• Ilandar
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    1 year ago

    A lot of the commentary I have seen online from non-Indigenous voters, even those who voted yes, is that the government needs to get back to matters of real concern (according to these people). Sadly it seems there is a very real danger of this being the end of mainstream Australia’s interest in Indigenous affairs for the foreseeable future.

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        1 year ago

        There’s nothing to forgive, I think that is the reality we are facing. We are still very much in this history wars era where we would rather remain willfully ignorant of our past than confront it and move forward as a modern nation. Australia is stuck in the dark ages when it comes to recognition of its Indigenous peoples and it’s embarrassing. Not just because we’re so far behind other former colonies, but because we don’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with that.

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        1 year ago

        Almost everything I’ve seen last night and this morning was about how this wasn’t a result to do nothing and ignore it, it was a result that said go back and rethink because what you suggested wasn’t going to help.

        • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deOP
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          1 year ago

          I’m surprised you would so easily believe what was said.

          They can’t exactly say “yes well this proves there’s no appetite to address inequality and that Australians are happy with the status quo.”

          Instead of course you get these placating which allow everyone to feel as though they’ve done the right thing while actually doing nothing at all.

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            1 year ago

            Your last paragraph describes most of the reason why people would vote yes on such a toothless virtue signalling change.