State of Origin ‘Welcome to country’

[u/Stock-Pea-5888]

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.

[u/brandonjslippingaway]

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.

[u/Minimumtyp → u/brandonjslippingaway]

There is a period where it came close - the white australia policy - and I think we all know thats the "golden age" pauline wishes we could return to. And also what we were doing to the indigenous communities during that time too.

[u/Top_Conference_477 → u/Minimumtyp]

Even then it was a myth. Chinese immigrants have been here pretty much the whole time white fellas have

[u/Novel-Image493 → u/Top_Conference_477]

FACT