The Kiwis are giving AOC a run for her money with this one
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Second thing that is amazing and sad to me:
The Maori got to New Zealand maybe around 1350-1400. European settlements started in the late 1700s. The Maori were on New Zealand for approximately 400 years longer than the European populations, but they have a special right to the land, etc., forever?
The Maori practiced cannibalism. They were smart and brutal warriors. One Maori king visited Britain, bought a bunch of guns, came back to NZ and promptly slaughtered his enemies.
The Maori devastated local New Zealand wildlife when they arrived. The giant flightless birds -- the Moa -- didn't make it 100 years. Most of the animal extinctions occurred before European settlement (though, to be fair, more occurred since then).
Maori are very proud of their heritage, their language, and their past.
If they can be proud of cannibalism, slaughter, and driving countless species to extinction, why can't Europeans also be proud of their heritage without being called racist and white supremacist?
For what it's worth, I do admire the Maori in many ways. They put up a hell of a fight and were very clever in their tactics. Compared to many other native populations (e.g., Australian aborigines), they seem a cut above.