With the US result some friends and I have been discussing who the worst PM was/is.

  • Nath@aussie.zone
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    14 days ago

    Immigration and asylum seekers have been politicized my whole life. When I was little, it was “wogs” - though which nationality that referred to was confusing. It was originally Italians and Greeks after World war 2, but later evolved to Lebanese. Then it was the Vietnamese/Asians. Then it was Middle Eastern / Arab nations. I think we’re still hearing about Sudanese gangs yeah?

    It’s an unending cycle that has showed no signs of going away. Ned Kelly resorted to crime because of being discriminated against for being Irish. Yes, Mr. Howard absolutely tapped into that cycle with the Tampa incident, but he didn’t start the fire. It was always burning like the world’s been turning.

    • Zagorath@aussie.zone
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      11 days ago

      You’re not wrong, but Howard’s was a very different matter, because he started the institutional vilification of refugees by making the public aware of what was previously (to use Morrison’s language) on-water matters.