Saturday, 30 September 2023

From the news: on the Voice

News reports show the no campaign is - partly from its allies, but also from its own members - partially self destructing, but the situation is still tight: 

Voice opponent Gary Johns at odds with Warren Mundine after labelling idea of Indigenous treaty ‘evil’   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/27/voice-opponent-gary-johns-at-odds-with-warren-mundine-after-labelling-idea-of-indigenous-treaty-evil   Exclusive: Johns, who is facing calls to resign, also described the National Indigenous Australians Agency as a ‘shadow government’   

Yes vote ‘absolutely in line with Liberal values’, leader of movement says in Tamworth   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/26/yes-referendum-vote-in-line-with-liberal-values-movement-leader-says-tamworth   

the moral (legal) case for the Indigenous Voice   https://rationalemagazine.com/index.php/2023/09/16/the-moral-case-for-the-indigenous-voice/   

Noel Pearson says Voice would give Indigenous Australians 'responsibility for our destiny'   https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/noel-pearson-says-voice-gives-indigenous-australians-responsibility-for-our-destiny/6tuvp6qc7   

Tech Council of Australia Supports Indigenous Voice to Parliament   https://theaimn.com/tech-council-of-australia-supports-indigenous-voice-to-parliament/   

The referendum is Australia’s gateway moment. It’s about saying yes to the vision I have for all our future generations   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/26/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-yes-campaign-june-oscar-vision   Our national birth certificate should reflect who we are and honour the remarkable shared heritage of the continent that is home to us all  

‘Disinformania’ has taken over the internet - can ‘no’ voice opportunists maintain control of an unleashed far right flank?   https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/27/voice-to-parliament-referendum-disinformania-no-campaign-australia-far-right  
Yes campaigners get baited by bad-faith provocations, while some in the no camp point directly to this online madness confusing the too-time-poor-for-politics  

A leading Indigenous Voice to Parliament advocate has welcomed “timely” reports prominent that No campaigners are switching sides   https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2023/09/29/voice-campaigners-no-switch-side/   

Anthony Albanese says voice referendum worthwhile even if rejected by voters   https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/27/anthony-albanese-says-voice-referendum-worthwhile-even-if-rejected-by-voters  
A The Guardian Exclusive reports:
PM says process has already succeeded in bringing Indigenous disadvantage front and centre in national conversation  Im not so sure of this, given the lies that the no campaign has been allowed to tell and get away with.

7 ways to look after yourself and your community before and after the Voice referendum   https://theconversation.com/7-ways-to-look-after-yourself-and-your-community-before-and-after-the-voice-referendum-213372  

 
 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

  • this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

  • there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  • I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.

 

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