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13/10/23
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Originally posted by bellcurve:
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Naysayers to the Voice referendum proposal look like succeeding in their attempts to wreck Labor govt plans to improve communications with Blackfellas, voter opinion polls indicate. but while naysayers might have won this battle, they didn't cover themselves in glory. their campaign was little more than a politically weaponised farrago of lies, misinformation and fear. i was surprised and disturbed at the number of naysayers who didn't actually know what they were talking about; in effect inventing lies to cover their ignorance. For example, one naysayer claiming there was no debate about the proposal to begin with, but then never even knew that there was an extensive parliamentary debate on the matter. Or another naysayer whingeing about the govt with-holding the precise wording of the constitutional additions and not knowing the words had been made public months before. given thehistory of changes to the constitution showing bipartisan support is needed, the refusal of conservatives to support the Voice was telling. Many naysayers clearly confused the referendum question with support for Dutton. But while he is opposition leader now, he remains unelectable to the position of PM. it looks like naysayers will pull off a hollow victory tomorrow. Hollow because the system they've railed against is the one they're stuck with. they've wrecked the best chance now of modest yet genuine reform of communications with Blackfellas. And that is nothing to be proud of.
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look closer to home when reflecting on the inability of the gov and the yes campaign with all the resources, media, major sporting organisations, celebrities, asx companies supporting them to convince the general public of the tangible benefits this referendum would provide. and u blame naysayers…. jog on