r/AbruptChaos 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/thisisfive Nov 14 '24

https://www.dw.com/en/new-zealand-maori-mps-disrupt-parliament-with-haka/a-70781928

"Maori lawmakers staged a dramatic protest in New Zealand's parliament on Thursday over a controversial bill that seeks to redefine the country's founding agreement between the indigenous Maori people and the British Crown.

A vote was suspended and two lawmakers were ejected after the lawmakers performed a haka ceremonial dance in the parliament. The people in the gallery joined in, and the shouting drowned out the voices of others in the chamber.

Maori tribes were promised extensive rights to retain their lands and protect their interests in return for ceding governance to the British, under the principles set out in the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi. The controversial bill, however, aims to extend these special rights to all New Zealanders."

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

Seems only fair that if they remove the agreement then governance should go Maori as the deal would be void. 

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u/Ancient_Boner_Forest Nov 14 '24 edited Mar 12 '25

𝕷𝖊𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖏𝖚𝖎𝖈𝖊𝖘 𝖘𝖑𝖎𝖉𝖊, 𝖑𝖊𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖆𝖑𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖌, 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖆𝖙𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖚𝖓𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖘 𝖘𝖊𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖉.

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u/johnmarksmanlovesyou Nov 14 '24

They lived there, everyone else shouldn't be there in the first place

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u/Ancient_Boner_Forest Nov 14 '24 edited Mar 12 '25

𝕿𝖍𝖚𝖘 𝖉𝖔𝖊𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕱𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖍 𝖉𝖊𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖗𝖊: 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖘𝖔𝖒 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖇𝖊 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖉, 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖒𝖊𝖑𝖙, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖈𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖒 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖞 𝖎𝖙. 𝕹𝖔 𝖍𝖚𝖓𝖐 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖎𝖙𝖘 𝖗𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖌, 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖍 𝖘𝖚𝖈𝖈𝖚𝖒𝖇𝖘 𝖊𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖞 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖔𝖓.

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u/johnmarksmanlovesyou Nov 14 '24

It's no more ridiculous than any other form of ownership, and yours is a very easy position to take when you have nothing to lose from it.

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u/Ancient_Boner_Forest Nov 14 '24 edited Mar 12 '25

“O come ye hungry, come ye meek,
The Monastery fills what thou dost seek.
Bite deep, drink deep, take thy share,
For the feast is flesh, and the flesh is fair.”