Non indigenous Australians go down a rabbit hole when they try and comply to settler - coloniser framework. Look how toxic the debate on the Voice became where far left and far right wings of indigenous attacked the referendum as falling short. European Australians ended up looking patronising and out of touch. It set back the debate on …
Non indigenous Australians go down a rabbit hole when they try and comply to settler - coloniser framework. Look how toxic the debate on the Voice became where far left and far right wings of indigenous attacked the referendum as falling short. European Australians ended up looking patronising and out of touch. It set back the debate on ‘ what next ‘ for decades I would argue.
I mention European Aussies as most recent migrants were appalled being asked to supplant their rights to any other group. Their toe hold in their new country is tenuous. What else were they going to be asked next ?
The US has 9 distinct national holidays from Juneteenth to MLK’s Birthday to Indigenous Persons Day to Thanksgiving. Australia has two and they are constantly under threat. We can see what’s going on. “F*ck the Colony” Is a movement to erase the concept of Australia from history.
I am a progressive voter and from a blue collar background but this path to sign onto Franz Fanon Down Under will implode the vote that ALP / Greens and even Teal independents get. Telling people to be ashamed of one of the most successful multi cultural democracies on earth is madness.
Non indigenous Australians go down a rabbit hole when they try and comply to settler - coloniser framework. Look how toxic the debate on the Voice became where far left and far right wings of indigenous attacked the referendum as falling short. European Australians ended up looking patronising and out of touch. It set back the debate on ‘ what next ‘ for decades I would argue.
I mention European Aussies as most recent migrants were appalled being asked to supplant their rights to any other group. Their toe hold in their new country is tenuous. What else were they going to be asked next ?
The US has 9 distinct national holidays from Juneteenth to MLK’s Birthday to Indigenous Persons Day to Thanksgiving. Australia has two and they are constantly under threat. We can see what’s going on. “F*ck the Colony” Is a movement to erase the concept of Australia from history.
I am a progressive voter and from a blue collar background but this path to sign onto Franz Fanon Down Under will implode the vote that ALP / Greens and even Teal independents get. Telling people to be ashamed of one of the most successful multi cultural democracies on earth is madness.