Now that Artemis II has launched we have 10 days to get everyone on Earth a Planet of the Apes costume so we can do something hilarious when the astronauts return ๐
โIs it a little bit homophobic to focus on the straights of Hormuz rather than the gays of Hormuz?โ
No Kings protester, completely serious: โYes, absolutely, I agree.โ
I used to be ashamed to be Maori because I was told:
1. My tribe fought with the British to suppress Maori
2. That we weren't equal, and Maori didn't cede sovereignty
3. That we were "ripped off" and our land was stolen from us
Then, in my late 50s, I started researching my Maori history, and based on historically verifiable evidence, I discovered that:
1. We helped the Crown suppress tribes that were breaking the Treaty of Waitangi (The New Zealand Wars)
2. My ancestors, such as Wikiriwhi Matehonoa of Ngati Porou in 1860 who stated: "We are all under the sovereignty of the Queen" and later in 1922, Sir Apirana Ngata (another ancestor) reiterated British sovereignty
3. Then I discovered that more than 50% of New Zealand was sold prior to Te Tiriti but the sales were dodgy and reassessed after Te Tiriti for fairness
As I investigated further, I discovered that, starting in 1975 with the Treaty of Waitangi Act, there was a coordinated effort by radical Maori activists in Academia and Government to subvert the meaning of Te Tiriti for their own gain. Professor Elizabeth Rata of University of Auckland calls these radicals the "Retribalists" and notes: "Retribalists in the past 40 years have reinterpreted, developed and interpretation of the Treaty so it can be used as a mechanism to make claims for economic resources and political power."
Don't take my word for it. Read the Treaty for yourself and make up your own mind: https://t.co/nh40vVkATN