Dear Individual,

You really should read the posts more
carefully before you attack any body.
You made a mistake with me. I posted no
such thing. Go back and find out who did.

Apology accepted!

I feel worse Lexi.
The gentle man praised me, back after I have another shower.
Bony Doon day!
Sad to see so many have disappeared over night.
Truth is not always welcome.
We stick to our views but in the end truth will remain.
In politics,every side devalues truth, if they find it inconvenient.
Here we, if we value truth, must ask how many of these refugees are starving, what war are they fleeing, how do they pay all that money to come.
How come this country repatriates American, Irish,British, 457 visa holders or tourists, because? their visa has run out!
If those Chinese family's with established jobs and community links we sent home.
If they come back by boats will we let them stay.
We , every one of us, stick to our views DEMANDING the other side give in.
Do we not know no change can ever come by that?
Simplistic? ok but stop the boats.
Let more come only after we select them.
Consider not just our own thoughts but the majority's wishes.
If majority's are unable to rule we risk the end of Democracy.

Lexi,
my sincere apologies, my bad.

Dear Belly,

In 1950 the population of Australia was about
8 million. Today, its getting close to 22 million.
People migrated, fled persecutions, came by boat
and plane, risked their lives fleeing Vietnam,
and other areas of unrest, and the population grew.
That is the natural process we experience all over
the world - including Australia.

It will continue to happen and we have to learn to
put scare tactics and politics aside and recognise
the human aspect in all of this. Point scoring by
the Opposition will not reduce the population growth
or stop people arriving. We have to deal with reality
as adults and take our fair share of responsibility
if we want to be respected globally.

In every democratic process there is compromise.
If there is not compromise - there is dictatorship.
Clive Palmer very clearly stated that under Mr Abbott
we are looking at totalitarian control where everybody
has to do what they're told. We saw an example of this
in Parliament this week. What would the country be if
we all followed Mr Abbott's example and said - we won't
do anything that we don't agree with. It would be total
chaos. We now have a Committee of experts who hopefully
will be able to make recommendations that our elected
representatives will be able to accept. Because to continue
to refuse to compromise - dishonours us all.

under Mr Abbott
we are looking at totalitarian control where everybody
has to do what they're told.
Lexi,
Isn't that the scenario now under the ALP ?

Dear Individual,

No, it's not. The ALP showed that they were
willing to compromise to achieve a solution
to asylum seekers. The Opposition and the
Greens were not.