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New Zealand considers changing its name to confront its troubled colonial past
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Posted on 08/06/2022 9:50:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
Hopefully they will preface the new name with the proper, “People’s Republic of...”
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08/07/2022 9:37:27 AM PDT
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MercyFlush
(☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
To: Freee-dame
That is what they should do, but they won’t.
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08/07/2022 10:42:07 AM PDT
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moviefan8
(The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. - M in No Time To Die (2021))
To: cgbg
I hope they enjoy the name of their new “country” that is a colony of China. They may have to learn Chinese to be able to pronounce it.New Shanghai or New Beijing. Strategic location in the Pacific Ocean. Agriculture exports back to China. New Zealand isn't defended by the U.S. fleet.
To: HYPOCRACY
70k signatures is about how many people speak the Maori language. I suspect it's mostly white liberals signing it. Most Maoris are probably thinking "WTF?"
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08/07/2022 11:20:53 AM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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