They tended to believe ATSI weren't disadvantaged in this society and that it is already a fair and equitable place? That they "preferred a hierarchical society where the social status of different groups is maintained"?
...yeah that's just racism with extra steps. 🫣
They also preferred a hierarchical society where the social status of different groups is maintained.
So, conservative. Go figure lol
Yeah, they talk about how we need to consider how people are thinking that may not align with their "political orientation". But that’s like…exactly what this is. Conservatives believe hierarchies are good, and deny that inequalities might be caused by anything unjust. So it’s conservatives being conservative. Nothing to see here.
Reads like a long winded version justifying "I'm not racist, but..." tbh
It's ignorance steeped in a racist, settler colonial national identity. Education is very poor in this country - even my generation (late millennials) grew up being taught about white "explorers". School mostly skipped over what really happened to Indigenous Australians and when they were talked about it was only in a "oh isn't their culture so interesting" type of way. Australian history in high school was that Howard-era whitewashed shit about Gallipoli. For most Australians, this is the extent of their knowledge about Australian history. They don't study it at university and they have no interest in self-study so they just eat up all this garbage feel good shit about Australia being a completely wonderful country where any disadvantage is the fault of the individual. They literally do not understand the connection between history and what is happening today, it just completely goes over their head.
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