mantra wrote on Sep 30
th, 2013 at 8:23am:
greggerypeccary wrote on Sep 30
th, 2013 at 7:52am:
Quote:Let it been a warning to people wanting to take the trip, We can only hope we have more of these boats sink so close to Indonesia. Boat sunk 50m off Indonesia's shore, Its clear these people have no idea of Australia's Culture because we teach our kids how to swim. What kind of people would put their own children's life at risk making such a trip and not teach their kids how to swim first. The parents of the children should be put to death.
Wishing for the senseless death of more children, and calling for the murder of their parents.
It's such a shame that we have "people" like this in Australia. It gives us all a bad name. But then again, with a "leader" like Abbott it's hardly surprising that attitudes like this prevail.
It's going to get worse. We're not looking at people going on a sightseeing cruise for the day - these people are desperate and would probably jump on a rubber dinghy if it was available.
We are also going to see a lot more RW hatred and policy regression. Australia will become a country which only caters to the survival of the strongest. We will no longer be a compassionate country unless it involves making money and then that compassion will only be directed towards the corporations eg. lower wages, less regulation and less company tax.
Let's be honest - how have the asylum seekers affected our lives? We rarely hear of their crimes and mostly they keep to themselves. Perhaps it is the thought of sharing a little with those who are less fortunate.
ITs very much a racial issue. This country has been founded upon racism, imperialism and fascism.
If a natural disaster occurred in New Zealand or in Europe for example, and refugees started arriving in boats on our shores, and they were of a fairer skin colour and spoke English very well, and know about McDonalds and Coke Cola etc, they would be treated completely differently. They would be interviewed, humanised, validated, welcomed etc
Belgium which is a far smaller country than Australia, with far less riches and land area, accepted about 50,000 asylum seekers last year alone.
The UK is similar and almost all European nations take far more than their quotas and responsibilities under the international treaties and agreements they have signed.
Australia is almost totally alone in this regard, having only 2 or 3 other countries with similar draconian policies on asylum seekers which are essentially based upon racism.
Its not ILLEGAL to seek asylum in another country.
What is illegal is the policy of the Australian government