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  • Seagoon_
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    1 year ago

    Instead everyone who voted no is branded as racist or dumb

    I hated the idea and don’t think it was useful for anything than opening dialogue.

    But opening dialogue could have been done other ways.

    I voted yes because it’s another step.

    First Nations people already have voting and political rights, they have equal treatment under law and equal access to government monies. I want them to use that to the fullest extent possible.

    If it were me and I was in government I would ask what kind of lives they want and I would provide the opportunities for them to achieve that. For each person .

      • Seagoon_
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        1 year ago

        As were most people who voted no. Many just have a different vision of what is good for society. Being a democracy we have to accept that there will always be diversity in belief and opinion about society, even when we vehemently disagree.

        • wscholermann
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          1 year ago

          Agreed but unfortunately social media in particular brings out a special kind of viciousness in people.

          • Seagoon_
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            1 year ago

            And good people are intimidated into saying nothing