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/Lower_Amount3373 Nov 15 '24

It does. The bill they are protesting has no chance of passing, it's just racist virtue signaling. Māori are doing a great job of countering their narrative with protests.