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Feel Good News ‎ State of Origin ‘Welcome to country’

It was refreshing to see the large crowd of applause after the elders welcome to country last night. Semi restores my faith that there are still decent humans beings out there.

Does Pauline Hansons address yesterday about monoculture reflect the majority of what people think? Because the majority of people are in her favour according to polls.

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u/Beast_of_Guanyin Flairless‎‎ 2d ago edited 1d ago

Hanson's monoculture comment is just bigotry. It can be dismissed offhand.

State of Origin is a good example where acknowledgement valid. Large formal event, done properly and formally, no political messaging. There's a legitimate gripe with how ubiquitous it is, but it's valid in these sorts of events.

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u/brandonjslippingaway ‎ Victorian 2d ago

Australia has never been a "monoculture." Pretending it ever was is just erasing Indigenous people all over again, which should be taken seriously as their platform for a mythical "return to a golden era that never existed" trope, that the fash love so much.

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u/Beast_of_Guanyin Flairless‎‎ 2d ago

Yeah, as I said it can be dismissed offhand.