@Noedel to Aotearoa / New [email protected] • 1 year agoAuckland surgeons must now consider ethnicity in prioritising patients for operationswww.nzherald.co.nzmessage-square46arrow-up111arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]world[email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-2•1 year agoThey already treat the sickest first though, why the change?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-4•1 year agoThat sounds like utter bullshit to me, we should be trying to fix the underlying system, rather than countering perceived racism with more racism.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoDo 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoSo why not fix the underlying issue, rather than try and fix the racism with more racism?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 year agomaybe this is a way to fix the racism. Can you think of any other way to fix racism?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 year agoNot 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?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-1•1 year agoI did read it. Are you saying we can solve this problem by simply eliminating racism from the planet?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoThat’s a pretty munted reply, to be honest. Yes, the solution is less racism.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 year agoHow do you eliminate racism and are we allowed to do anything until racism is eliminated?
They already treat the sickest first though, why the change?
“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.
That sounds like utter bullshit to me, we should be trying to fix the underlying system, rather than countering perceived racism with more racism.
It’s not “perceived”, it’s measurable.
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.
So why not fix the underlying issue, rather than try and fix the racism with more racism?
maybe this is a way to fix the racism. Can you think of any other way to fix racism?
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?
I did read it. Are you saying we can solve this problem by simply eliminating racism from the planet?
That’s a pretty munted reply, to be honest. Yes, the solution is less racism.
How do you eliminate racism and are we allowed to do anything until racism is eliminated?