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Māori Party MPs suspended over haka protest in NZ parliament (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This bill was not about racial equality.

I quoted the actual legislation which shows that it is clearly about racial equality.

The treaty is the treaty. One signatory can't unilaterally decide they don't want to be bound by it anymore or that they get to decide how it's interpreted.

Are you arguing that the Treaty requires structural racism in New Zealand? If so, fuck the treaty. Racism has no place in a modern society. I should also inform you that, legally speaking, the Treaty is non-binding. Neither the government nor the people have any requirement to follow any part of it.

While the Treaty is widely seen as a constitutional document, its status in New Zealand law is less than settled. At the moment, Treaty rights can only be enforced in a court of law when a statute or an Act explicitly refers to the Treaty.

https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/learn-about-the-justice-system/how-the-justice-system-works/the-basis-for-all-law/treaty-of-waitangi/#%3A%7E%3Atext=The+Treaty+of+Waitangi+was%2Cby+our+government%5C%5C)%20and%20M%C4%81ori.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You quoted a tiny little bit, the overall bill was racist. It sought to strip rights away from the Maori and only the Maori in this country.

Are you arguing that the Treaty requires structural racism in New Zealand?

The bill was structurally racist.

Racism has no place in a modern society.

Then why is it so widespread amongst ACT and NZ first and National voters?

I should also inform you that, legally speaking, the Treaty is non-binding.

It's the foundational document of our nation.

Neither the government nor the people have any requirement to follow any part of it.

Then why are the racist in this country trying to reinterpret it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You quoted a tiny little bit, the overall bill was racist. It sought to strip rights away from the Maori and only the Maori in this country… The bill was structurally racist.

Which part? Be specific. Quote the parts you’re referring to.

Then why is it so widespread amongst ACT and NZ first and National voters?

Just because you think your political opponents are racist doesn’t give you the right to be as evil.

It's the foundational document of our nation.

That’s not a good excuse for keeping institutional racism. Slavery used to be a foundational part of American society but they changed it.

Then why are the racist in this country trying to reinterpret it?

I don’t know who you’re referring to by in this case they’re clearly just stating they want legal equality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That’s not a good excuse for keeping institutional racism.

The bill would increase institutional racism.

Slavery used to be a foundational part of American society but they changed it.

fuck america.

I don’t know who you’re referring to by in this case they’re clearly just stating they want legal equality.

I am talking about you and the rest of the white supremacist neo nazis who are still crying because their white supremacist bill didn't pass.