Refugees should be a non-issue
Refugee: a person who applies for protection from and the right of residence in a foreign country, due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country
Rudd backflip slams asylum seeker door
Just a quick one on the "refugee issue":
I fear that this time the general public are to blame... by believing and accepting the BS sprayed by both sides of parliament we have made this an election issue when it should be a human rights and humanitarian issue. By denying or delaying even one legitimate refugee, we have failed as both humanitarians and a civilized society.
The ironic twist is that we are suspending processing of Afgans - the very country that WE helped destabilize - both by not putting pressure on the US in the late 80's early 90's to help rid people of the Taliban they trained and armed and when we walked into two wars in the region without an exit strategy or rebuilding strategy.
This is OUR fault, and while I wish for a world without refugees, maybe a couple thousand of them showing up on our doorsteps or being relocated to our communities every year might make people realize the ramifications of bad decisions when it comes to foreign policy.
-db
