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Originally Posted by kirakira
Hang on, so you were saying Maori's welcomed their English overlords with open arms back 200 years ago? Or did they hold an election just before the English invasion on whether they should welcome the new overlords? Can Maori's kick all white descent people out of NZ today since well.. it is their land. Seriously this argument is fruitless and the illusion of this choice they have is a fallacy.
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I'm not going to go into New Zealand history.
Maori were cheated out of much of their land by the British.
Maori were marginalised
culturally in New Zealand society as recently as the 1960's.
Much of our history is shameful. You've got no argument from me there.
Can they vote Whites or anyone out? No... because the very set of laws that give Maori their political voice also protect other minorities from the White majority.
The simple fact is that today Maori have a voice. The Tibetans do not. If you want to justify the Tibetan occupation by comparing it to other wrongs committed throughout history then that is weak.
There is a popular saying in the English language "Two wrongs don't make a right"