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Post by Brian Peacock » Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:43 am

I see the polls have swung against a yes in the last few months. I imagine the billionaire media have been doing the usual and giving a disproportional amount of time and weight to the voices of their shills in parliament.
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Post by pErvinalia » Fri Oct 13, 2023 8:52 am

Yep. And ironically one of the lines they've been pushing is that the Voice is elitist. Which is bullshit as it will be run from the bottom up.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:47 am

And from what I can tell it's only to constitute an advisory body. Normal political processes will still operate for decision-making at every level unchanged. I guess it's OK for coal and mining to advise the govt of Oz, but, you know, black fellas telling us what they think, well...
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Post by JimC » Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:01 pm

We're voting today, Yes of course, but the polls suggest that the No vote will win, unfortunately...
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Post by Svartalf » Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:12 pm

voting for or against what already?
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Post by JimC » Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:24 pm

Yes to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, as a purely advisory body...
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:27 am

It will be run by elites and will make us a racist nation!
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:28 am

I hope yes doesn't lose by one nsw vote.
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Post by pErvinalia » Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:33 am

It's official, No vote wins. We're a backward country.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:16 am

That's a shame. A big, national shame.
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Post by JimC » Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:33 pm

Definitely disappointing.
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Post by macdoc » Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:55 pm

Too many from places added a Fuck No ...so much for sober thought. :nono:
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Post by Sean Hayden » Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:56 pm

Did the panic in New Zealand about Maori understanding play a part?

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Post by JimC » Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:45 pm

I doubt it, Sean. It was a sustained campaign to make people worried about the consequences - some of the No campaigners were themselves indigenous. The Yes campaign probably played into their hands by being unclear about how the Voice would work in practice...
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Post by Brian Peacock » Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:04 am

And the right lied about it of course.
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