Today at the Prefect Inauguration (they called it some other name I can't remember) as the national anthem played, I felt the strong urge to not stand up
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Redneck Wonderland... doo doo do do do do do do do dooooo... that's the wrong number of doo's.aureyaofchocOctober 17 2004, 09:08:00 UTC
Hmm, okay, I get the feeling that I'm gonna get hurt badly for this but hey, I'll say it anyway...
Mmkay, this is largely Caine's fault that I'm saying this, becuase before I talked to him, I was just as anti-John Howard as you and the rest of us are. But like.. he sorta seemed to have a bit of a point...
ARGH, stop throwing things at me!!!! Just hear me out, okay?
For the record, I still think Howard is a dick and we shouldn't have voted him in. But I also am sorta starting to understand why 52% of the country voted for him.
Yeah, including Caine. Did I tell you Caine voted for Howard? I think I did but I can't remember for sure... Yeah, anyway, Caine voted for Howard.
We'll start with the Tampa issue since this pisses you off the most.
No, no, wait, before I say anything that's gonna make you wanna hurt me. I have to stress that the whole gay-marriage-sucks-I'm-going-with-America-on-the-FMA-cos-I-suck thing pissed me off just as much as it did the rest of us. And I think he deserves to burn in hell for that
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77% of Aussies are racist, if y'a here, I'll say it to your facesdottoOctober 18 2004, 00:59:07 UTC
I guess I can understand it, too. I knew many people supported Howard's actions on the Tampa. After all, the song that is currently my Anthem is called 77%, it's called so because 77% of Australians AGREED with him on the issue. I personally see blocking out refugees who come here on leaky boats leaving their homeland risking life and limb heartless. And the reason why many refugees from the Middle East turn violent in Austrlaia is because most Austrlaians still have a prejudice against them. That and our detention centres
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on the contrary, i'd say caine *is* a heartless bastard.. or at least, incredibly self centered. If caine had any basic interest in human rights he would not vote for a man who refuses to let sick, starving children seek refuge in australia, who refuses to acknowledge the stolen generation, who refuses to treat homosexuals as human beings, who refuses to give public school students an equal chance, who refuses to stop aggrivating other countries... ... ...
Don't say that. Caine's a perfectly nice, kind, thoughtful person. He's easily one of the nicest people I know, and if he's a heartless bastard, well that's kinda screwy.
And look at it this way.... Howard just doesn't want to let refugees in because letting in one boatload just because they're getting plenty of media attention and sympathy kinda undermines every single immigration law and piece of legislation we have. "Yeah, these people are getting media coverage so we'll let them jump the queue and get into the country without properly checking who they are." That's the way a whole lot of other people look at it... and I can kinda see where they're coming from.
The same way I can understand how people like Delta Goodrem. I just don't like her myself. Yeah?
ok, this is a bit late, but i haven't really been online the last week or so.
"undermines every single immigration law and piece of legislation we have."
Uh yeah... it would... that's probably why we are protesting the ridiculuos legislation...
"...letting in one boatload just because they're getting plenty of media attention..."
I have no idea which particular boatload you are talking about, since about 5 spring to mind that have had media attention in recent years. Anyway, why should it matter if they've had media attention or not? These people are sick and starving and fleeing persecution. If they are a legitimate refo, then they should be allowed to stay. Simple as that. And by legitimate I mean ACTUALLY LEGITIMATE as in, somebody who is escaping persecution, not legitimate in the eyes of the howard government since they don't seem to know what a refugee is.
Also.. gay marriage undermines every piece of marriage law we have.. does that make it evil?
Mmkay, this is largely Caine's fault that I'm saying this, becuase before I talked to him, I was just as anti-John Howard as you and the rest of us are. But like.. he sorta seemed to have a bit of a point...
ARGH, stop throwing things at me!!!! Just hear me out, okay?
For the record, I still think Howard is a dick and we shouldn't have voted him in. But I also am sorta starting to understand why 52% of the country voted for him.
Yeah, including Caine. Did I tell you Caine voted for Howard? I think I did but I can't remember for sure... Yeah, anyway, Caine voted for Howard.
We'll start with the Tampa issue since this pisses you off the most.
No, no, wait, before I say anything that's gonna make you wanna hurt me. I have to stress that the whole gay-marriage-sucks-I'm-going-with-America-on-the-FMA-cos-I-suck thing pissed me off just as much as it did the rest of us. And I think he deserves to burn in hell for that ( ... )
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Yeah, same.
Heartless bastards.
Mm, some of them probably are, yes. But Caine isn't.
Keep eatin' that chocolate.
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And look at it this way.... Howard just doesn't want to let refugees in because letting in one boatload just because they're getting plenty of media attention and sympathy kinda undermines every single immigration law and piece of legislation we have. "Yeah, these people are getting media coverage so we'll let them jump the queue and get into the country without properly checking who they are." That's the way a whole lot of other people look at it... and I can kinda see where they're coming from.
The same way I can understand how people like Delta Goodrem. I just don't like her myself. Yeah?
Yeah.
Keep eatin' that chocolate,
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"undermines every single immigration law and piece of legislation we have."
Uh yeah... it would... that's probably why we are protesting the ridiculuos legislation...
"...letting in one boatload just because they're getting plenty of media attention..."
I have no idea which particular boatload you are talking about, since about 5 spring to mind that have had media attention in recent years. Anyway, why should it matter if they've had media attention or not? These people are sick and starving and fleeing persecution. If they are a legitimate refo, then they should be allowed to stay. Simple as that. And by legitimate I mean ACTUALLY LEGITIMATE as in, somebody who is escaping persecution, not legitimate in the eyes of the howard government since they don't seem to know what a refugee is.
Also.. gay marriage undermines every piece of marriage law we have.. does that make it evil?
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