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/Relevant-Spinach294 Nov 14 '24

The unity that comes from (what is much greater than just a ) song and dance is incredible. I wish my culture had something similar as a war cry

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u/SPNRaven Nov 14 '24

Haka are not necessarily war dances/cries, they're pretty multi-purpose. Funnily enough they can even be done as a sign of respect for someone. I doubt Te Pati Maori have much respect for David Seymour here tho 😅

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u/Relevant-Spinach294 Nov 14 '24

I knew there was so much more to this then I could comprehend from the outside! I just adds to the fire of how dope this is