• hitmyspot
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    2 months ago

    You mean when we voted no on the voice, essentially cancelling entire communities?

    I know a lot of people aren’t in favour of welcome to country, but, a lot are. It’s a symbolic gesture that respects indigenous culture in particular and Australian heritage at large.

    Many would not miss it, I’m sure, but specifically excluding people on the day is terrible and kowtowing to literal Nazis. It’s cowardly and shameful.

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      2 months ago

      You mean when we voted no on the voice

      Nah the storm used to do it before every single game and reduced it down to just the indigenous round

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        2 months ago

        I thought you meant we as a nation. This is in reaction to boos at welcome to country at Anzac day events in Melbourne, so it now has more relevance. Deciding to not have them is different to cancelling it on the day after rehearsals and preparation, purely to appease the worst in our society. By minimising it, you are playing into making it political, the very reason some government for not having welcome to country.

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          2 months ago

          Wasn’t that the Nazi’s in Melbourne that interrupted the service?

          ie the Melbourne Storm board cancelled Welcome to Country because literal Nazis booed it at the Dawn Service?

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            Yes, they kowtowed to Nazis. Or, chose Nazis over inclusion.