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Reply #60 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:39am

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:36am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:35am:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:33am:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:27am:

So how many refugees are you taking in Mr Meat?

None.

I also won't be taking in any orphans, injured animals, victims of domestic violence, disabled people, etc. etc. etc. However, I still support all of those causes.

Classic.
In England its called 'Champagne Socialism'.
Doffing your cap to a cause but prepared to do bugger all yourself.

You'll never tell you work for a Union.....
They have perfected that attitude into an artform.

Excuse me?

What makes you think I "do bugger all"?

How did you come to that conclusion? Seriously?

What do you do for them then?

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #61 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:40am Australia is part of the Commonwealth. Great Britain and Australia share the same head of state. I don't think its unreasonable to wonder why the bugger she has to wait behind people who, lets be honest, we'd cross the street if we saw them in groups.
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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #62 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am Sounds like a good idea ... benefits everybody. the asylum seekers is treated humanely, the homeowner is allowed to supplement their income the governement and the public save money
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Reply #63 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:38am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:35am:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:34am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:28am:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:26am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:24am:

More fool us then.
I'd rather we look after our own people first.

We can do both.

No we can't.
We're in debt as it is.

Yep, we can. And we've been doing it for years.

We'll continue to do it too.

And we're in debt.

Correct.

And we'll be in debt again sometime in the future when the Libs are in power. And, we'll still be helping refugees then too.

Well clearly not all of us.
You'll watch from the safety of your lounge tutting and saying what a terrible plight they have.

"Is there any more of the champagne in the fridge love?"

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Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people
Reply #65 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:45am

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am:

Well clearly not all of us.
You'll watch from the safety of your lounge tutting and saying what a terrible plight they have.

"Is there any more of the champagne in the fridge love?"

You don't have a very good idea of how the world works, do you?

I will still be paying my taxes, happy in the thought that some of it will be going to their cause.

And, if you ever get a job your tax money will be going to them too. It's all good Wink

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Reply #66 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:46am

Unlike Meathead, I have put a refugee up in my house for over a year and I didn't get no $300 from the Government for it either. People like Meatheads are just obsessed with redirecting and spending other peoples money, usually it comes back to spending it on themselves and making sure those trouble making non yes people don't get any. Cool

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Reply #67 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:51am

Baronvonrort wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:33am:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:27am:

So how many refugees are you taking in Mr Meat?

None.

So you expect others to take in these people?

Personally, I think it's the Government's responsibility.

I don't expect anyone else to do a thing. However, if they want to ... I applaud their effort.

So, while we're on your wavelength:

Do you support the idea of shelters for women who are victims of domestic violence? I'm sure you do. In that case, how many are living at your house?

Do you support the idea of shelters/orphanages for children who have lost their parents? I'm sure you do. In that case, how many are living at your house at the moment?

Do you support the idea of nursing homes for elderly people who can no longer look after themselves? I'm sure you do. In that case, how many are living in your house at the moment?

I won't go on, as I'm guessing you're starting to see how ridiculous your "argument" is. Seriously, it's like dealing with primary school kids in here sometimes. Roll Eyes

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Reply #69 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:00pm

Baronvonrort wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am:

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:33am:

Baronvonrort wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:27am:

So how many refugees are you taking in Mr Meat?

None.

So you expect others to take in these people?

Who cares who takes them in and who doesn't. It's free choice at the moment. Why don't you wait until you're forced to do it to winge?

What's Alan Jones got to say? I bet he'd like a few refugee boys at his place.

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andrei said: Great isn't it? Seeing boatloads of what is nothing more than human garbage turn up.....

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Reply #70 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:04pm

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:45am:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:41am:

Well clearly not all of us.
You'll watch from the safety of your lounge tutting and saying what a terrible plight they have.

"Is there any more of the champagne in the fridge love?"

You don't have a very good idea of how the world works, do you?

I will still be paying my taxes, happy in the thought that some of it will be going to their cause.

And, if you ever get a job your tax money will be going to them too. It's all good Wink

Sorry mate I don't have to live and pay taxes in Australia.
But I have paid my way there in the past.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #71 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:04pm Cant we put them back out in the cotton fields or something?
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #72 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:07pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:04pm: Cant we put them back out in the cotton fields or something? No, Expecting them to work for a living, like those who pick up their tab, would violate their "human rights". Aparrently.
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Reply #73 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:07pm

Uncle Meat wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:23am:

Soren wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 11:21am:

The only problem is that most of them are not genuine:

The majority are granted genuine refugee status.

Bollocks. The majority, in not all, coming on boats have no IDs because they destroy them the minute they leave Indonesian shores (not before, mind, because if the Indonesians catch them without papers they deport them pronto).

If they were genuine, they wouldn't destroy the IDs. It's a colossal rort.

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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Australians asked open their homes to boat people Reply #74 - May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:09pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 3^rd, 2012 at 12:04pm: Cant we put them back out in the cotton fields or something? SOme can be seen in the barren expanses of shopping centre carparks, scavenging for skeletal, rattling beasts of burden.
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