TONY Abbott has warned his government won’t succumb to "MORAL BLACKMAIL" as he dismissed calls to close down the Manus Island detention center following a fatal riot.

Mr Abbott said the Australian government won’t be deterred or intimidated by anyone to back away from its strong border protection stance.

I am left absolutely flabbergasted by this statement from Abbott. Its MORAL RELATIVISM. This is exactly the same line used by the Nazi's to justify the extermination of the Jews!

http://personal.bellevuecollege.edu/wpayne/Moral%20Relativism.htm

Foxy - What is your point those 60,000 are not on the dole, they do not get preferential housing, they do not get free legal, medical and other services.

They can be deported without costing the taxpayers for appeals right up to the high court.

When is the last time you read a story about someone on an overstayed visa that took part in a gang rape of a 14 yo girl or sexually assaulting 7 young girls at a pool in Darwin or anywhere else?
There are lots of more if you like, but I am sure you are aware of them.

Paul1405 - I am sure if you really try you could draw a parallel or link between the pie I had for lunch and Hitler's cook.

Your linking the 2 things is preposterous.

How about this Paul. You and your bleeding heart supporters, about 20% of us I woud guess, pay additional taxes, so as to remove the burden from the rest of us that were quite happy with the way things were before that irrisponsibe Mr Rudd came along and decided one day he had a plan to fix something that quite obviously wasn't broken.

This way, you and your supporters can feel all warm and fuzzy, while the rest of us can get on with our lives, all be it, with far less prospects and far less finacial security than we actually had.

Because quite frankly, I am sick to death of this Rudd introduced debacle, especially given that he has now run away from the issue, at our expense.

I didn't vote for this mess, nor should MY TAXES be wasted on this issue.

So may I suggest, either you lot put up, or shut up, so we can at least allow the only government in over six years with the balls to fix this inherited mess, go about doing just that.

Paul 1405,
We've got our wires crossed, I'm not talking about who should be where in an imaginary queue, I understand that particular red herring.
Men and boys are in the greatest danger and in the greatest need of protection, they are the most likely to be conscripted, arrested, tortured or summarily executed in times of social upheaval.
Manus island is full of Men, the boats are full of Men seeking refuge, if the boats were full of women, girls and infants we wouldn't even be having this discussion.
I've only just recently arrived at the conclusion that both the demonisation of Asylum seekers and their portrayal by your side as suffering women and children are dishonest, this is really a gender issue.

Hasbeen,
You are a callous old sod, fancy talking about a fellow human being like that. At least Hanson-Young showed more compassion about the 1100 that died when she said "accidents happen".

You know I would not be of that opinion, even as I considered him an oxygen thief.

Recently I read about some young bloke that stole a motor bike and wrapped it around a tree, killing him. I cried, not for him, but for the owner of the bike. You know he probably worked hard to save the money to buy the bike, and go without. Now he has to start again. Poor bugger, I really feel for him, He lost a good bike, that is compassion.

So the bloke that died on Manus had set out to deliberately deceive us and gate crash our country, just like they all do. He met with an accident and accidents happen, according to SH-Y. Could have happened to someone worthwhile.

You must learn to be more sympathetic, and stop pinching others lines.