Sintiger said:Yep spot on.
What almost disappoints me more than our politicians over this issue is that what seems like a majority of the Australian people don't care.
Yeah, its a slim majority, but a majority. Some decent leadership could, IMO, turn that slim majority into a slim minority, but won't be holding my breath on that one. Either way, the nation is polarised at the moment, and the extent to which politics widens that divide is debateable. I'd argue a lot at the moment. This whole 'saving lives at sea' justification is a complete hoax. Abbott's line, stuck record-style, is 'the most compassionate thing is to stop the boats'. Nobody really believes that, not even supporters of this heartless policy.