"In politics, what begins in fear usually ends in folly" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Whatever your opinion is on asylum seekers, there is one truism - the current labour governments policy is a complete disaster. It rates worse than the pink batts, mining tax and stopping beef exports because not only is it blowing billions of dollars (again!) for a dubious cause, it affects real people. Even if you did not agree with the previous liberal governments policy (the Katmondo does not) at least they did what they said and they did it effectively.
So I come home after a long and weary day at work which was all about money today and turn on the TV and hear the Federal Courts decision to stop the governments 'Malaysian Solution'. I immediately think to myself what a complete waste of time, effort and huge amount of money on 5,000 boat people per year. One day the truth will come out and I think we will be ashamed of what happened with respect to the treatment of fellow humans (ie., stolen generation, White Australia policy, Mabo etc). Watch the movie 'rabbit proof fence' and you may see where I am coming from here.
I also thought to myself if the government just had a 'one fuck up policy' this would actually make money for the government. How? Just let them in, set some rules, give them a chance and soon the genuine ones will find work, make money, build communities and pay taxes. The bad ones will fuck up at least once, so you then deport them - simple.
The whole asylum seeker debate is based on fear and a lack of courage on the part of the political leaders (except a few including Petro Georgiou who sacrificed his own career in the liberal party) to actually form a policy that deals with this issue properly and actually take it off the agenda. It is embarrassing that the issue of 5000 scared, helpless, desperate boat people that need help occupies the bulk of the political debate in this country.
The bulk of the population originated from people coming by boat to Austraia in one form or another, most looking for a new start in life so whats the problem? Maybe the Katmondo has missed something.
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