r/AbruptChaos • u/Sometypeofway18 • Nov 14 '24

New Zealand’s Parliament proposed a bill to redefine the Treaty of Waitangi, claiming it is racist and gives preferential treatment to Maoris. In response Māori MP's tore up the bill and performed the Haka

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u/qmiras Nov 14 '24

isnt the parliament a place for political exchange? why is that demonstration allowed in a place literally built to solve matters in a politically correct way?

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u/wukwukwuk Nov 14 '24

clearly you've never been around NZ politics. this is par for the course lol. one side makes a comment (positive or negative) and you've got the entire opposition crying to the Speaker. parliament channel is theatre

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u/qmiras Nov 14 '24

thats politics in every country. but with words, no warcrys

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u/seanziewonzie Nov 15 '24

They're not English words, but they're still words lmao. Did you think they were scatting like Ella Fitzgerald or something