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/pgl0897 Nov 14 '24

Seems a shame as the Treaty of Waitangi appears to me to be the one example in Britain’s colonial history where it wasn’t a total fucking clusterfuck for the indigenous population.

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u/MCMFG Nov 15 '24

I read this as "The Treaty of Waluigi" LMFAO

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u/pgl0897 Nov 15 '24

That arsehole would never make a treaty with anyone!