"You acknowledge you have taken a hardline position in the past...." if that means I have supported offshore regional solutions to stop boats, yes I have, and still do.

I just can't abide by what has evolved on Nauru, Steelo.

I don't think this makes me a saint nor part of the toxicity. You decide.

Dear Hasbeen,

You are the one wanting to slaughter men, women and children by the truckload and yet you have the temerity to call me looney?

You are firmly part of the 'peeing your pants' mob. Grow a backbone mate. Your fearful, bilious toxicity is a sad reminder that we have a small but virulent group that is intent on besmirching this country's reputation.

About as un-Australian as one could get.

Dear Lucifrase,

I get the sense you were a little taken aback by the baying mob on this thread. It was a bit harder for them to write you off as a leftie which would explain how strident they became. Well done for sticking to your guns.

SR,

It is sometimes said that democracy is the worst political system with the exception of all the others. Likewise the pacific solution is the worst way to deal with asylum seekers except for all the others.

It's funny that now the boats have been stopped, no one is drowning at sea, the number of people in detention has dropped by about 90%, and suddenly amnesia strikes those who brought about the problem in the first place.

Welcome back SR,

You may have to be a bit more specific about your claim:

"Dear Hasbeen,

"You are the one wanting to slaughter men, women and children by the truckload .... "

Do you mean that turning the boats back somehow leads to people being slaughtered ? By whom ? Where ?

Hyperbole is immensely satisfying but sometimes it can be counter-productive :)

Cheers,

Joe

Looks like Steeleredux's cage has been left open again.

Dear Loudmouth,

You asked;

“Do you mean that turning the boats back somehow leads to people being slaughtered ? By whom ? Where ?”

No I mean Hasbeen wanted to slaughter men, women and children although by the boatload might have been more of an apt description.
“As invaders they should have been blown out of the water.”

You might attempt to argue your point “Hyperbole is immensely satisfying but sometimes it can be counter-productive :)” may well apply to his comment, but I think your work will most certainly be cut out for you.

Dear Shadow Minister,

You wrote;

“suddenly amnesia strikes those who brought about the problem in the first place”.

I sure as hell didn't think humanitarians caused the wars in Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Iraq. Perhaps you would like to argue otherwise. The floor is yours.