Fears of ‘us and them’ split
The Springbok tour might increase an “us and them” split in New Zealand society, and make violence more acceptable, according to the Psychological Society. The society’s president, Dr A. R. Hornblow, said that the tour was likely to cause widespread violence. If people were exposed to violence they were more likely to think it was normal, he said. Because society members saw the damaging effects of aggressive attitudes in their work, they had stated their opposition to the tour to the Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) he said.
New Zealand’s race relations were becoming more sensitive, and the tour could entrench polarised “us and them” attitudes in some sectors, said Dr Hornblow.
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