(10-15-2023, 01:05 PM)dodge date Wrote:The indigenous unity didn't exist during the campaign - where did it go or was the Uluru statement not representative?[member=181]dodge[/member]
As near as I can tell, a large swathe of the Indigenous community did not want a "Special Category" they just wanted to be recognised as Australian's equal with all others, not better or worse just one of the bunch. They viewed the referendum as creating a special class.
Oddly, I'd heard this from some Sth Africans and Timor-Leste friends, they identified The Voice immediately as divisive and racist by creating a separate / special category. But then they have lived this very model before, they don't want special seats on the bus!
Politically, I'm not sure The Voice made much sense either as it basically defined a minority interest, when in reality many of the shared issues should be for all Australians to ponder.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"