Yeah I noticed that everyone has jumped on the “Australia is racist” bandwagon. I think there is that element but I’m optimistic that the referendum failed for other reasons and we can all move on.
Comment on Referendum Results, Congratulations, Comiserations
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
The result isn’t being covered very well internationally, looking at the post on lemmy.world, I wonder what ramifications this will have in the pacific
kerr@aussie.zone 8 months ago
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I think had there been no advertising, no campaigning, no news coverage, just the alteration to the constitution with a small explanation of its implications and no social media posts we would have had a very different result, but unfortunately we do not live in a utopia
batmangrundies@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And I mean if you find yourself frequently susceptible to racist propoganda… Well, maybe…
Ilandar@aussie.zone 8 months ago
What did people expect? As has been pointed out so many times, Australia is miles behind the rest of the world when it comes to accepting its true history and recognising the importance of its Indigenous peoples. A model of recognition as limited as the Voice can only be controversial in a country where the average citizen is completely ignorant about history. It makes us look stupid and uneducated, which we are.