greggerypeccary wrote on Oct 4
th, 2015 at 7:01pm:
Lionel Edriess wrote on Oct 4
th, 2015 at 6:56pm:
Yes, people smuggling is illegal.
Paying people smugglers and seeking asylum isn't, though.
You do understand that, don't you?
Oh, absolutely!
One wonders, however, why these 'desperate' asylum seekers have the money (but not the paperwork) to pay smugglers and travel from one safe place to a country with a promise of guaranteed lifelong welfare support.
Indonesia would be a lot safer for a Syrian than an Australian at the moment.
Then again, the welfare support benefits for refugee Syrians here are probably a lot better than those available in Indonesia.
So, yes, I can see the multitude of problems facing the modern refugee.
It's the same problem being faced by all those 'Syrians' at the edges of the EU. "It's not my carpet business that's collapsed, why should I move?"
Easy! Throw away your ID and hop a train for Europe. Germany will give you better benefits, Sweden has blondes on the street - decisions, decisions.
Thank God for our oceans. Please God, we need direction.
Is resistance futile?
Resistance to what, you ask.
Why, domination, of course.
Who seeks to dominate?
Geez, that's a hard one!