[Jekaho]

I wonder if you know that "boat people" are breaking no laws. They are not illegal. It is totally legal to wash up on the shores of Australia and ask for asylum.

Just want to reiterate this. Because I did not know this until a few months ago. And I reckon a LOT of people would not know.

The facts.

[A Tiny Hedgehog]

Yes I wrote that.

Most people i know are not embarrassed they just dont care. my problem is they come here expecting everything and not wanting to do the work or do it the right way. I hate thinking so much of our tax payer money is being spent on these people then they complain well if its that bad dont come here, there are other countries along the way but Australia has to be all PC therefor ewe are an easy target for these free loaders.

You know Australia has one of the lowest refugee intakes in the world, right? Per-capita and per-GDP?

You also know that coming by boat is "the right way" as much as flying since the UN Refugee Convention to which Australia is signatory indicates that anyone declaring asylum is to be treated as an asylum seeker until such time as they are proven to not be?

Did you know Australia spends an utterly paltry amount of money on asylum seekers, and the bulk of it is in constructing prisons for them to hold them from the crime of expecting us to honour binding international agreements?

Did you know that we are actually giving refugees mental disorders and PTSD from holding them in prisons like Villawood, and that "well at least you're not being raped and murdered" isn't an acceptable justification for acting like racist barbarians?

Did you know that the stories of the amount of subsidy and aid we give refugees are in fact completely overblown by a media intent on keeping us focused on hating brown people instead of actually dealing with the systemic issues in our society, and ensuring that people continue to bleat the Liberal party line instead of politically educating themselves?

Did you know that Australia is both one of the richest nations in the world and one of the emptiest, and could literally service ten times the current refugee intake without even batting an eyelid?

Did you know that if we want to start talking about "free loaders" I'd swap ten of the lazy white bogans in my suburb for one good, honest refugee keen to make a life from themselves in this, frankly utterly amazing, country?

Just wanted to check if you had all the facts before you start running your mouth about this crap.

[LeChatNinjah]

Did you know that if we want to start talking about "free loaders" I'd swap ten of the lazy white bogans in my suburb for one good, honest refugee keen to make a life from themselves in this, frankly utterly amazing, country?

Hell, yeah!

[BetteBoop]

Yes I wrote that.

Most people i know are not embarrassed they just dont care. my problem is they come here expecting everything and not wanting to do the work or do it the right way. I hate thinking so much of our tax payer money is being spent on these people then they complain well if its that bad dont come here, there are other countries along the way but Australia has to be all PC therefor ewe are an easy target for these free loaders.

Who needs independent evidence to form an opinion. It's easier to memorise racist Facebook status updates and pass them off as fact.

[A Tiny Hedgehog]

Who needs independent evidence to form an opinion. It's easier to memorise racist Facebook status updates and pass them off as fact.

Thinking is hard, the Liberal party tells me everything I need to know!

[LeChatNinjah]

The comments made before make the Liberal Party sound like the Save All The Refugees Party, lol!

[alaksuleiel]

Tobias'mum are you from Seymour?

[RobotFerretOfDoo...]

Ahhhh... I can always rely on EB for my regular dose of ignorant bigot.

[Guest_holy_j_*]

The thing is, they don't go to a rape crisis centre. It's just a shout out into the mass media or wherever the OP found this info. I doubt actual refugees will even know of this. This is obviously a publicity grab. Which the OP is now only adding weight to.

Australia’s hottest rape victim”.

The competition reads: "if you’ve swapped being a rape victim for s-xiness, we want to shoot you (with a camera — relax!)".



Australia’s hottest bereaved mother”.

The competition reads: "if you’ve swapped being a grieving parent for s-xiness, we want to shoot you (with a camera — relax!)".


(my apologies for those statements, made only to prove a point)

If you saw that, you would be outraged. This is NO different. It is not okay, its not cool, its not above board its not anything but crass and shameful. Surely we can hold ourselves to better standards that this?

[Tobias'smum]

Tobias'mum are you from Seymour?

nope.

Why do i have to be from somewhere, watch a particular show, like a particular political party to have my opinions. I haven't blasted everyone on here for theirs. I have my opinion because i do why do you have yours?

A Tiny Hedgehog (I love the name BTW its cute ) where do you get your facts from? I am not saying if they are right or wrong but if we are going to go down this path i think we should start stating refrences everyone can say anything and say its fact just because you do doesnt make it so