Jay and other sensible Australians,

I believe all of the suckers trying to show us how 'nice' and 'compassionate' they are -screeching for more 'refugees to be taken in - truly believe that THEY will not be affected by the intake of people totally averse to our culture and values, THEY being such nice, welcoming people. They they think it's only we 'bad guys' who will suffer when the brown stuff starts hitting the fan.

The media endlessly show families and children, but that is not a true picture. 72% of refugees are men, mostly young.
Source: http://data.unhcr.org/mediterranean/regional.html

What I don't understand is why there isnt a cry for a national debate on the pro's and con's of accepting these people, both short and longterm.

Our leaders - our elites - are doing this because it makes them feel good and because it earns them the praise and adulation of the media, academia, big business, big government and the clergy.

The consequences of this mass immigration of people that will not only not integrate, but also will cause social problems and financial burden, is unthinkable -- but the common people are of little concern to our elites.

One thing is certain, accepting 400,000 (or whatever number) today only means that 4 million will be knocking on the door tomorrow.

The future will not be nice (as I have been saying for years)

Steele - the problem in this case is that "Australians are pretty decent people" is only half of the equation.

The values and beliefs of other half, those coming uninvited, need to be examined to see if they accept the values of the so-called "pretty decent folks"

I say that if an immigrant is Muslim, his values are dubious. He or she accepts the hate and violence in the Quran. He or she has no problem with the evil deeds of Mohammad, a man that attacked his neighbors dozens and dozens and dozens of times, for 10 years constantly, committing all manner of atrocities. He or she has also lived in an Islamic society that persecutes and discriminates against non-Muslims, and probably never objected to this.

The values of Islam and Muslims are not compatible with Western culture. Muslims come and they bring Mr."I am made victorious with terror" in their hearts.

What could go wrong?

kactuz,

You are right about children being used for softening up, but we can expect nothing better from callous and selfish parents who risk the lives of their kids to do a spot of country shopping.

The media is complicit, too. The Left & Foreign Invaders ABC has really been pushing tight closeups of some gorgeous kids. No ugly ones with snotty noses, though.

The really worst example of sleeze and shockingly, poor taste, however, comes from whoever was responsible for airing the photographed image of a little boy's corpse all over the world. That's what got self-serving politicians and loony left foaming at the mouth.

But it worked. Sentiment overcomes common sense with the chattering, Australia-bashing class, anytime. While we should be all saddened by the sight (as we would be if the media didn't have the sense of decorum and respect for a human, dead body it exercises normally), but is no good reason to change policy as the ranting of the lunatic fringe suggests.

TTBN,

That photo was heart breaking. No one can be unmoved by the loss of a young child. Even so, that is not the whole story.

His father said that the children (?) "just slipped out of his hands". Did he not jump in to save his son? Was he in the water? or in a boat? I really don't understand the situation but it makes one wonder.....

The fact is that the man did not save his son. As I said, I don't know all the facts but it is a strange story - and a young child died because of his father's decisions and actions.

The drowned toddler is a strange, fearful story,

http://pamelageller.com/2015/09/story-told-by-father-of-drowned-toddler-aylan-kurdi-is-full-of-holes.html/

What action if any is being taken against that man?