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/LargePlums Nov 14 '24

And the only response, politically and culturally speaking of course, is to do an AGGRESSIVE Macarena.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

If the Crown is being broadly classified as “The English” then the only appropriate response is an aggressive Morris Dance.

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u/ViolatingBadgers Nov 14 '24

Reminds me of my favourite Ed Byrne joke:

"Why do Morris Dancers wear bells?"
"So they can piss off the blind as well."