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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.