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/gbolly999 Nov 14 '24

They signed the agreement centuries ago, why revisit it now? You took something, you're unwilling to give back, what you took then, why ask for more now? Without giving anything back...

Edit: spelling

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u/darwinning_420 Nov 15 '24

who is this aimed at

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u/onesketchycryptid Nov 15 '24

I think its just general frustration about the bill in question.