Flying Squid to World NewsEnglish • 7 days agoNew Zealand's Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a personwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8arrow-up180arrow-down13
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand's Mount Taranaki gets same legal rights as a personwww.bbc.co.ukFlying Squid to World NewsEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square8
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-4•edit-27 days agoSo people have the same “rights” as a large pile of dirt? That’s a good indicator of their worthlessness.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkEnglish4•7 days agoIt’s a sacred mountain, not a “pile of dirt.” This is redressing colonialism. Not massively, but at least it’s something. The Maori want this, so I’m not sure why you think it indicates worthlessness. The mountain is now saved from exploitation.
So people have the same “rights” as a large pile of dirt? That’s a good indicator of their worthlessness.
It’s a sacred mountain, not a “pile of dirt.” This is redressing colonialism. Not massively, but at least it’s something.
The Maori want this, so I’m not sure why you think it indicates worthlessness. The mountain is now saved from exploitation.