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gregorydgraham t1_itayd34 wrote

Yes, in New Zealand we let prisoners vote. They’re still citizens.

Let’s be clear here: Australia has actual concentration camps and has deported Aboriginals BUT they’re not big enough assholes to deny prisoners the vote. Sort your shit out.

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itb777f wrote

Tell me you believe anything you see on Fox News without telling me.

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itb7wzu wrote

I'm familiar with the case. A white New Zealand citizen was convicted of beating his ex wife was at risk of deportation. He found a family member with Aboriginal heritage and used it to claim he's Aboriginal.

He could not be deported because the law does not allow Aboriginal people to be deported. So it's the opposite of what you claimed.

Now tell us about the 'concentration camps'. Should be fun.

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gregorydgraham t1_itb86p8 wrote

Nah mate, this case is because they deported him.

Having won the case, because it’s obviously absurd, he’s allowed back into Australia

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itb8tlf wrote

Each of the men in the article (that you haven't read) were white foreign nationals born overseas at risk of deportation until they found a way to claim Aboriginal heritage. Then so they could not be deported because we can't deport Aboriginal people

So it's the literal opposite of what you claimed.

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gregorydgraham t1_itb9e8e wrote

From the article:

“Thoms was released from immigration detention immediately after the court issued its judgement. … The court found immigration laws did not apply to Thoms, who was a recognised native title holder.”

Thoms is “recognised native title holder”, that is an Aboriginal, who was in immigration detention, that is being deported, and the Government did their utmost to get him deported.

Quibble if you want but Australia deported Aborigines.

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itba3aw wrote

"That case had been brought by two men, Brendan Thoms and Daniel Love, who were born overseas and faced deportation after stints in jail."

Again they were able to be deported as foreign nationals. Once they used the loophole that doesn't allow Aboriginal people to be deported, they were allowed to stay because we can't deport Aboriginal people.

My dog learns quicker than this.

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gregorydgraham t1_itbamxw wrote

You keep believing the High Court is a normal part of immigration bureaucracy mate, I’ll be over here enjoying my homemade grapefruit beer

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itbb9p1 wrote

Great. Now tell us about those 'concentration camps.

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gregorydgraham t1_itbfnkd wrote

Manus island, Christmas Island

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Spicy_Sugary t1_itbgx7i wrote

They're immigration detention centres. New Zealand has them too.

You should sort your country's shit out. And stop lying on the internet.

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gregorydgraham t1_itbp18t wrote

Really? NZ has detention centres in Papúa New Guinea and Nauru? Seriously? Stop lying and wake up to how awful Australia actually is

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RunawayHobbit t1_itb0z8n wrote

DEPORTED Aboriginals??? They deported the natives?? To where???

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TKler t1_itb75ma wrote

You work of a narrow western understanding of country.

Resettling natives is deportation, as you force them to leave their country.

They just don't leave your country.

edit: of instead of is

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Thykothaken t1_itb7zum wrote

>You work is

That typo threw me for a good loop.

But yeah, that's interesting! If they already had their own version of countries and are forced to move, then to the rest it's "just" resettling while to them it's straight up deportation.

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