I thought a group dedicated to ensuring the matters affecting any group of peoples are represented in Parliament would be a good thing. And if this is not “good enough”, how will it have a worse outcome than voting no.
I thought a group dedicated to ensuring the matters affecting any group of peoples are represented in Parliament would be a good thing. And if this is not “good enough”, how will it have a worse outcome than voting no.
I would agree with all that and I’m not yet convinced of my vote. However, I don’t really see how the wrongs could ever be righted without more wrongs (eg. Removal of non-indigenous people from land.) We cannot change history, so for me I would need to believe the indigenous rep is a move forward.
Edit: though it is a different situation I see some parallels with Zionist arguments for the establishment of Israel (which obviously went much further than the creation of a dedicated voice.) I don’t believe that historic claim to land is a good argument.
Neither did removing the whites from the farms in Zimbabwe.
Exactly. For the indigenous vote thing to be a good step for me it has to be a move forward not an attempt to atone for the past.