Sums up the compelling point the Left simply have no answer to.https://twitter.com/joshgnosis/status/624842160576139264 …
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@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis those who favour turn backs should be honest about why they do. Saving lives doesn't cut it. -
@Lizzie_OShea@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis yes but if say a policy motivated by racism saves lives, should it be abandoned? -
@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis I dispute it saves lives, people just die elsewhere -
@Lizzie_OShea@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis in which case, what's the evidence for that displacement effect? -
@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis er the Bay of Bengal in May for example -
@Lizzie_OShea@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis sorry? where's verified before and after data? Maybe the UNHCR has it? Serious question. -
@BernardKeane@Lizzie_OShea@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis Most ARE real refugees so no choice. No Aus access= elsewhere, some will die.
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@BernardKeane@joshgnosis if the objective is to stop drowning, then why not? What's the difference bw a ferry and a plane? -
@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis so where does our ferry service end? One for Africa to Italy? If not, why not? You can't be selective. -
@BernardKeane@joshgnosis why not? Are you trying to stop people drowning or is it something else? -
@alexanderwhite@BernardKeane stop people drowning and take people who may not be able to afford thousands to pay a people smuggler. -
@Gay_Alcorn why do you assume the latter are somehow "better" refugees, or that there are lots of viable alts to boats? -
@profsarahj they are not "better" refugees, but the ability to pay people smugglers should not determine who gets in on humanitarian grounds -
@Gay_Alcorn we play refugees off against each other -
@profsarahj there are limited places; wealth should not be a determining factor. - 6 more replies
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@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis much better to take AS from UNHCR random camps, AS go to nearest camp & have hope not despairThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis ppl come for all sorts of reasons. Unconvinced harsh policies influence this as much as you thinkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane@alexanderwhite@joshgnosis this reasoning is lame. At the moment, people who would 'never be settled' are being settled.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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