But if people like
racists and bigots are nasty and cruel, then F ... it,
they've got it coming!
Foxy,
You make it sound like your Planet is perfect. Is it very far from here ?

The sad thing is that the racism and bigotry comes from fear
and lack of understanding. And from people who don't like
change. Fortunately these people are now becoming a minority
in this country. And for that we can all be grateful

WTF?

There are two very different Voices on display in Australia at this point in time.

The first Voice would give Indigenous peoples more say in how the government makes legislation that directly has an influence on them.

There is a wealth of information on this already and there will be much more to follow.

At the moment this Voice is only a faint whisper but I think it's getting louder every day.

The second voice is the loud, delusional and repetitive drone of alt-right popularist jingoism that saturates so much of the media.

This second voice has had a massive reassurance in the last 10 years or so and there certainly has been "buyer's regret" when we look at Brexit in the UK and Trump in the US.

The delusion faded when reality kicked in.

All you needed to do was look at Peta Credlin's face on the night of the Victorian election.

The whole "Dictator Dan" trope pushed ad nauseum from the alt-rights of this world crumbled as the the delusion was exposed when the general population got to have their say.

Hopefully, the general population will give Indigenous Australians the Voice they want and deserve.

Indy

We just have accept that Foxy thinks that she is right, and anyone with views different from hers is wrong. She's always been that way, always will be that way. She always wants the last say, so there is no point in arguing with her. Ignoring her is best. I'm still kicking myself for breaking that rule in this thread: it has only made her madder.

I'm sure a psychologist would be able to tell us why she is what she is, and why she needs to 'correct' people all the time; but it's beyond us and, hey, she is just not worth the trouble. This is a place to express our opinions. There is no requirement for us to bother with Foxy's problems and peculiarities.

"...The majority of Australians with indigenous heritage are thriving..."

Good grief. Such wilful ignorance.

Aries54

I assume that you are referring to your own ignorance. Most people of aboriginal descent live in urban areas, inter-marrying and doing what everyone else does. They don't need a Voice. And the ones living in remote areas can not possibly benefit from another costly Quango any more than they do now from the million dollar empires supposed to be helping them.