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Refugees banned from Australia

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Friday, July 19, 2013 7:04 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Excuse me while I choke here. This is a Labor Government, left of your Dems, making this appalling, inhumane decision to sure up the dumbasses of the electorate too stupid and too racist not to realise there is no threat from these people.


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All asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat will be sent to Papua New Guinea for processing and resettlement and none will be allowed to stay in the country, the prime minister has announced, as he sent out a draconian pre-election message that Australia’s borders are closed to refugees.

In what he said was “a clear and undiluted message to every people smuggler in the world that your business model is basically undermined”, Kevin Rudd said the new rules would apply initially for one year and there was no limit on the numbers of asylum seekers PNG would take.

In return, the government announced new aid to PNG for hospitals and universities and said it would pay unspecified “resettlement costs” for the refugees as well as bearing the costs of the expansion and upgrade of the Manus Island processing centre. Rudd said only that the package would “not be inexpensive” but no cost details were immediately available.

Refugee advocates said the substandard conditions in PNG’s Manus Island detention centre, the very high crime rates in the country and “daily pervasive human rights abuses” were evidence the new arrangements contravened Australia’s basic obligations to help refugees who come here.

The Greens leader, Christine Milne, said it was a “day of shame for Australia” and accused Rudd of “lurching so far to the right that he has leapfrogged Tony Abbott in terms of cruelty”.

Milne said it was “appalling” that Australia would “pay our most impoverished neighbour” so it could “dump” people there without any chance of safety or work or a decent life.

The Coalition leader, Tony Abbott, said the crackdown was “a promising development in offshore processing” which he welcomed, but said Australians should not trust Labor to stop the boats or implement the crackdown.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/19/kevin-rudd-asylum-boats-pn
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I'm apalled. So seeing as how we have an election this year, and voting is compulsory, who do I vote for? I'll never vote Liberal, and a vote for the Greens under the current preferential system will end up with Labor and a proxy support of these policies.

*&!?&%!@@?/*

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 1:17 AM

FREMDFIRMA



The hell ?
I don't even comprehend this, it's not like there ain't room, although not exactly easy to live on, some of it, and given Australias history and initial settlement, the idea of turning away refugees seems needlessly cruel.

New Zealand wasn't none too happy about putting up an entire village when Yuriko and company jumped ship, but despite language and culture issues they seem to be getting on quite well - never underestimate the political goodwill that hospitality can ensure, America seems to have forgotten that too, it's appalling, it is.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 5:52 AM

SIGNYM

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I guess I understand this a bit, which put me well out of the mainstream left here. We also have a problem with "people smugglers", but that's because the USA is still a relatively attractive destination. Because of that, we have 12 million people living here who never came thru the front door. It sounds horrible at first blush, but a nation DOES have a right to control its borders.

What I don't understand is how Australia gets to dump its wretched refuse on PNG's shores.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 12:43 PM

AURAPTOR

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And here I thought racism started and ended on the shores of the United States.

At least, that's what the MSM would have us all believe.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 2:49 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Quote:

Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I guess I understand this a bit, which put me well out of the mainstream left here. We also have a problem with "people smugglers", but that's because the USA is still a relatively attractive destination. Because of that, we have 12 million people living here who never came thru the front door. It sounds horrible at first blush, but a nation DOES have a right to control its borders.

What I don't understand is how Australia gets to dump its wretched refuse on PNG's shores.



Firstly, I strongly object to your describing these men, women and children as 'wretched refuse'. Whatever their circumstances or reasons for coming to our shores, they are still people, and people who through no fault of their own lucked out in NOT being born somewhere wealthy and free of tyranny and war.

Secondly, we can count the boat people in thousands, not millions. It's a non issue, hyped up to appeal to the xenophobia that clearly still strong feature in our culture (despite the fact that we are a nation of refugees and migrants by and large as Indigenous people make up about 3% of the population).

Thirdly, most people who arrive seeking refugee status are actually determined to be genuine refugees who should be granted asylum.

Fourthly, we have international obligations to accept people seeking asylum, regardless of what the political climate is in this country.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/asylum-seekers-and-refugees
#rights


All I can say is we'd better hope that we never get visited by environmental, economic or political disaster which means our country is no longer a fit place to live, because we'd (rightly so) be denied access to any haven.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 4:17 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

And here I thought racism started and ended on the shores of the United States.

At least, that's what the MSM would have us all believe.




