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epipen
Aug 11, 2014

nyoom
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epipen
Aug 11, 2014

nyoom
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-05/constitutional-recognition-indigenous-people-racist-senator/6282972

some idiot posted:

Giving legal recognition to characteristics held by certain persons — particularly when those characteristics are inherent, like ancestry — represents a perverse sort of racism,

this guy posted:

Although it appears positive, it still singles some people out on the basis of race.

are you loving kidding me posted:

This is divisive... It is likely that some Australians do not respect the cultures, languages or heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples... What is the Parliament doing to these people when it asserts that the people of Australia respect Aboriginal cultures? It is casting them as 'un-Australian'.

:psypop:

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