It heartens me that the premiers of four states have pledged to occupy in asylum seekers. To call it grandstanding is just plain incorrect There was something approximately the Melbourne #LetThemStay rally on Monday that hit me terribly hard. As I stood there surrounded by 6000 office workers,pensioners, school kids in uniforms and families waving signs imploring Malcolm Turnbull to show compassion, and I realised what a tiny number we truly are.
The reality is that the huge majority of Australians either don’t care what happens to asylum seekers and their children,or they actively support the horrendous conditions these people are forced to live in because of a mistaken belief that they are criminals that deserve to be punished.
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Source: theguardian.com