EdenRester@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoIndigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC Newsbbc.inexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1151file-text
arrow-up1151external-linkIndigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC Newsbbc.inEdenRester@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square88fedilinkfile-text
Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.
minus-squarePladermp@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoIt’s possible to hold both of these beliefs simultaneously: The constitution conferring special rights and privileges on the royal family and their delegates is a bad idea. The constitution conferring special rights and privileges to a subset of people within the country based on race is a bad idea.
minus-squareravenford@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoSure but then we must acknowledge one of those unacceptable things is reality, and the other which could have added some equality and balance was rejected, leaving the constitution favoured to one group of people, as society has been structured.
minus-squareJustSomePerson@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoFuck, that’s an awful take. All laws based on race or genetics are always a bad idea.
It’s possible to hold both of these beliefs simultaneously:
Sure but then we must acknowledge one of those unacceptable things is reality, and the other which could have added some equality and balance was rejected, leaving the constitution favoured to one group of people, as society has been structured.
Fuck, that’s an awful take. All laws based on race or genetics are always a bad idea.