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Chrome is worth around $50 billion, DuckDuckGo CEO guesstimates in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago

I can make up numbers too!

The Oppression the Left Forgot in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I supported ACT at the election but they've become increasingly unhinged lately and started doing a bunch of stuff I don't really agree with.

Still, I'm happy that MMP finally worked for the first time since it was introduced to NZ. A coalition of more than 2 parties is a net win imo and at the next election I'm hoping the minor parties get more support

Te Pāti Māori wants to establish its own parliament in c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

[–] lightnegative@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, we have one group of people saying "the treaty means this". And we have another group of people saying "no, the treaty means this".

Which group is right? Currently it's impossible to tell, because they've interpreted parts of the treaty in different ways. And there is some precedent in case law thanks to Waitangi tribunal rulings.

Clarifying the principles removes the ambiguity and makes it clear for everyone.

I understand the opposition though, Maori stand to lose a bunch of Maori-specific things they fought long and hard for if it's decided that actually all citizens of New Zealand have the same rights and duties under NZ law

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Te Pāti Māori wants to establish its own parliament (www.stuff.co.nz)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by lightnegative@lemmy.world to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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Im quite surprised by this, isn't Parliament a crown/british concept? And Te Pati Maori are usually quite opposed to Crown concepts.

Regardless, I think as much hate as ACT gets for this - it seems obvious that clarity on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi is required so that every New Zealander knows where they stand (legally speaking) and we can move on as a country.

The different interpretations from different groups are distracting from the real issues because the solution gets muddied.

Should we establish group-specific organisations that all do the same thing, just for different segments of society - or should we pour our energy and resources into making organisations work for all New Zealanders?