Interesting response by Indigenous groups to 'Whataboutery'Archived Message
Posted by walter on February 4, 2019, 5:11 pm, in reply to "Some afters"
I feel the points emphasized have general validity
It is also important for people to understand that just like non-Indigenous people we are capable of thinking of more than one thing at a time. To think otherwise it to give us too little credit. We do not sit around all year waiting for January, doing nothing all year for our people until the big march and the opportunity to shout and wave our placards.
... Nearly all Indigenous activists are working all year on multiple issues. Many Indigenous people are fighting for the rights and the health of our people when the sort of people who celebrate Australia day don’t care. It’s shocking how many people suddenly care about the “other issues” they ignore all year as soon as we want to talk about change the date, change the nation, or abolish Australia day. It’s also noteworthy to point out that they only care about these other issues enough to chastise others for not caring enough about them. They don’t care enough though to their considerable resources to explore these issues in any depth, to look a government responses, expert opinions, evidence, or what is and isn’t working. ... Fighting against Jan 26 celebrations, which for most people uses up only a day of the year, does not lead to neglect on other issues felt important by Indigenous Australians. https://indigenousx.com.au/debunking-there-are-more-important-things-to-talk-about-than-australia-day/#.XFaMveddv7M.twitter