Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues.
Saturday’s voice to parliament referendum failed, with the defeat clear shortly after polls closed.
At what point backwards in time was it normative indigenous peoples get representation in government?
Sometimes progress is slow, and many younger people being upset about a ‘no’ to indigenous representation is exactly the kind of thing that eventually leads to steps forward.
It’s just very much the case that many people today are upset with how slow social progress seems to be taking. But in large part, that’s because of how quickly social issues are advancing for new generations relative to how slowly older generations set in antiquated ways are disappearing from the equation.
What was the average age of who voted on the measure?
What’s the average age of the people looking at the result with disappointment?
The gap will tell you roughly how long it’s going to take for that change to start to meaningfully happen.