Bruce, when I read your article I made a small bet with myself that the majority of the comments would attack you and not discuss the issues. I further bet myself that the attack would come from the same people who make the same comments on every issue raised by an author who has the temerity to question the current government. Bet easily won.

Amazing really how, without an inquiry being held and reporting, they just know what happened, and it was all the fault of the refugees. Talk about operating in a fact free bubble! Never let it be said that facts, or the relevant law, or notions of ministerial accountability, will intrude upon their sociopathic view of the world.

One might wish that they might wait until we have some actual facts rather than Morrison and Abbott's self-serving obfuscations before leaping in. Alas.

Ponder

Bruce insults my intelligence by expecting me to accept his silly and completely unsubstantiated claims.

He also slurs and or insults Abbott, Morrison, Campbell, Manus Islanders, Papuan Police and Indonesians (with his idiotic remark about China).

Why shouldn't I insult him for his obvious blind hatred and lack of intelligence?

'If you had one modicum of praise about stopping the boats and saving lives your bleating about one death in a detention centre at the hands of Papua New Guinea police and our governments refusal to acknowledge responsibility would have some credibility.'

That is addressing all the issue not just a small piece of it. Haig bought up boat turn backs, ignored all the positive aspects. He also did not sheet home any responsibility to Rudd or Gillard for the spying nor for any deaths at sea.

It is not me who has my view blinkered to all the facts. I am insulted that I am expected to ignore those things too.

Tell me do you blokes still want people to die at sea. None of you praise our current government for preventing that from happening.

Keep quite until you can acknowledge that fact ... you'll never do either of those things.

Bruce's article operates on the same intellectual and reasoning level as this guy berating Tony Abbott:

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/this_pack_hate_of_abbott_should_stop_before_worse_happens/

What a great guy Abbott is; and what an absolutely great job Morrison is doing.

These people in Manus are NOT refugees; they are troublemakers, primarily muslims, who will bring their strife to Australia. The only ones responsible for their problems are themselves.

Seriously, this article is obscene, a travesty; when Rudd and Gillard's policies led to the deaths of 100s of these pseudo refuges people like this author were silent. The hypocrisy and moral self-aggrandisement of the left do-gooders is sickening.

Bruce you are flogging a dead horse, with the extreme right wing contributors of OLO, the LNP cheer mob who accept and enjoy being used as a voice; for the most socially destructive government Australia has ever had.
The majority of Australian did not vote for the LNP, and those that did, what a regret you will have.

Feel free to leave anytime Kipp; people who can't support our democracy should have no place here.