#literally just like with lidia thorpe

[alexanderpearce]

of course the 'racially aggravated' harassment sam kerr did was against a white cop of course they didnt reveal the cop was white for ages of course it was just her saying "stupid white bastard" and of course it was spun to look like something else

[noddytheornithopod]

The fact that literal Neo-Nazis are sending death threats to Lidia Thorpe - who is vocally opposing the Voice - despite probably supporting a No vote themselves shows this isn't about some binary Yes and No with clear sides.

What they want is to destroy any progress for Aboriginal people, and while some onlookers might wonder why they're probably going to vote the same way, it's clear it's about far more than just some powerless tokenistic Voice.

These Neo-Nazis see Lidia Thorpe unashamedly advocating for Blak sovereignty, and are threatened by it. They probably see genuine sovereignty activism as a greater threat to their goals than the Voice is.

I'm not Indigenous so I can't know the true lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but I really do feel for everyone who is going through hell because of this referendum.

When I saw the Voice being pushed, I knew this is what would happen. The fact that a proposal that's nothing at best and assimilationist at worst is causing so much hurt to Indigenous people with such a toxic debate is sickening.

People like Lidia Thorpe should not have to face death threats for speaking truth to power and advocating for decolonisation. "Australia" should be seeing this and realising how fucked up things really have become - have ALWAYS been - for Indigenous people.

Let's be real, this country that is literally illegal isn't even ready to have a mature, nuanced discussion about this, anyway.

[post-futurism]

Idk but why are we putting so much weight into Lidia thorpe's ex being an ex Bikie?? They briefly dated in 2021. He was an ex Bikie. How even are bikies dangerous to society we know nothing about what his bikies gang stood for. Maybe they just rode about on bikes my dudes!! N E way I really hope she will get the chance to rally back against this because she's been such an incredible force of power in parliament and this seems like such a minor thing to get her ousted by her enemies. I just think this has been blown way out of proportion and the media is being so vague about it right now. Literally in tears over this.