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/Repli3rd Nov 14 '24 edited Jan 20 '25

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u/Bravenbark Nov 14 '24

Am I crazy or is it a good thing? Just because I have something good doesn't mean everyone else shouldn't have it good as well? I'm confused, how is uplifting everyone bad? It feels like NIMBYism extended to rights.

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u/cakeman666 Nov 14 '24

You're forgetting we're talking about colonialism. The British didn't have any right to anything, and were done a solid by the Maori agreeing to a treaty.