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Australians vote no to Indigenous Voice to Parliament. (weeklyworker.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In the wake of the delivery of a resounding no to this proposed constitutional change, this article offers a very measured analysis of the problems with the Voice proposal and rejects the simplistic idea that a "no" is simply due to Australians being racist. This article is from before the referendum.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

By telling progressives that the referendum is only performative and then telling conservatives the referendum goes too far, the media brainwashed the public.

Aussies are settlers inherently. They needed excuses to vote No. By raising bullshit arguments unrelated to the actual referendum question, they found one palatable excuse somewhere.

The basic attitude of white Australia towards indigenous recognition and reconciliation is terrible.