Like so much decolonisation rhetoric, this is a kind of politics that is fundamentally hostile to democracy Simply put, it’s a view that (certain) racial majorities should never determine any political question that a favoured minority (or a subset thereof) disagrees with
Behrouz Boochani @BehrouzBoochani
14 Oct 2023
The referendum in Australia was fundamentally flawed. Asking colonizers to voluntarily share power is inherently problematic. They knowingly, or unknowingly, acknowledge that they are on stolen land. #auspol

Oct 15, 2023 · 5:49 AM UTC

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Here's a (far more moderate) version of this disdain for democracy. A law prof describing us as "stuck" with the provision that requires a majority of voters in a majority of states to accept constitutional change (rather than being imposed from above)
Sarah Joseph @profsarahj
15 Oct 2023
It seems like we might be stuck in constitutional limbo Whither Indigenous recognition, a Republic, a s44 amendment if we want to facilitate parliamentary eligibility for a huge portion of our multicultural population. Etc Section 128 has trapped us
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t's been a long time since a majority of voters wanted something but a minority of states did - the problem here is that none of these campaigns have actually convinced people that they're desirable. This is just a viciously elitist kind of democracy denialism
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If only we did not need to consult the people, we could deliver them the policy they want!
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Replying to @Finnothyjest
Aboriginal Australians aren't a "favoured minority." They are the original inhabitants of the continent, and the state and its antecedents seized their land. The majority benefits from that act. That's a conflict of interest not present in other majority-minority dynamics.
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