What does our new columnist think about the vulagi debate that has become one of the nation’s most divisive issues, with its implication that non-iTaukei citizens are merely visitors to Fiji and don’t really belong?
CommonMan is a 45 year old iTaukei farmer who has lived in the vanua all his life- a village in rural Viti Levu. So what he has to say will be of interest to all Fijians in understanding some of the deep feelings this one word – vulagi – is capable of inspiring.
In CommonMan’s introductory column last week, he wrote the following memorable lines that struck a chord with many of our readers.
“I step forward not as an instigator or troublemaker but as a common man wanting to change the narrative. I step forward with muddy feet and calloused hands but a clear heart and clarity of vision. I step forward to speak for those who have been spoken over. To write for those who have been written off. To stand for those who have been left behind. Because the common man in the vanua deserves a spot at the table and a voice“.
So what does CommonMan think about the vulagi debate?
Don’t miss his column tomorrow. A voice from the vanua that deserves to be heard. Uncensored and authentic.
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And for those of you who might have missed it, here’s a link to CommonMan’s introductory column last week.
This is exactly what we need from a real iTaukei. I was thinking along the same lines but wouldn’t have made the cut. Can’t wait!
Let’s wait and see, shall we? This is Fiji, after all.
At some point, indo-fijians will be used as the perennial villains for all that ills the itaukei.
Thus, the long long-held belief that the cure is worse than the disease.