Polycarp pleads:

"I never respond well to shallow emotive (politically based?) arguments nor to the 'ur a bad Christian' mantra."

Well then, dear chap, stop posting shallow emotive (politically based?) argument ad stop telling us all that 'ur a bad Christian'.

"You can call me a heartless this or that till the cows come home *mooooo*...I never respond well to shallow emotive (politically based?) arguments nor to the 'ur a bad Christian' mantra :) sorrrrrry!"

Don't labour the point, Poly. The majority of discussions on this site are political. Your attempts to make a mean and nasty point of view look half respectable aren't fooling anyone. This debate, before all else, is about humans caring for fellow humans, it's the sort of issue that should be a complete no-brainer for a hand-on-heart Christian like yourself.

Not sure if you actually watched the SBS documentary, but no human with a beating heart could fail to be moved by the kind, intelligent, finely-etched and long-suffering face of Mohammed Hussain, and the horrific knowledge that he has since been thrown down a well and blown up by a hand grenade. I'm guessing both events occurred in the same spot. If so, how long and how horribly did he suffer down there? I wonder if he thought of Australia and the way he'd been so cruelly evicted, just when he'd been reaching out for his one hope of starting a new life.

I don't know about you, Poly, but I know I'm totally haunted by this image. I won't rest until the hate-filled messages from people like you are silenced, once and for all.

The next thing we know, Bruce and others who thinks it's OK for all and sundry to rock up and be accepted by Australia, will be demanding medals for people who run away from their countries because they are sooooo... 'Brave'.

The thing that really gets me with these bleeding -heart, self-hating anti-Australians is their complete inability to see the perversity of their beliefs that we should be accepting the gutless, cheating illegals while their fellow citizens stay at home.

These do-gooders probably would not allow total strangers, with a completely unknown background into their own homes just because they knocked on their front door and demanded entry. They probably warn their kids about ‘stranger danger’. But, when it comes to illegal entrants, where they have no personal responsibility for dealing with the intruders who will not affect their own lives; and while it is a fashionable FEW who have run away from home, they like to pose as ‘good’, ‘compassionate’ people who know very well that they will be able to get away with their posturing because common sense and survival will ensure that any government will act against the kind of numbers we see surging across borders in places like Africa.

These types of people are completely and utterly unnatural. Unlike most citizens of any country they don’t appear to have the inherent instinct of defence and self-preservation; they have no self-respect nor any respect for their own race, colour and creed. They feel a need to be ashamed of being white and Western. They have to ‘atone’ for what they see as perceived past and present sins perpetrated by their own ‘dreadful’ white race against colonies, developing countries, anyone not white and all other targets for their wonderful ‘compassion’.

All democratic countries have specimens of this renegade minority who were standing behind the door when natural instincts and common sense were handed out. Fortunately they are in the minority; they are extremely tiresome

There, there, feel better now Mr. Right. Did you get rid of it all? perhaps not, have another little throat clear and a good spit.
Bruce Haigh

Indeed, Bruce. I rather hope that Mr Right wiped his arse and washed his hands thoroughly after passing that last lot.

*but no human with a beating heart could fail to be moved by the kind, intelligent, finely-etched and long-suffering face of Mohammed Hussain,*

You miss the point entirely Bronwyn, but I expect no more from you.

The problem with our bleeding heart greenies, as distinct from some
thinking greenies, is that they are driven by emotional instincts,
seldom understanding the big picture, which is what matters.

Last time I checked, there were about 20 million people living
in refugee camps. Even more tens of millions are living in countries
where their lives are threatened. Most of them would have a very
sad story to tell, but the reality is that Australia cannot take
them all.

Bronwyn weeps over what she sees on tv, the rest seem to be out of
sight is out of mind. Reality of course, has to prevail.

So the question arises as to how many a year Australia should
take and how to select them.

Clearly its mainly young males, who can afford the journey and bribes,
who travel to Australia. What about women and children left in the
camps? Why should young, relatively rich males come first?

Our bleeding heart greenies are of course in a quandry on this
one. On the one hand, they want to limit Australia's population,
on the other hand, they have yet to say how many millions should
be accepted, before even they are overwhelmed.

Sorry, but wearing your heart on your sleeve, is not going to solve
this one.