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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

Fun fact, the user agreement doesn’t mean anything in Australia. Australian’s can get a refund any time they want because legally we cannot sign away our rights.

I got a refund a while back after I discussed this point, and my grievances with their broken promises, delivery failures and increasingly hostile sales tactics with RSIs (at the time) Director of Player Retention, Will Leverett.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The “progressive” no vote, I have some respect for, but I also don’t think it’s a mainstream view, nor is it actually reasonable.

Allowing people to conflate all no voters with Nazis, because yes there are Nazis around, is chucking the baby out with the bath water.

The progressive no campaign absolutely has a point. Arguably a treaty has been achieved in Western Australia with the Noongar people and the world didn't implode.

https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-the-premier-and-cabinet/south-west-native-title-settlement

https://www.atns.net.au/hobbs-and-williams-on-the-noongar-settlement

There is the possibility that voting for a voice now means a treaty would lack political capital or public approval for decades to come because we already voted for a voice.

Despite what some here may claim I count myself in the progressive no camp; this won't be solved until we have treaty and merely saying that we will "get to it" in the future isn't enough.

Martin Luther King said this on white moderates and their timelines and I believe it is true here, where this referendum only reflects actions on a white moderates timetable.

I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice...

who constantly says: 'I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action'; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He's lumping progressive no voters in with Nazis right out of the gate, you will get no where talking to him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh so you know who the good people are because their opinions align with your own.

Nice to know you are the source of all morality, champ.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

If the people living in the yes camp had 9 kids and you used that title this would be deleted within minutes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Just to clarify, did you miss an "n't" in there?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Your claim is false and I have proven it, unless you are claiming that the Mabo decision was forced by violence.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The Mabo decision demonstrates that non-violent methods can be effective in Australia.

Your claim that violence is the only answer is dangerous and bordering on incitement. Now you are simply shifting the goal posts.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

violence is the only way foe minorities to gain a seat at the table

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_2)

Your claim is baseless fearmongering.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Indigenous Australians completely lack representation in Parliament

There are Indigenous Australians in Parliament so this cannot be true.

it will provide access to the same opportunities of representation that the rest of us have already

I get a vote and that's it, Indigenous Australians also get a vote.

Sounds like the same opportunity for representation to me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Obviously this account is on aussie.zone and I can only a handful of posts across all local communities, something is definitely up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

They’re loud enough to kill you if you’re swimming to close

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