Voice referendum live news: Australians reject historic Indigenous vote - BBC News
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Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.

Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.

  • JustSomePerson@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    There was absolutely no reason to vote no to this.

    Of course there was. Enshrining different rights to different people in the constitution based on their race, is fundamentally objectionable.

      • JustSomePerson@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        Everybody should have the same right to be heard. Different people having different rights to be heard, based on their race, is absolutely objectionable. And racist.

        • Anchorite@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          You’re looking at a set of unequal scales and saying they should be equal, while refusing to place more weight onto either side…

          • JustSomePerson@kbin.social
            1·
            1 year ago

            Enshrining racial differences in the constitution is absolutely disgusting, no matter how good your intentions are.