Unindoctrinated

Unindoctrinated t1_jab0bdx wrote

I knew it was in Australia because I can see the number plates. What city or shire and suburb?
The carport posts are far closer to the kerb than the letterboxes, which are invariably on the property line. The end of the roof is even closer.

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Unindoctrinated t1_j82wmjj wrote

Nice job skipping my main point. Illegal immigrants should be treated identically, no matter their race, country of origin, or wealth. They aren't. Certainly not since Howard figured out how to use them to prompt racist Aussies to keep electing him.

I'm not an open border fan. I'm a fan of Australia not being an international embarrassment due to our mistreatment of refugees. I'm a fan of adhering to the conditions of international agreements that we sign. I'm a fan of basic decency towards people.

We literally put children in prison because their parents tried to move them to a country that might provide them a better life. That is unjust and inhumane.

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Unindoctrinated t1_j82sjh8 wrote

At what point does a country say enough is enough? When it serves our politicians' agenda.
When neither politicians nor the media refer to or care about one form of illegal immigration, but claim to care greatly about another, the numbers clearly aren't the problem.

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Unindoctrinated t1_j82m4q3 wrote

It's not only the few refugees that meet that criteria that are imprisoned there.
You do realise that the vast majority of refugees are not what bigots, LNP politicians, and our right-wing media's propaganda portrays them to be, right?

Our offshore detention policies are literally unlawful and "cruel, inhuman or degrading" according to the International Criminal Court.

"Boat people" are dramatically outnumbered by people who fly in legally, but never leave, but they're also far more likely to not be white. Guess which group Border Force cares about and which group are virtually never even looked for let alone imprisoned or deported?

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Unindoctrinated t1_j82fv8e wrote

The Wikipedia article says "The cast included Paul Collis, Jane Arden, James Barron, Hal Fowler and Rebecca Pearce." I'm a little curious about where you got the idea Bea Arthur and Jack Klugman were in it?

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