Te Pāti Māori is standing by comments made by MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi which other parties have called inflammatory and offensive.

In Parliament last Wednesday, Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi said the government “will not waver in its mission to exterminate Māori”.

Tad hyperbolic, don’t you think?

  • @IlovethebombOP
    1•2 months ago

    don’t want to engage with the problem being raised in good faith.

    Do you think TPM is engaging in good faith with a statement like that?

    • @Rangelus
      1•2 months ago

      I don’t care about the tone, I don’t think they are serious, I think they are using hyperbole to bring attention to the issue. They are a minor party, I doubt we would be talking about it otherwise.

      I am capable of engaging in the discussion without focussing only on the tone of message and dismissing everything else.

      • @IlovethebombOP
        1•2 months ago

        I think they are using hyperbole to bring attention to the issue.

        Many people would consider that acting in bad faith.

        • @Rangelus
          1•2 months ago

          They obviously don’t, because you’re literally the only one here trying to argue the messenger and not the message.