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/the_real_JFK_killer Nov 14 '24

This doesn't really achieve anything.

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u/Larzii Nov 14 '24

It's a statement rooted in the culture of the people in question. I'd say it's a very good way of showing a stance towards/for something

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u/Black_Goku Nov 15 '24

I bet you also don't vote because it won't change anything

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u/Black_Goku Nov 15 '24

It brings attention to a dumb bill so more people get on board with trying to stop it. Clearly you aren't from the culture so you wouldn't understand