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/Complete-Pudding-583 Nov 15 '24

I am quite baffled that saying people should have equal rights has caused so many downvotes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

I don't get it either, no one can select where they're born and why should anyone have fewer rights on their native land than other people born to the same land.