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australia is extremely bad. just the worst. one of our many crimes is facilitating the torture of children in offshore prison camps. feel free to discuss this and other war crimes during peace times here.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:00 |
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Auspol September: whatever
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:02 |
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Auspol September: Not With a Bang, But a Whisper.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:03 |
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Still better than last month's OP. Although I do have that guy blocked. Not sure if that helps or not.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:04 |
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If the government is going to be accused of torturing "refugees" anyway, they may as well actually do it and televise the results in Indonesia etc. Horrific in the short term, huge reduction in boat people and the associated costs in the medium term. What are people going to do, accuse them of torturing refugees harder? e: for the record I have no problem with Australia accepting kids under 12 provided they are clear of diseases etc.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:06 |
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LibertyCat posted:If the government is going to be accused of torturing "refugees" anyway, they may as well actually do it and televise the results in Indonesia etc. Horrific in the short term, huge reduction in boat people and the associated costs in the medium term. The only sensible thing you've said. But I would say it should also be televised here as well.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:08 |
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ALP stupidly brags about their stunt of yesterday:quote:The plot was hatched under their noses, but they didn't see it coming. Not the ministers, who left the Parliament in blissful ignorance. Not the MPs, who did the same, or the party whips whose task is to instil the discipline. And not Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull or his chief tactician, Christopher Pyne. No news yet on whether the crossbench should have been involved using their well-known psychic powers .
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:10 |
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:10 |
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WhiskeyWhiskers posted:The only sensible thing you've said. But I would say it should also be televised here as well. You think the average Australian would be disgusted at this. I respectfully suggest a good portion of the population would justify it by the deterrent factor. Can't do the time, don't do the crime etc.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:11 |
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How about DONT loving TORTURE ANYONE
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:12 |
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What crime?
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:13 |
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Hey lolbcat can we skip to the part where you say something racist or anti-Semitic and have to take another month off again because that'd be super.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:15 |
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WE B Bourgeois, before you inevitably probate me for another month for discussing Australian Politics in the Australian Politics thread, please consider a good part of the country share my views and I generally present them in good faith. My local polling booth had just as many "Stop the Islamization of Australia" posters as posters belonging to the major parties, and in my state One Nation outpolled the Greens. Thankyou and god bless.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:16 |
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Plotterboy posted:What crime? Having a shower without flashing a Wilson guard your junk.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:16 |
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LibertyCat posted:You think the average Australian would be disgusted at this. I respectfully suggest a good portion of the population would justify it by the deterrent factor. Can't do the time, don't do the crime etc. What crime? But I do agree that the point of our detention system is to placate racist arseholes by being as harsh as possible.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:16 |
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Doctor Spaceman posted:What crime? Australians have decided that, as John Howard said, "we should control who comes here and the circumstances in which they come". I'll happily say the "stop the deaths at sea" isn't my main motivation. I don't want to torture anyone, I just don't want uncontrolled migration. I'd actually like to markedly reduce all migration to minimize the strain on services & the environment, and reign in the housing market.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:19 |
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LibertyCat posted:
Lol.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:22 |
LibertyCat posted:WE B Bourgeois, before you inevitably probate me for another month for discussing Australian Politics in the Australian Politics thread, please consider a good part of the country share my views and I generally present them in good faith. My local polling booth had just as many "Stop the Islamization of Australia" posters as posters belonging to the major parties, and in my state One Nation outpolled the Greens. Does a good part of your country also habitually melt down and post goatse?
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:22 |
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WE B Bourgeois posted:Does a good part of your country also habitually melt down and post goatse? Yeah I'll cop the goatse, I meant the last one RE Muslims. I'll drop it tho. LibertyCat fucked around with this message at 10:26 on Sep 2, 2016 |
# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:23 |
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please do not compromise my artistic vision and return my thread tag
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:24 |
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https://twitter.com/workmanalice/status/771587369065590784
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:26 |
Seagull posted:please do not compromise my artistic vision and return my thread tag no
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:27 |
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joke's on you this one's ideal
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:28 |
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Seagull posted:imagine being australian. wow i'd rather not
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:42 |
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Auspol LNP edition: minimum viable product
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:43 |
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LibertyCat posted:I don't want to torture anyone, I just don't want uncontrolled migration. I'd actually like to markedly reduce all migration to minimize the strain on services & the environment, and reign in the housing market. Australia actually requires migration to keep the economy growing. Why do you hate economic growth?
