• Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago

    She’s an elected leader for the unified Maori tribes, a largely ceremonial role whose primary purpose is to protect Maori interests against government overreach.

    But go ahead and latch onto the name I guess.

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      2 months ago

      I will gladly latch onto the name.

      Also it’s largely ceremonial but also primary serves a purpose. How odd, is it ceremony or function.

      What it is, is a functionally hereditary title being passed down 8 generations of a family. And it’s not even representing all Māori because not everyone was stupid enough to want a monarch.

      Hundreds of millions fought and died for thousands of years against monarchs all over the globe. And here’s you lot coming along championing the birth of a new one because it’s not as powerful today.