REFERENDUM DAY THREAD [Current status- 6/6 STATES +60% NO TOTAL CHUD VICTORY ]

I honestly wish it was closer- the drama if it won the majority vote but lost on states would've been incredible

Sometimes I just upmarsey a comment because I like the gif with it.

It's the good thing about all this imo, literally every result is dramatic. No landslide? Yessisters decide they hate Australia. It's close? Seethe from all corners. Yes victory? Total dramatard death.

No matter who wins we can all laugh at Australia.

Here's a post of mine from a couple months ago, it's a bit out of date but it's the best I can do at a pinch

https://rdrama.net/post/197227/platyaboriginalvoiceposting-effortpostplatyaboriginal-full-explanation-of-the

Abos need a voice in the Australian Government according to white people. You may think, "Wait, abos can't vote?" And the answer is yes, of course they can. So what does giving them a voice actually mean? No one knows, but it's a good thing and you're a racist if you keep asking questions.

That's the summary of all of the Internet discussions

Something to do with the peoples choices and voices act or someshit like that

So bascially,

Theres a referendum about enshrining an aboriginal advisory body into the constitution today. Many aboriginal advisory bodies have been tried before but have all been ineffective (and thats not to mention other moneypit projects aiming to help aboriginals that didn't do much). The proposed constitutional amendment is limited in scope, pretty much only saying that there needs to be a voice, that the voice can advise parliament and that parliament has power to change it's composition, procedures and powers. No draft legislation has been released and the prime minister has not explicitly supported any proposed models such as the one proposed in the calma-langton report. Both yes and no have had pretty abysmal campaigns, although yes in particular has been particularly garbage as the official government messaging has been "vote yes because it'll make you feel good". i wish i was joking.

Adding to others' answers, the Voice is part of a package of reforms that indigenous rights groups have been pushing for: Voice (race-exclusive shadow parliament) Treaty (land and money gibs that can't be undone by future governments) and Truth (self-flagellation about bad stuff a bunch of long dead Bri'ish people did). It's very obvious that if the Voice is established, it creates momentum for the other two things.

The YESsisters can't because even the most biased polls have been leaning towards them losing. NOchuds would have an absolute meltdown though, especially the bettors.

The white guilt in Tasmania must be insane considering what happened to all the aboriginals there.

Tasmania possibly being the only Yes state

Didn't Tasmania delete all their aboriginals as well?

There was a very long queue when I went, but only for out of electorate voters so I got to skip it.

More No people than Yes people outside, which surprised me. Also a pair of fully costumed goths, at cosplay levels with completely painted faces even.

At one of my local polling centres, I was handed a "Vote No" flyer by a young Asian woman

that was very nice of you to not crush her spirit after being polite

You should have very politely told her that you respect her position and her fighting for it but you've still got to go no.

I'm really good at this when I'm at exactly the right blood alcohol level to be bold but not enough that I have to be too honest.

also today

I put $400 into No when it was 1.8 a few months back. Will be eating good.

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What is that trying to say?

The best I can do on mobile.

Those look like Russia's Snow Asians than aboriginals though

Thank God ACT doesn't count toward the states total.

Is WA chuddy? I know nothing about it.