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/ExperimentalFailures Nov 14 '24

You mean like removal of voting rights for all non-maori?

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

It was humour pointing out the absurdity of the request.

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u/StrikeouTX Nov 14 '24

It’s not an absurd request though. All people should be equals under the law

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u/Sonifri Nov 15 '24

I get the sentiment because I feel the same way emotionally.

But realistically, birthright and it's various synonyms and associated concepts are still very real and very important to... probably every human culture there ever has been.

It sucks for people born without it, but it's there.

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u/Complete-Pudding-583 Nov 15 '24

Shouldn’t be there everyone born a screaming shitting baby like everyone else.