Capitalist: You Can’t Have It Both Ways

One of the oft-repeated claims by the Maori party and its seemingly deranged leader, along with many other “professional Maoris” scamming vast sums of other people’s money, is that Maoris never ceded sovereignty to the Crown. This bizarre notion is great politics for the Maori party; it stirs up younger Maoris; provides an excuse for their unemployment, meth habit, criminal record, and illiteracy. If it’s all the fault of colonisers, you don’t need to look in the mirror and conclude a slightly more likely reason for your lot in life.

But is there anything in this contention?