That's idiotic. Perhaps the MSM in the US talks about racism in the US because the MSM has little interest in reporting information from other parts of the world.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 7:12 PM

AURAPTOR

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Quote:

Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

And here I thought racism started and ended on the shores of the United States.

At least, that's what the MSM would have us all believe.




That's idiotic. Perhaps the MSM in the US talks about racism in the US because the MSM has little interest in reporting information from other parts of the world.



And that's partly my point. Not only does the MSM shape public opinion by how they report stories , they also shape it by what they DON'T report.

But Chris Matthews, from msnbc, is a prime example. He goes on the air to apologize, for ALL white people, in the matter of racism.

Not only is it not his place to do so, but it also implies that racism is solely a 'white' problem.

Group apologizes, for those living who have done nothing wrong, are meaningless. We can acknowledge sins of the past, by those who committed them. But we don't need to graft those views and actions onto OUR essence, and then try to clean our souls by apologizing for the sins of others.


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Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:50 PM

SIGNYM

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Firstly, I strongly object to your describing these men, women and children as 'wretched refuse'.

MAGONS- I used the term wretched refuse as an oblique reference to the poem written by Emma Lazarus called The New Colossus which is posted on a plaque inside the Statue of Liberty. It goes, in part

Quote:

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"



I didn't expect you to catch the reference, it is a complete Americanism.

As far as these people being true asylum seekers... I guess I'm just a little burned out by "economic refugees". You're right: There IS a difference between the two, and Australia should make an effort to discern one from the other.

But I'm still puzzled how Australia can send refugees to PNG. Doesn't PNG have sovereignty? Then how izzit that Australia can use another nation as some kind of perceived dumping ground?

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Saturday, July 20, 2013 10:58 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


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Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:35 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

And that's partly my point. Not only does the MSM shape public opinion by how they report stories , they also shape it by what they DON'T report.

But Chris Matthews, form msnbc, is a prime example. He goes on the air to apologize, for ALL white people, in the matter of racism.

Not only is it not his place to do so, but it also implies that racism is solely a 'white' problem.

Group apologizes, for those living who have done nothing wrong, are meaningless. We can acknowledge sins of the past, by those who committed them. But we don't need to graft those views and actions onto OUR essence, and then try to clean our souls by apologizing for the sins of others.




I don't know the context of what you are referring to, as I don't know about Chris Matthews.

I think acknowlegement and apology should go hand in hand, and I was pleased when our government - the self same Rudd who is now banning refugees, apologied to Indigenous Australians for the Stolen Generation. A lot of righties objected, possible for similar reasons as yourself, but I felt it was appropriate. It was government policies that took children from their parents, who implemented segregation, who prevented these people for voting, who gave them the same status as 'flora and fauna' if you can believe it. It was only fitting that a PM apologised for past government activities.

That being said, I have a bit of cringe factor when it comes to individuals doing the white apologist thing, but rather prefer acknowleging past and present discriminations, and refraning from victim blaming - which is a nasty form of inherent racism that I have observed from you and a few others on these boards.

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Sunday, July 21, 2013 2:40 AM

AURAPTOR

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Should have posted this originally.



*fixed

Australia has had a similar history ( though not identical ) to that of America, in how colonists came in and over ran the indigenous population. I think it's important that everyone understand the impact that had on those who were here first, who had to watch as their world was slowly taken from them. But apologies for such events , which took place centuries ago , are easy to give and imo, have very little value. " I'm sorry for something I didn't do " , just doesn't hold that much weight. While it does acknowledge the pain and suffering, there's next to nothing that can actually be done about it. Because once you start apologizing for something, legally, it can become an issue of liability. If you didn't DO something, you ought not be apologizing for it.

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Sunday, July 21, 2013 2:42 AM

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:12 AM

AURAPTOR

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Four dead after Australia-bound asylum boat sinks

At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy.

The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers.

At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many are missing.

Meanwhile, Australia's immigration minister said he would investigate abuse claims at the country's offshore processing centre in Papua New Guinea.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a new asylum policy last week, ahead of polls expected to be announced soon.

Under the policy, asylum-seekers arriving by boat in Australia will be sent to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for processing, and those whose refugee claims are upheld will be settled in PNG, rather than Australia.

