The anointing of Indigenous 'leaders' uses logic of its own
The anointing of Indigenous 'leaders' uses logic of its own
- There are lots of them. You don't really need a qualification to become one. There's no test to pass, no forms to sign or factory that produces them. But, there are prerequisites: you have to be politically savvy, articulate and (most importantly) able to perform for the media. In non-Indigenous politics, you have literal leaders, former leaders, leadership contenders, political performers, giants of the political
- There are lots of them. You don't really need a qualification to become one. There's no test to pass, no forms to sign or factory that produces them. But, there are prerequisites: you have to be politically savvy, articulate and (most importantly) able to perform for the media. In non-Indigenous politics, you have literal leaders, former leaders, leadership contenders, political performers, giants of the political
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