Marcia Langton has gone from being a hero of the Left over her Voice activism to being condemned as a ‘scumbag’ in two telling posts

Voice 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 the darling of the left for her work on the Yes for Voice to Parliament campaign, some supporters 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 called the No campaign racist.

But on Wednesday, the same political commentator, Tom Tanuki, who has more than 15,000 followers on X, called her a “bastard.”

He posted a link to an article by Professor Langton in which she denied that “indigenous Australians feel solidarity with Palestinians”, saying only “a few” felt that way.

She also attacked indigenous activists who refused to condemn Hamas and said Gazans had “precipitated” the Israeli siege by voting for Hamas in 2006.

Tanuki posted: “Can you imagine if the Voice rose and that bastard was nearby? May God give me strength.’

Professor Langton also attacked indigenous activists who refused to condemn Hamas and said Gazans had “precipitated” the Israeli siege by voting for Hamas in 2006.

A September 14 tweet defending Professor Marcia Langton against the No campaign’s allegations of racism

The same poster called the professor a “bastard” after she attacked Hamas and dismissed claims of “solidarity” between Aboriginal Australians and the Palestinian people.

Others joined in the outrage, posting: “It’s crazy…the fact that they’re voting for their own demise? Did she have an aneurysm?

“I must have really missed something.”

Another asked: “What kind of Voice was she fighting for? Hers, and the crowd that thinks like her?

“I voted for the whole crowd to have a say – even those they/Australia disagree with.”

‘Shame on Langton,” another criticized, and another added: “To anyone with an ounce of common sense, it’s crystal clear who Marcia is speaking for.

“Starts with an M, ends with an a.”

But one critic rejoiced at the division in the left’s ranks, adding: “I love how quickly you all eat each other up.” Another posted: “The revolution always eats its own. »

In the opinion article of The AustralianProfessor Langton rejected claims that Australia’s indigenous people felt “solidarity” with the Palestinians.

She said this claim was false and that “there are very few things comparable in our respective situations, other than our humanity.”

And she lambasted pro-Palestinian Blak sovereignty activists who refuse to condemn Hamas.

Blak Sovereign Movement senator Lidia Thorpe sparked fury when she expressed support for Palestine following the October 7 Hamas attack.

She later told parliament that she condemned Hamas’s attacks on Israel, but also condemned “the violence that Israel is and has inflicted on the Palestinian people.”

Blak Sovereign Movement senator Lidia Thorpe sparked fury when she expressed support for Palestine following the October 7 Hamas attack.

In The Australian’s opinion piece, Professor Langton rejected claims that Australia’s indigenous people felt “solidarity” with the Palestinians.

“I am appalled and embarrassed,” Professor Langton said. “They don’t speak for me. I fear and hate the possibility of further loss of life in this terrible crisis.

“I condemn Hamas…Hamas is a terrorist; Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a terrorist group.

“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 “horrified and deeply saddened” by Israelis kidnapped and murdered by Hamas.

“No legitimate indigenous leader will allow our movement to be associated with terrorists,” she said.

“I can confidently say, based on my long experience in Indigenous communities and advising Indigenous businesses, that the majority Indigenous view is a revulsion of terrorism.

“I also fear that our multicultural society is being torn apart by people deceived by terrorism and who have used their protests as a cover for anti-Semitism.”

Her article gained some support and one poster defended her against Mr Tanuki’s attack, responding: “Sheesh! I agree with pretty much everything she wrote.