Australia has experienced a sharp increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving by boat in recent months. But critics have accused Australia of avoiding responsibility and passing on its problem to a developing nation.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-23429003

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:05 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:

Australia has had a similar history ( though not identical ) to that of America, in how colonists came in and over ran the indigenous population. I think it's important that everyone understand the impact that had on those who were here first, who had to watch as their world was slowly taken from them. But apologies for such events , which took place centuries ago , are easy to give and imo, have very little value. " I'm sorry for something I didn't do " , just doesn't hold that much weight. While it does acknowledge the pain and suffering, there's next to nothing that can actually be done about it. Because once you start apologizing for something, legally, it can become an issue of liability. If you didn't DO something, you ought not be apologizing for it.



Apology doesn't appear to have lead to massive compensation claims for Indigenous people.

I think you would have to ask the people who were affected by past events as to whether apology is meaningful for them, whether it is what they require in order to feel some ackowledgement of the past hurts. In a way, you can never move on to heal until that happens.

Rudd, who I currently think of as a rotten weasel did do something good in his apology. It was done with ceremony and gravitas. Indigenous leaders as well as past Prime Ministers gathered in Parliament and it was televised live throughout Australia.

You can watch it here. Fast forward if you like to the reactions of Indigenous people listening to see whether you think it was worthwhile.



Did it fix everything. Of course not, but you have to start somewhere.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:18 AM

AURAPTOR

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I'm sure apologizing is well received, as those who are the ancestors of the wronged simply would like to hear acknowledgement of what took place.

But if you didn't do anything wrong. how can you apologize ? I submit, you can't. It's just empty, PC feel-goodism, and nothing more. There's no connection to the actions which others did and the understanding , by them, of what they were doing. They're dead. Did they take regret and shame to their grave ? Or did they lay down peacefully, thinking what they had done was necessary, and nothing more.

I tend to think it was the latter, and that many who we'd call 'criminals' in all this would be utterly confused at to all the fuss.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:40 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Except the actions were by the government, so Rudd apologised on behalf of the government.

It doesn't matter if they thought what they did was right, they caused generations of pain. Nazis believed they were doing right, doesn't make it so.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 4:18 PM

AURAPTOR

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Quote:

Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Except the actions were by the government, so Rudd apologised on behalf of the government.

It doesn't matter if they thought what they did was right, they caused generations of pain. Nazis believed they were doing right, doesn't make it so.



I'm sorry, who caused the pain ?

It was PEOPLE. People who aren't around any more. " THEY " , those in govt NOW, didn't cause generations of pain here. " THEY " have nothing to apologize for on this matter, but they can try to address the issue, as it is.

You lost me on the NAZI comparison.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 6:15 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.


Magons

I think Canada has so far done the best regarding its past history with aboriginals, but it's a very divided effort...

On the one hand Canada set aside Nunavut, which is HUGE, and primarily inhabited by aboriginals. OTOH it doesn't exactly belong to aboriginals either. I think of it as one big-ass almost-reservation. Aboriginals in Nunavut and elsewhere suffer from cultural disruption, OTOH it comes without concomitant full inclusion in the economy and its benefits.

BTW, Canada has its own history of taking aboriginal children from their parents and giving them to white people - or orphanages. The US has a similar history, just far more hidden.

The US 'solved' its Indian problem by creating 'reservations' which are technically independent of the US government, except the people got forced onto the least worthwhile land. (Oil and gas contracts are run 'for' the various tribes by the US government by treaty, which has worked out very, very badly for the people.)

I'm not sure I can find where any country needs to be between 100% making up for past grievous injustices, and shrugging off the problem altogether.


ETA: I wonder if a truth commission process might be helpful.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:57 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


There are similar areas in Australia, but they have a dodgy reputation.

One of the local ones were sold off by government when the demand for agricultural land grew, in a typical 'screw you' attitude towards the Koories.

Oh course the Mabo decision has changed a lot of that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Mabo

Rap, I'm not sure why the concept of offering apology for past wrongs by people who carry the same office and who have reaped the benefits of the actions of aforesaid actions appears to be too complex for you to understand.

sometimes people have to apologise on behalf of others. Of course it would be better if the offenders apologised, but that is not always possible. CEO's apologise on behalf of their company, parents on behalf of their children, solicitors on behalf of their clients.

In this case the Australian government apologises for the actions of the Australian government, albeit a government with different members.

