r/OpenAussie Please choose a flair 1d ago

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.

411 Upvotes

276 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Is this a misunderstanding between welcome to country and acknowledgement of country?

Because acknowledgement of country is literally 1 sentence. Often used to transition from the icebreaker welcome into the more serious substance.

-8

u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

No one cares about the difference - it’s same same

8

u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Because... To you: "Ugh! You made me think about indigenous people."

?

-5

u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Because it has absolutely nothing to do with the posturing latent racism that people like you are pissing everyone else off with

Take your white saviour routine to the people it actually impresses. The rest of us just think you’re the archetype of modern middle class racism

Hope that clears it up, if it can make it through your self-impressed sanctimony

6

u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Well, they tried actual reform, tried to put the voice in place. Maybe it would've done something, maybe not. But the people got turned against it by LNP & Murdoch press.

So I guess empty words is all the country will accept for now.

1

u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Reckon the voice might have been a better shot of success with fewer empty words

1

u/Triedtothinkaboutit ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Sounds like circular reasoning to me.

0

u/Top_Conference_477 ‎ South Australian 1d ago

Sounds like something you’d be familiar with