Here in Australia, our politicians are promoting a divisive and racist change to our constitution by referendum - the creation of an indigenous "voice" with undefined powers. Voting is underway now. According to Reuters:
SYDNEY, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Support for a proposal to amend Australia's constitution to enshrine recognition of Indigenous people has edged higher, according to a poll published on Tuesday, although most voters intend to reject the change in a referendum now underway. Early voting on whether to recognise Indigenous Australians in the constitution and create a "Voice to Parliament" to give them an avenue to advise the government on matters affecting First Nations Australians began on Monday.
"Indigenous" means "born here,"so most of us are indigenous. And for all of us, our earliest Australian ancestors came from somewhere else. But these politicians are referring to the Australian aboriginal minority, who like all Australians, had ancestors from somewhere else, but are the oldest inhabitants on the continent. To divide indigenous Australians on the basis of skin color or length of ancestry is more about politics than about justice. We are all Australians and constitutional changes that promote apartheid policies should be rejected...........To Read More...
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