Comments on: Richard Farmer’s chunky bits: Labor’s actions in Nauru a disgrace http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-labors-actions-in-nauru-a-disgrace/ now with extra source Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christopher Nagle http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-labors-actions-in-nauru-a-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-229222 Christopher Nagle Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:24:06 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=332395#comment-229222 Respectfully Richard, I think your comments on the current asylum imbroglio are unhelpful. See my article 'Commercial Asylum Seekers' as to why that might be the case at:http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1904635-Commercial-Asylum-Seekers Respectfully Richard, I think your comments on the current asylum imbroglio are unhelpful. See my article ‘Commercial
Asylum Seekers’ as to why that might be the case at:http://www.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/1904635-Commercial-Asylum-Seekers

]]> By: CML http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-labors-actions-in-nauru-a-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-229118 CML Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:51:33 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=332395#comment-229118 After your rant about the government's poor treatment of refugees, I suggest you watch Lateline tonight (ABC Tuesday) and then make the same comment! The story was about a mother with two disabled children in the Darwin detention centre, who was demanding she be given an "aide" to help care for them???? (No doubt there are a few thousand Australian mothers who would like the same thing). But the amazing statement she made was that she got more help, and the children better treatment, in Iraq!!! Which begs the question, what kind of mother drags two disabled children half way around the world, to say nothing of subjecting them to a very dangerous sea crossing, when their treatment/care in their country of origin was more than adequate? And perhaps you could explain to me how this family was being "tortured/persecuted" in Iraq, while receiving "better care/treatment" for their disabled children than they are receiving in this country? None of this story makes any sense at all - except if it is coming from economic migrants. It just made me angry. It is very easy to denigrate the government, but what are they supposed to do with 2,000+ asylum seekers arriving every month. And if we accept all-comers then it will very rapidly become 5,000. Who the hell is going to pay for all this? I just think people like you live in cloud cuckoo land! After your rant about the government’s poor treatment of refugees, I suggest you watch Lateline tonight (ABC Tuesday) and then make the same comment!
The story was about a mother with two disabled children in the Darwin detention centre, who was demanding she be given an “aide” to help care for them???? (No doubt there are a few thousand Australian mothers who would like the same thing). But the amazing statement she made was that she got more help, and the children better treatment, in Iraq!!! Which begs the question, what kind of mother drags two disabled children half way around the world, to say nothing of subjecting them to a very dangerous sea crossing, when their treatment/care in their country of origin was more than adequate? And perhaps you could explain to me how this family was being “tortured/persecuted” in Iraq, while receiving “better care/treatment” for their disabled children than they are receiving in this country? None of this story makes any sense at all - except if it is coming from economic migrants. It just made me angry.
It is very easy to denigrate the government, but what are they supposed to do with 2,000+ asylum seekers arriving every month. And if we accept all-comers then it will very rapidly become 5,000. Who the hell is going to pay for all this? I just think people like you live in cloud cuckoo land!

]]> By: michael crook http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-labors-actions-in-nauru-a-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-229007 michael crook Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:30:43 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=332395#comment-229007 Why would be surprised at our treatment of refugees on Nauru. Brutality is a central part of our culture. Look at our national domestic violence statistics and child abuse notifications (340,000 in 2009). Brutality and the abuse of power are what we do. It is an essential part of our culture, and goes hand in hand with our form of capitalism. Why would be surprised at our treatment of refugees on Nauru. Brutality is a central part of our culture. Look at our national domestic violence statistics and child abuse notifications (340,000 in 2009). Brutality and the abuse of power are what we do. It is an essential part of our culture, and goes hand in hand with our form of capitalism.

]]> By: kebab shop pizza http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/11/21/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-labors-actions-in-nauru-a-disgrace/comment-page-1/#comment-228911 kebab shop pizza Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:59:26 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=332395#comment-228911 "Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality" Press release indeed. Nothing "reduces mortality". Not even the "water of life". “Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality”

Press release indeed. Nothing “reduces mortality”. Not even the “water of life”.

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