Assylum Seekers, Refugees and Boat People
Australian Federal Parliament is debating an Offshore Processing bill. But really both sides of parliament are playing out an ego stalemate. The people that suffer are those that drown as their glorified rafts (that they call ships) capsize and sink on a 200 nautical mile odyssey from Indonesia to Christmas Island; the latter geographicaly part of Asia, but politically falls under the Commonwealth of Australia.
In truth this debate is too little too late and a sad sad indictment on this country. In fact it's worse than that because there will be no end result to today's arguing. Self-righteous prosletising and the boats will continue to come; and the boats will continue to sink.
So this debate is far worse than too little too late. It is a patronising, smug, indirect slap in the face to fellow humans as they are being swallowed by the ocean.
In truth this debate is too little too late and a sad sad indictment on this country. In fact it's worse than that because there will be no end result to today's arguing. Self-righteous prosletising and the boats will continue to come; and the boats will continue to sink.
So this debate is far worse than too little too late. It is a patronising, smug, indirect slap in the face to fellow humans as they are being swallowed by the ocean.
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