Why aren’t people asking serious questions about that $1.8M raised for Aboriginal bushfire victims that hasn’t been distributed yet? So many people are talking behind the scenes about how sketchy and disappointing it is, but there’s ZERO public discourse. That’s bullshit.

We all know it’s hard to have a public discussion that might reveal fragility and risk within community, but if an individual takes that much money and doesn’t deliver promises, isn’t that level of fraud more harmful than the perceived risk of criticising an Aboriginal person?

We’ve got all these contemporary codes of conduct that we use to retain our autonomy and repel racist attacks, but true Culture insists upon accountability and trustworthiness. If someone gets away with a major fuck up, we’ve all fucked up, majorly.

This person in question has no qualifications or experience in public affairs, nor have they any financial management expertise. They didn’t partner with any other individuals or orgs who have these qualifications. Everyone just coughed up a significant amount of money, but why?

Because the nice lefty crowds will just apply absolute trust to someone posing as a full-fledged Cultural Leader. And this is where it starts looking like manipulation. The individual knows they aren’t a Cultural Leader, but a bit of ochre and a language book does wonders.

Look in every sector. Every community/region. Every generation. There is always some narcissist leaning heavily into the well-established fact that nice lefties will eat out of your Black hand if you posture the right way. It’s the antithesis of boot-lickers. They’re Ochre-nuts.

There are so many talented and qualified mob out here who are working hard as hell to bring change. And they all know how hard it is, but they keep showing up. Because, reality dictates possibility. Applying grotesque selective interpretations of Tradition is the foulest tactic.