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in E Tangata| Mar 24, 2019
Many words have already been spoken and written about last week’s massacre of Muslim people in Christchurch. Words that, in their own way, came from the same place of pain — political announcements, opinions in mainstream and social media, and, most movingly, the public outpourings of sympathy and aroha for the relatives of the victims and the Muslim community as a whole. The words have been well-meaning, even if they might have been of only passing solace in a time of seemingly inconsolable sadness.
Many words have already been spoken and written about last week’s massacre of Muslim people in Christchurch. Words that, in their own way, came from the same place of pain — political announcements, opinions in mainstream and social media, and, most movingly, the public outpourings of sympathy and aroha for the relatives of the victims and the Muslim community as a whole. The words have been well-meaning, even if they might have been of only passing solace in a time of seemingly inconsolable sadness.
