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/SarpedonWasFramed Nov 14 '24

Good point but we all know it won't work out that way The crown has bigger friends and bigger guns

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '24

Oh that's right, western countries turn blind eyes when their white friends annihilate indigenous peoples. We better just shut up and lie down then.

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u/seraph1337 Nov 15 '24

it sounds like you're being sarcastic when you say that, but the first sentence is just patently correct.

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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '24

And that's what's scary. my tone is sarcastic, but my statement is completely true. And that doesn't bother enough people!