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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are saying statistically some ethnicities are sicker than others and they should be looked at earlier. Nothing wrong with that.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They already treat the sickest first though, why the change?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“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.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's not "perceived", it's measurable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

maybe this is a way to fix the racism. Can you think of any other way to fix racism?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a pretty munted reply, to be honest. Yes, the solution is less racism.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

How do you eliminate racism and are we allowed to do anything until racism is eliminated?