a time machine, Kamehameha would have killed them for dissenting in the manner that you allege that they are forced to do today.