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Bruce Gonsalves wrote:No contest. But geeze the media love to emphasize certain events. Might be time to bomb the Isis pricks out of existence.
I understand your cynicism completely, but I think this is going to make people think less about ISIS - who, after all, didn't actually cause the bulk of this humanitarian crisis - and more about the wider plight of the world's refugees.

That's not to say it'll have any positive effect, of course. Refugee advocates will use it for the moral high ground, the stop the boats crowd will use it for their own moral high ground and even the refugee haters will probably get a kick out of blaming the parents for being irresponsible. Same old story, really.

If nothing else, though, a bit of a general shot of empathy won't hurt.
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^ I'm not sure about that, David. Policy based primarily on empathy can do a great deal of damage. Policy needs to be based on an analysis of its consequences. That is very different from simple empathy.
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Found out a friend passed away yesterday. Was at a friends, felt a bit crook, died in the ambulance, about my age, early 50's. Heart attack, at least it was quick. He leave behind a legally blind wife, and his son is legally blind too. So sad. A really great bloke, as honest and genuine as you will find, a real blue collar true blue Aussie, had a glass business, I'll miss his humour. He was a Collingwood man too....
RIP Kevin, I'm really going to miss you xxx

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Sorry to hear that, Jo. Very sad news.
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Yeah, that sucks. Sorry Jo.
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Sorry to hear that Jo.
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There is no need to apologize. To Not many people express themselves that way.
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Cheers guys, xxx
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What I have to do today is saddening.
It shouldn't have come to this but there is no alternative.
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3.14159 wrote:What I have to do today is saddening.
It shouldn't have come to this but there is no alternative.
Does it require me to bake a cake with a key in it?
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What I have is a "boil" that needs to be lanced.
What saddens me is I have to put on a suit and take myself to Ballarat to it.

(I'm sure your cakes are delicious). :wink:
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