Resistance to colonisation has rarely been polite. The senator asked questions Aboriginal people are still waiting – after two centuries – to get the answers to
I agree the yes campaign was a poor one. Also, there were 2 opposing messages being put forward simultaneously:
The voice is a big leap forward and will improve the lives of indigenous people.
The voice is just an advisory body with no real power.
I voted yes, but didn’t think the voice was an impressive proposal. I just thought the outcome of a no vote would be worse.
The fact that so many people didn’t understand what was proposed is partly a media issue, and partly a government incompetence issue. But it also raises the question of why so many people will feel passionately about a position they haven’t even fucking bothered to research. We can’t have democracy unless citizens put in a bit of fucking effort to understand the society they live in, which includes political proposals.
I agree the yes campaign was a poor one. Also, there were 2 opposing messages being put forward simultaneously:
The voice is a big leap forward and will improve the lives of indigenous people.
The voice is just an advisory body with no real power.
I voted yes, but didn’t think the voice was an impressive proposal. I just thought the outcome of a no vote would be worse. The fact that so many people didn’t understand what was proposed is partly a media issue, and partly a government incompetence issue. But it also raises the question of why so many people will feel passionately about a position they haven’t even fucking bothered to research. We can’t have democracy unless citizens put in a bit of fucking effort to understand the society they live in, which includes political proposals.