Voting architect Professor Marcia Langton has been branded a ‘bastard’ by former supporters for attacking Blak Sovereignty activists who refuse to condemn Hamas.
Just months after she was hailed as a darling of the left for her work on the Yes campaign for the Voice to Parliament, some followers have now turned against her.
The sudden change was highlighted in two social media posts by a user who furiously defended Ms Langton online eight weeks ago after she branded the No campaign as racist.
But on Wednesday, the same political commentator, Tom Tanuki, who has more than 15,000 followers on
He posted a link to an article by Professor Langton in which she denied that “indigenous Australians feel solidarity with the Palestinians”, saying only “a small number” felt this way.
She also lashed out at indigenous activists who refused to condemn Hamas, saying Gazans had “accelerated” Israel’s siege by voting for Hamas in 2006.
Tanuki wrote, “Can you imagine if the Voice stood up and this bastard was somewhere nearby? God, give me strength.”
Voting architect Professor Marcia Langton has been branded a ‘bastard’ by former supporters for attacking Blak Sovereignty activists who refuse to condemn Hamas
Prof. Langton also lashed out at indigenous activists who refused to condemn Hamas, saying Gaza residents had “accelerated” Israel’s siege by voting for Hamas in 2006.
A September 14 tweet defending Professor Marcia Langton against accusations of racism by the No campaign
The same poster branded the professor an “asshole” after she attacked Hamas and dismissed claims of “solidarity” between indigenous Australians and the Palestinian people.
Others joined the outrage, posting: ‘This is insane… the bit about them voting for their own demise? Did she have an aneurysm?
“I clearly missed something.”
Another wondered: ‘What kind of vote was she fighting for? Hers, and the gang that thinks like her?
“I voted to allow all mafias to have their say, even those they/Australia don’t agree with.”
‘Shame on you Langton,” said another, with another adding: “It is crystal clear to anyone with an ounce of sense who Marcia is speaking to.
‘Starts with an M, ends with an a.’
But one critic reveled in the divisions within the ranks of the left, adding: “I love how quickly you’re all eating each other up.” Another wrote: ‘The revolution always eats its own country.’
In the opinion article The AustralianProf. Langton rejected claims that Australia’s indigenous people felt “solidarity” with the Palestinians.
She said the claim was false, saying that “there is very little comparable in our respective situations except our humanity.”
And she denounced pro-Palestinian Blak sovereignty activists who refuse to condemn Hamas.
Senator Lidia Thorpe of the Blak Sovereign Movement sparked anger when she voiced her support for Palestine in the wake of the October 7 Hamas attack.
She later told Parliament that she condemned Hamas’ attacks on Israel, but said she also condemned “the violence that Israel is and has exerted against the Palestinian people.”
Blak Sovereign Movement Senator Lidia Thorpe sparked outrage as she expressed support for Palestine in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas attack
In the opinion article in The Australian, Prof Langton rejected claims that Australia’s indigenous people felt ‘solidarity’ with the Palestinians.
“I am stunned and ashamed,” said Prof. Langton. ‘They don’t speak for me. I fear and abhor the possibility of further loss of life in this terrible crisis.
‘I condemn Hamas…Hamas are terrorists; The Palestinian Islamic Jihad are terrorists.
“The slogan ‘Not all Palestinians are Hamas’ denies the fact that innocent Palestinians are being used as human shields by these terrorists.”
Professor Langton said the loss of life in Gaza was “unjustifiable” and that she was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the Israelis kidnapped and killed by Hamas.
“No legitimate Aboriginal leader will allow our movement to be associated with terrorists,” she said.
“I can confidently say, based on my long experience working in Aboriginal communities and advising Indigenous businesses, that the majority view of Aboriginal people is an aversion to terrorism.
“I also fear that our multicultural society is being torn apart by people who have been misled by terrorism and who have used their protests as a cover for anti-Semitism.”
Her article received some support and one poster defended her against Mr Tanuki’s attack, replying: ‘Sheesh! I agree with almost everything she wrote.”