Pranesh

This is ugly racism from a Fiji-related account. There is no scientific evidence that iTaukei people are responsible for HIV prevalence in Fiji. None. Medical history and Pacific scholarship (Brij Lal and others) remind us that both iTaukei and Indo-Fijians were racialised in different ways for political purposes at different times. A quick refresher: 1. iTaukei people Faced the “dying race” theory, measles/influenza/TB stereotypes, leprosy segregation, 1980s HIV/AIDS moral panic, lifestyle-disease weaponisation, and derogatory narratives about village hygiene. 2. Girmityas (Indo-Fijians) Were labelled with “coolie diseases” (cholera, typhoid, dysentery), accused of being leprosy carriers, stigmatised for hookworm, blamed for the 1918 influenza (virus came on a ship from NZ), and stereotyped as “unhygienic.” Indo-Fijian women were also targeted through racialised fertility myths that fuelled political racism before 1987. I see no other reason other than to sow discord.

Liberal leftist sounds like an oxymoron.

Stop the presses. The PM has just been made “aware” that people are getting muddy water from their taps - has “long been a problem across Fiji.” A country that exports Fiji Water.

“Past resilience.” Fucken unreal. Quite the opposite. I don't think some communities have gotten back to a baseline starting line since Winston. So, what resilience is he talking about other than shifting the burden onto the ordinary Fiji citizen?

No fuck face. But thanks for minimizing non-fatal and secondary impacts. There's gonna be crop loss, farmers losing livestock, families without reliable tap water for many days, small businesses experiencing cash crisis, etc etc etc. Answer the fucken Q dvc

Well said Ria: “ARE PEOPLE DYING? IS THAT THE NEW THRESHOLD FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION?” “Must someone lose their life before this crisis is treated with the urgency it deserves?”

This double-dipping is abhorrent. There is zero justification to claim per diems while their meals and lodging were covered and especially when Viti faces shortfalls and constantly relies on Vuvale to cover essential services. fijitimes.com.fj/ministers-t…

I don't think Obama is specifically talking about “unity” in the “unity” sense, but rather “united by shared values.” There is a big difference here. The former POTUS is using “united by” to find commonality among people/candidates who hold “a range of political perspectives.”