The 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime

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Re: The 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime

Post by Hermit » Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:32 am

mistermack wrote:
Scot Dutchy wrote: What is going to happen to these people? If they are economic migrants they should be returned home as fast as possible.
They choose to stay where they are, rather than take a free ticket home.

Fuck em. It's their choice.

Congratulations to Australia, for an intelligent response to freeloaders.
It seems to have effectively stemmed the trickle, that became a flow, and threatened to become a flood of boat people.
Their choice?

Firstly, about 90% of the boat people are not economic opportunists. They flee from getting the fuck bombed out of them or some other unpleasant circumstance, like being a member of the wrong religion, tribe or ethnicity. Some choice, that.

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Post by Svartalf » Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:40 am

mmmh, this must be taken out of context, it's the first time I've heard Ramadan say anything that was not hateful
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Post by Hermit » Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:11 pm

Svartalf wrote:mmmh, this must be taken out of context, it's the first time I've heard Ramadan say anything that was not hateful
Do you have a problem with the statement as it stands?
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Post by Svartalf » Wed Jul 06, 2016 12:28 pm

no, I'm just surprised such a thing foming from such a source.
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Post by pErvinalia » Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:42 pm

What's "Ramadan" got to do with anything? :think:

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