Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.

Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That's basically why the Voice to Parliament failed. It wasn't clear what that would mean, and our utter garbage media fanned all the flames they could - raising the fear in people's minds that we'd be 'giving away' some part of our democratic process. It's not what would have happened, but it's a not unfounded fear that in this age of doublespeak and militantly progressive movements, 'recognition' of Indigenous Australians could be manipulated into something we didn't agree to. The result - keep the status quo.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The result - keep the status quo.

    I feel like the result was different from my perspective.

    The result - stop planless virtue signalling and prevent the government sweeping the real issue under the rug with a token gesture.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I probably didn't articulate it well but "planless virtue signalling" is exactly what I meant - I suppose when it's clearly planless (if well-intentioned) it's easy for reactionaries to reframe what it's really about, since the populace is ignorant but generally tired of being told how to think and why things 'must' change.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except for all the plans they released months and years ago

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