Australia will not move forward until it is willing to listen to Indigenous people – not just the ones who speak softly, but also the ones who, like Lidia Thorpe, refuse to be silenced.
Absolutely! I'm sick of double standard by the Right on free speech:) I think also there's the fundamental recognition that, even if you disagree with specifics of what Thorpe was saying, ultimately her words come from a place of goodwill and the desire to make the world a better place, a desire for justice. By way of contrast, conservative extreme speech always comes from a place of hatred, selfishness and a desire to hold on to the old state of the world, no matter how much injustice it contains:)
Absolutely! I'm sick of double standard by the Right on free speech:) I think also there's the fundamental recognition that, even if you disagree with specifics of what Thorpe was saying, ultimately her words come from a place of goodwill and the desire to make the world a better place, a desire for justice. By way of contrast, conservative extreme speech always comes from a place of hatred, selfishness and a desire to hold on to the old state of the world, no matter how much injustice it contains:)