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Originally posted by seer View PostOh stop, they probably have it better there than they did in their own country, and...
Australia’s Brutal Treatment of Migrants
http://theconversation.com/yes-the-u...plorable-98706
Australia Immigration Detention
Australia arguably has the most restrictive immigration control regime in the world, making widespread use of offshore detention facilities, imposing mandatory detention measures, and working closely with other countries in the region to boost their detention capacities. All of the country's detention facilities are operated by private contractors, including offshore facilities, which have been the subject of growing criticism because of the abuses suffered by detainees at some of these facilities.
https://www.globaldetentionproject.o...ific/australia
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostHow can you be so inhumane, TASSMAN? You must hate immigrants!Enter the Church and wash away your sins. For here there is a hospital and not a court of law. Do not be ashamed to enter the Church; be ashamed when you sin, but not when you repent. – St. John Chrysostom
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Originally posted by seer View PostOh stop, they probably have it better there than they did in their own country, and...
Australia’s Brutal Treatment of Migrants
http://theconversation.com/yes-the-u...plorable-98706
Australia Immigration Detention
Australia arguably has the most restrictive immigration control regime in the world, making widespread use of offshore detention facilities, imposing mandatory detention measures, and working closely with other countries in the region to boost their detention capacities. All of the country's detention facilities are operated by private contractors, including offshore facilities, which have been the subject of growing criticism because of the abuses suffered by detainees at some of these facilities.
https://www.globaldetentionproject.o...ific/australia
Originally posted by rogue06 View PostIt's funny seeing Tass get so righteously indignant considering his own country's policies toward illegal immigrants including forcibly turning them around at sea (they're often in rickety water-logged boats that will lucky to be able to make the long return trip to places like Indonesia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka overloaded with their human cargo) or sending asylum seekers to detention camps on remote Pacific islands
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From NBC News (not exactly an outpost of conservatives):
It should be noted that it was the Keating Government (run by the Australian Labor Party: a democratic socialist party) which created a policy of mandatory detention of unauthorized arrivals.
One of the key architects of this system, Paris Aristotle, has changed his mind, describing Australia’s offshore detention camps as "terrible." In an article in The Guardian describing his change of heart it mentions how
Nauru and Manus Island were both reopened in 2012 and have been plagued by allegations of violence, including murder; sexual predation of men, women and, in particular, children; medical neglect leading to death; high rates of suicide and self-harm; and other human rights abuses.
The saying about people living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones comes to mindAttached Files
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by One Bad Pig View PostLook! Squirrel!
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostIt's about as "Uncle Tom" as you can get. Even "queers" have to speak "queer", or they're not authentic, or wanted. It was such a steaming pile of horsie poo, it's amazing anybody can even PRETEND to defend it.
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View Post...
So 32 million registered Republicans, and Trump is the best you folks can do...
The GOP has indeed fallen far...
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostInherently? No. I don't have your knee-jerk reaction to political buzz words. The heart of Americanism is looking at alternatives, discussing them, and taking the best of them and leaving the rest. I doubt we will ever adopt "communism" as a nationwide model. It's not in our DNA. But if the American people were to decide that is how they want America to function, nothing could be more American than them having the right to select that as the type of government they/we want.
Realistically, I doubt communism will ever be more than a niche model adopt by some people in small communities, as it has been in the U.S., from pretty much the outset. And elements of communism CAN help to offset the worst tendencies of capitalism.
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Originally posted by seer View PostWhy? If that is what the majority wants?
Odd question. That would essentially end the American experiment. I'd move.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostWhich explains why it is the left that actually lists chants for any and every occasion. For instance:
And I'm sure it is just some odd coincidence that the first category is anti-Jewish/Israeli chants and has nothing to do with the fact that the left has now been welcoming anti-semites into their midsts, embracing them with open arms and defending what they say no matter how vile.
Oh, and they're hardly the only site. There is also the Abundant Activism Chant Sheet and even chant generators as well.The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King
I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas
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Originally posted by carpedm9587 View PostSo what if the majority of the people decide they don't want a government by the people, of the people, and for the people?
Odd question. That would essentially end the American experiment. I'd move.
So if the majority wanted to deny the minority the right to voice their opinion, denying free speech to the minority - that would not be un-american?Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI have a gay friend who is staunchly republican and loves Trump. I guess he isn't really gay according to her.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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