Indigenous Affairs
5 Dangerous Blind-Spots In ‘Yes’ Arguments (Part 2)
"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism."Wole Soyinka My inbox was jammed and my phone was ringing all day in response to the debut article It’s Not Our Fight Vote Yes by former Senator Duncan Spender. To see what all the controversy is about, read that article first. Then read 5 Dangerous Blind-Spots In ‘Yes’ Arguments (Part 1). That’s...
5 Dangerous Blind-Spots In ‘Yes’ Arguments (Part 3)
"We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice."F.A. Hayek Let’s recap. In 5 Dangerous Blind-Spots In ‘Yes’ Arguments (Part 1), I addressed Duncan’s self-described ‘indifference’ to the Voice as an issue and that the ‘Yes’ case really acquiesces to systemic racism. This is: Blind-Spot #1: Systemic Racism In 5...
What Happens After Saturday?
She was a young tall Indian beauty, perhaps a model, but maybe an engineering student. She passed me as I handed out No how-to-vote cards to prospective voters at the pre-poll in Brisbane. She called to the exuberant Yes booth worker beside me, “I’m not a citizen, I can’t’ vote, but I am with you, why wouldn’t I, just...
A Chinese Australian’s Voice: NO
As a Chinese Australian who has called this nation home for the past 11 years, I am compelled to vehemently oppose the Voice referendum. The decision, for me, feels instinctive but is rooted in principles and values deeply ingrained in my perspective as a new migrant. In Upholding the Principle of Anti-Racism While society, media, and certainly politicians discuss “racism” all...
Closing The Gap One Child At A Time
So Stan Grant wants to prance around like a prize git and pretend he is an oppressed man. Give me a break. Grant is healthy, wealthy, and (un)wise. I suggest he get over himself and let the wise think about the plight of the unhealthy and poor. This is some of the bile he poured out at a recent ANU...
