Posted on Sep 6, 2023
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote
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So sad because we are very highly concordant at the genetic level.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
""People have been let off the leash," Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots.
Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as "grifters", "wife beaters" and "primitives" flash across his phone.
Then, personal threats appear - accusing him of "providing cover for evil".
Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia's historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October.
If successful, the vote will change the nation's constitution for the first time in 46 years, creating a body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the government on policies affecting their communities.
Opinion polls had long shown support for the change but now suggest the No vote is leading."...
""People have been let off the leash," Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots.
Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as "grifters", "wife beaters" and "primitives" flash across his phone.
Then, personal threats appear - accusing him of "providing cover for evil".
Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia's historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October.
If successful, the vote will change the nation's constitution for the first time in 46 years, creating a body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the government on policies affecting their communities.
Opinion polls had long shown support for the change but now suggest the No vote is leading."...
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Interesting, albeit one-sided, biased, and mostly side-stepping the issue to paint any opposition as "racist"
For another view, consider https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/06/australia-threatens-to-become-the-next-canada/
For another view, consider https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/06/australia-threatens-to-become-the-next-canada/
Australia threatens to become the next Canada
A referendum on the rights of Aborigines could import North American racial division to my country
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