The apology did what all effective apologies do"

Acknowledge who is the victim and who is the offender
Acknowledge and give validity to the events
Acknowledge the pain and suffering of the victims
Take steps to ensure such actions do not occur again
Restore dignity to the victims

Such apologies form part of the process of restorative justice

"Restorative justice (also sometimes called reparative justice[1]) is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender. Victims take an active role in the process, while offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, "to repair the harm they've done—by apologizing, returning stolen money, or community service".[2] Restorative justice involves both victim and offender and focuses on their personal needs. In addition, it provides help for the offender in order to avoid future offences. It is based on a theory of justice that considers crime and wrongdoing to be an offence against an individual or community, rather than the state.[3] Restorative justice that fosters dialogue between victim and offender shows the highest rates of victim satisfaction and offender accountability.[4]"

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:15 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


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Western countries including the US and Britain may be asked to accept tens of thousands of Syrian refugees because the exodus from the civil war is overwhelming countries in the region, the UN's refugee chief has warned.

With no end to the war in sight, the flight of nearly 2 million people from Syria over the past two years is showing every sign of becoming a permanent population shift, like the Palestinian crises of 1948 and 1967, with grave implications for countries such as Lebanon and Jordan, UN and other humanitarian aid officials say.

One in six people in Lebanon are now Syrian refugees. The biggest camp in Jordan has become the country's fourth-largest city. In addition to those who have crossed borders, at least four million Syrians are believed to have been displaced within their own country, meaning that more than a quarter of the population has been uprooted.

In an interview with the Guardian, António Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, said the situation was already far more than just a humanitarian crisis. If a resolution to the conflict was not found within months, the UN will look to resettle tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in countries better able to afford to host them, including Britain. Germany has already offered to take 5,000, but other offers have been limited, Guterres said.

"We are facing in the Middle East something that is more than a humanitarian crisis, more than a regional crisis, it is becoming a real threat to global peace and security," Guterres said.

"We are already seeing the multiplication of security incidents in Iraq and Lebanon, and Jordan is facing a very difficult economic situation."

Guterres compared the Syrian refugee issue to that of Iraqis during the last decade, when more than 100,000 were resettled away from the region. "If things go on for a prolonged period of time then resettlement will become a central part of our strategy," he said. "We would like when the time comes … to be able to launch a resettlement programme as massive as the one for Iraqis."

The Syrian exodus has already surpassed almost every other refugee crisis that international organisations have dealt with in the past 40 years. The Yugoslav wars of the 1990s provide the closest parallel, with both conflicts having a strong ethnic-sectarian dimension and the crumbling of state control raising the spectre of partition.

The knock-on effect on regional countries has been telling. Tensions between refugee communities and local populations have increased dramatically in Jordan and Lebanon, as the influx of people piles pressure on local services such as schools and hospitals, and disrupts job markets. The upshot has been a greater effort by Syria's neighbours to manage the flow of refugees into their countries.

"Turkey and Jordan have become so overwhelmed. At the same time there are some very worrying consequences on the security point of view, with the infiltration of armed people, that the border has had to be more controlled. This means refugees are still coming, but they have to come in gradually, which means we have a number of people stranded waiting to cross," Guterres said.

Some refugees have found life so wretched in camps that they have started to return home. But at present this is still a trickle.

"They are not going home, and nor can they be expected to at a time when communities are being slaughtered and Syria is disintegrating," said one Jordanian official who declined to be named. "We are living the reality of a long and devastating war with perhaps unmanageable consequences for us."

"The original expectation was that this was going to be a short wave of people that would quickly recede," said the EU's humanitarian commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, who has twice visited Zaatari recently. "It has taken more than a year to recognise that this conflict is going to be long. We have been in contact with development organisations. We need urban managers, we need planners. We need permanent solutions."



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/24/syria-refugee-crisis-world

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:52 PM

AURAPTOR

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MD, it's not that such apologies are too complex to understand, I just don't see the practical point. And while the acknowledgements are all well and good, restoration of the victims' dignity is done how, exactly ?

Excessive guilt over that which you had no part in is a bit silly, is all I'm saying.

You can acknowledge, and have empathy for, but to then go on and apologize ? Contrived pablum for the public's consumption by politicians who want to look good.

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Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:37 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Quote:

Originally posted by AURaptor:
MD, it's not that such apologies are too complex to understand, I just don't see the practical point. And while the acknowledgements are all well and good, restoration of the victims' dignity is done how, exactly ?

Excessive guilt over that which you had no part in is a bit silly, is all I'm saying.

