Australia set to recognise Aborigines as first people of continent

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5. It's a good example of how long it takes to reverse destructive and unfair legislation

If the majority of the people in government are racists they can pass Constitutional Amendments hurting minorities that have negative repercussions for decades, if not centuries.

Example: We're still suffering profoundly because of the Jim Crow laws passed by a racist majority after the Civil War. If you want to see why there is grinding poverty in this country right now, and who are the groups most affected, look to racist laws which were created to deliberately disenfranchising them. Some of those laws have been around for generations. Teabag governors are doing it now in quite a few states when they pass laws regarding who can vote and who can't. And the dog whistle words like 'States Rights' are code words to disenfranchise women and minorities. This country is full of those right now.