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:47 |
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EvilElmo is gonna be mad as hell when he sees the first page devoted to torture
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:50 |
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Remember how it's just as much Labor's fault as the Lib's? Perhaps even more? I do.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:52 |
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blowfish posted:i'd rather not buddy some of us live it
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:53 |
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Nibbles! posted:Australia actually requires migration to keep the economy growing. I dunno, I'd rather a "poo poo" economy if it means my kids won't be forced to grow up living in apartments because we've squeezed a ton of people into cities and the quarter acre block is a distant memory. Growing up with so little room you can't have a campfire or have a pet dog or ride a dirtbike in the backyard sounds awful. I love the "boundless plains to share" in our Anthem.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:54 |
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LibertyCat posted:I dunno, I'd rather a "poo poo" economy if it means my kids won't be forced to grow up living in apartments because we've squeezed a ton of people into cities and the quarter acre block is a distant memory. Growing up with so little room you can't have a campfire or have a pet dog or ride a dirtbike in the backyard sounds awful. Well I don't want you to have kids if it means the same thing. I guess we better oil up the rack.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 10:56 |
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LibertyCat posted:I love the "boundless plains to share" in our Anthem.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:02 |
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I don't think it's wrong to want minimal population growth. Endless population growth will be an envriomental disaster and turn our quality of life to poo poo. I want that growth to be 90% kids of citizens, who grow up (mostly) sharing a common culture and set of values. A homogenous culture, composed of people pulling in the same direction, is not a bad thing. this is an interesting video on world population growth and (US) immigration.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:04 |
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LibertyCat posted:I dunno, I'd rather a "poo poo" economy if it means my kids won't be forced to grow up living in apartments because we've squeezed a ton of people into cities and the quarter acre block is a distant memory. Growing up with so little room you can't have a campfire or have a pet dog or ride a dirtbike in the backyard sounds awful. The reliance that Capitalism has of constant growth to merely sustain conditions is a major concern, however if you want the space and low population but don't care about job opportunities, may I point out to you that the vast majority of this country is almost completely empty? If you wanted to you could have literally dozens of acres or more with no-one around for miles. Hell, if you want the employment problems with lower population density just move here to SA.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:08 |
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LibertyCat posted:I don't think it's wrong to want minimal population growth. Endless population growth will be an envriomental disaster and turn our quality of life to poo poo. Go build a community centre about it then
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:08 |
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LibertyCat posted:A homogenous culture
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:10 |
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LibertyCat posted:Australians have decided that, as John Howard said, "we should control who comes here and the circumstances in which they come". I'll happily say the "stop the deaths at sea" isn't my main motivation. Population growth is about 320k a year. Net migration accounts for about 55% of that (about 175k). Boat arrivals peaked at around 20k. You're conflating a humanitarian issue with an economic and environmental one, and are also ignoring that without current migration levels our population would shrink since the fertility rate is well below replacement (like virtually every other western country).
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:14 |
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CrazyTolradi posted:Please define Australian culture for me. To give gross generalizations: It's reasonable for women to go to the shops etc by themselves without needing a male escort You can insult the government or religion without being stoned or put in jail Cats and Dogs are for companionship not food Child labor is messed up, as is making someone work indefinitely without 2 days off a week. People need to be protected from themselves, because "there are a lot more dickheads around these days" (mandatory helmet laws etc - not my favorite part of Australian culture) If you get horribly injured and don't have insurance, it's reasonable to expect medical treatment without going broke. Driving at or 10k over the speed limit is common. Driving 30k under or over makes you a fuckwit. Other traffic laws are obeyed. If someone steals from you you go to the police Government officials don't take or expect bribes You will eventually have a few children, and make them go to school etc etc. We have culture. It's just invisible to most people because they take it for granted.
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:21 |
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Mods can you change his name to NaziCat ta
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# ? Sep 2, 2016 11:26 |
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LibertyCat posted:Cats and Dogs are for companionship not food then stop eating chickens, rear end in a top hat
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