You can acknowledge, and have empathy for, but to then go on and apologize ? Contrived pablum for the public's consumption by politicians who want to look good.




so what is the leap that you cannot make from ackowledgement and empathy to apology?

Why is apology such a no go for you?

And seeing that it was significant and meaningful for Indigenous Australians, who finally felt like there was some recognition and sorrow for their plight, past and present, why is this such a point that needs to be argued?

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Thursday, July 25, 2013 11:22 AM

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I've already said why, Mags. I feel no need to keep repeating myself.

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Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:41 PM

MAGONSDAUGHTER


Except perhaps to have the last word, eh? ;)

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Thursday, July 25, 2013 12:44 PM

AURAPTOR

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Quote:

Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
Except perhaps to have the last word, eh? ;)




Um... no. Because you kept asking 'why , why, why' , even after I'd already given my answer.

But by all means, follow and have the last word.

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Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:11 PM

FREMDFIRMA


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Western countries including the US and Britain may be asked to accept tens of thousands of Syrian refugees because the exodus from the civil war is overwhelming countries in the region, the UN's refugee chief has warned.

I reccommend against coming here, unless they really wanna be arrested on some manufactured bullshit charge and shipped to Gitmo for torturing simply because of their ethnicity and beliefs.

Damn shame too, cause beliefs aside Syrians brew some pretty damn good beer, as any of you might know if you ever had a bottle of Al-Chark, which I have, and some pretty good citrus-malt as well.

Till we can purge this rightwing atrocity from our society and government, I do not reccommend the United States as a destination for refugees.

-Frem

PS - Yes, I used the word "purge" for a reason, think about why.

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Saturday, May 1, 2021 9:27 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


Forget the Refu-jihads and islamist rape-fu-gees for a sec


Aus bans its own people?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/30/australian-gove
rnment-may-make-it-a-for-citizens-to-return-from-covid-ravaged-countries?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Australians trying to return home from India face up to $66,000 fine or five years’ jail


U.S. to restrict travel from India
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=k3uja_1619821530
The U.S. will restrict travel from India starting Tuesday, the White House announced, citing a devastating rise in COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of potentially dangerous variants of the coronavirus. Some Indians and westerners there for religious celebrations must now hurry.

Quote:

Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:


I don't even comprehend this

-F



of course you can't

every opportunity you can you see to take it up the ass for islam

while making Death Threats to your fellow American and US Citzien voters because they might not vote the way of your sickly desires

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Saturday, May 1, 2021 10:09 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK


Be scared.

FOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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Imagine the hypocrisy of a government who will allow businesses to card people to get a job or buy groceries, but won't card people to vote in elections and gives millions of non-citizens free money from taxpayers.

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Monday, May 3, 2021 7:17 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


The Aus bans its own Australians from returning home?

Australia warns of jail time, fine for offenders of travel ban on India
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1425861/australia-warns-of-jail-time-fin
e-for-offenders-of-travel-ban-on-india


Message for Its Citizens in India Amid Covid Crisis, Stay in India and Die? but Don’t Come Home


‘It’s in best interests of Australia’ — PM defends ban on citizens coming from India


Australia bans return of residents and citizens from India, offenders face fines and prison
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-bans-return-residents-cit
izens-india-offenders-face-fines-prison-n1266045

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Sunday, October 3, 2021 9:08 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


Britbongistan

Guess What Happened to This Hotel After it Allowed 150 Afghan Refugees to Stay
Paying guests got some cultural enrichment they were not expecting.
https://summit.news/2021/10/01/guess-what-happened-to-this-hotel-after
-it-allowed-150-afghan-refugees-to-stay
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The Grand Hotel in Scarborough is being paid by the government to house 150 Afghan refugees.

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Monday, January 2, 2023 10:26 PM

JAYNEZTOWN

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Monday, January 2, 2023 10:54 PM

6IXSTRINGJACK


It's about goddamned time, Australia.

Once we kick Biden* and the Democrats out of power we'll be doing the same thing here.

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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.

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Monday, July 29, 2024 5:24 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


Afghan-Australian mother jailed for forcing daughter to marry man who murdered her six weeks later

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-29/shepparton-forced-marriage-moth
er-sentence/104153804

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 7:49 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


sheeeeiit

Australian universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jul/30/austral
ian-universities-accused-of-awarding-degrees-to-students-with-no-grasp-of-basic-english

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