• ikt@aussie.zone
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    15 hours ago

    And that’s why they were suspended so heavily, if you want to use physical intimidation to get your point across then the next step is that we bring our guns to the chamber to use physical intimidation ourselves

    I assume all of a sudden the Māori would then have a problem with it

      • misterdoctor@lemmy.world
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        15 hours ago

        And after you’re done fucking off, please go right ahead and keep fucking off until you reach the sun

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          Wait, if we could harness that level of fuck off power, we could transition to renewable energy much sooner.

        • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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          14 hours ago

          So don’t delay, fuck now, supplies are fucking out
          Fuck now, if you’re still alive, six to eight fucks to arrive
          And if you fuck more, there may be a tomorrow
          But if the offer’s fucked
          You might as well be fuckin’ on the sun

        • shplane@lemmy.world
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          7 hours ago

          I dunno, trying to educate shit people has gotten us nowhere either. Might as well just tell em to fuck off.

    • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zip
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      14 hours ago

      A dance is not equate to a gun, this is not some magical world where people cast spell by dancing 🤦

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          13 hours ago

          Dance like these is as intimidating as getting booed, they should quit their leadership position if they feel physically threatened by it. It’s a dance, hon, not waving gun or sword around.

    • Obinice@lemmy.world
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      12 hours ago

      A ritual dance is physical intimidation? I suppose you’d say having aggressive body language (looking angry) is physical intimidation too.

      We should put all government officials on valium so they don’t accidentally get too emotionally invested in what they’re discussing, lest they accidentally physically intimidate someone with an angry face.

      Obviously ministers with resting-bitch-face will have to be permanently barred from attending parliament, for the safety of their colleagues. We wouldn’t want such blatant physical intimidation on the day to day after all.

      The point being, if you think a native ritual dance is the same as being physically intimidated, rather than seeing it as their culture’s way of expressing their feelings on some important matters, then you’re entirely missing the point and showing a lack of understanding of your own nation’s culture at a basic level, and probably shouldn’t be representing those same citizens at the government level.

      I imagine politicians that clueless would just say “Oh my, the natives have gone feral! Look at that display of raw physical intimidation! Jeeves, fetch my musket and don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes!”

      If you feel physically intimidated by what is essentially some well known and well respected people in a debating hall being angry about the current topic of discussion and telling you they’re angry in a recognised and common cultural manner, then I can’t help you.

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        10 hours ago

        A ritual dance is physical intimidation?

        Yes

        I suppose you’d say having aggressive body language (looking angry) is physical intimidation too.

        Yes (but just looking angry is not body language. It’s a facial expression. Screaming at someone with your arms flailing is aggressive body language)

        Do you even know the history of the Haka? It’s a warrior’s dance to intimidate their foes. Modern haka can have many meanings, but that’s it’s root.

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      60 minutes ago

      The haka happened last November. They haven’t been punished until now. You’d think if it was that severe they wouldn’t wait 5 months to punish them for it.