O sung wu,
http://media.domain.com.au/news/national-news/broken-borders-australias-immigration-crisis-5656502.html

david f Quote "The reason the British treated their enemies as human is simply because they were human. On all sides of every human conflict are humans. Atrocities happen when we forget that."

Apparently you have not heard of what they got up to in Africa.

Phillip S,
Anglo Boere Oorlog/Boer War (1899-1902) British Concentration Camps
http://www.geni.com/projects/Anglo-Boere-Oorlog-Boer-War-1899-1902-British-Concentration-Camps/854

David f, as a fellow Green I see America in two lights. On the one hand a country that has achieved much for mankind through inventiveness and determination. The American Constitution is an outstanding document which was way ahead of its time in the belief that all men are created equal. Through both good fortune and hard work immigrants to the New World were able to build a country which gave opportunity to millions from Europe who would otherwise never have had such a chance in life in their Old World. Almost in our lifetime we owe the Americans a debt of gratitude for stopping the spread of Fascism and Japanese imperialism during WWII. American inventiveness and ingenuity has brought the world so much.
The other side to America is not so beautiful, downright ugly in fact, the hypocrisy of the country caused by it blinding pursuit of Capitalism has caused much death and destruction in the world, from the very beginning there was no freedom or liberty for native Americans or black slaves from Africa, millions of white people were driven into poverty by massive capitalists exploitation. To this day America has used it great military might to unjustly dominate the world, it has done little to help the people of the third world in South America, Africa and Asia. When it had the resources to do so much good, it chose the way of greed, and subjugated and exploited people.
On a personal note, the majority of Americans I have met have been the nicest of people and I certainly wish them no harm. As for our forum fascists and raving right wingers, the day they start to agree with us is the day to quit the party as it would have failed us, our beliefs and our principles, we would have become like them!. The day they stop commenting and criticizing is also the day to quit, as we have become irrelevant and are no longer effective. I enjoy reading your posts; they make a refreshing change from the nauseating nonsense of some others.

Hasbeen,

"I never could understand why the Poms let the IRA use their troops for target practice & much worse, then treated the buggers as if they were human when they were caught"

Is that why there was an inquiry into the torture of suspected IRA members by the British Army and Police?

Paul,

"....The American Constitution is an outstanding document which was way ahead of its time in the belief that all men are created equal. ...."

So the Second Amendment has your approval?
It certainly means that all have the opportunity to be equal in self defence, unlike the policy of the Greens and most other political parties in Australia where to possess anything for the purpose of self defence is a crime..