Referendum result signals a time for action, not mourning
The call for post-referendum “mourning” just continues the emotional blackmail that the Yes campaign relied upon. It will do nothing to help people in remote communities.
The referendum is over with a win for the No camp. So we should all be able to move on, right? Well, not exactly.
One of the things about the Yes camp’s strategies was its frequent use of emotional blackmail. Months before the referendum, I had said that if the Yes camp won, it would do so on emotion. We were subjected to political leaders preaching to us with tears in their eyes and quivers in their voices. While Yes supporters were reaching for their tissues, the No supporters were reaching for the bucket.
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Anthony Dillon is an honorary fellow of the Australian Catholic University.
