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Take a look at the recent Australian referendum (disclaimer: like most young people I voted yes, but the outcome was no): Although people were voting, there wa
by jezzamon 3y ago
Take a look at the recent Australian referendum (disclaimer: like most young people I voted yes, but the outcome was no):
Although people were voting, there was a lot of political parties "advocating" fairly hard for different views, and the opinion of Australians flipped as a result of that. Seems like spreading FUD is effective.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023_Australian_Indigenous_Voice_referendum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023...
- dsign 3y agoThanks for this really interesting piece of information, I didn't know about this referendum in Australia. Another commenter said that a true democracy would disenfranchise minorities, and I take the result of this poll as a data-point in favor of that argument.
- nvm0n2 3y agoNo won because the yes campaign was manipulative and deceptive, doing things like hiding the full content of the statement from the heart where it discussed reparation payments then getting Facebook to censor anyone who asked if it was being hidden. But it sounds like you don't actually understand anyone's views, at is often the case for young people. There's just your initial reaction (correct) and "fear" (incorrect). Emotional politics at its greatest.