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

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[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 37 points 1 year ago (80 children)

Man, I didn't know Australia was full of idiots. There was absolutely no reason to vote no to this. It was simply a group that would give feedback to the Australian Senate. Feedback from a marginalized group of the land you stole. Feedback that could simply be ignored by the Senate. It was simply giving that group a voice. How you could vote against that, I have no clue.

[–] JustSomePerson@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (31 children)

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.

[–] Anchorite@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hard to say that the right to be heard is objectionable imo

[–] JustSomePerson@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

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