Eloquently written article by Waleed Aly on the recent events on Manus Island. I struggle to find the best paragraph, definitely worth the read. So now, let us make this calculus finally explicit: whatever these people are fleeing, whatever circumstance makes them think theyd be better off chancing death on boats hardly worthy of that description, we must offer them something worse. That something is Papua New Guinea. Advertisement The worse it is, the more effective it is destined to be, and the more it fulfils the philosophical intentions of the policy. This tragedy is not any kind of evidence of policy failure. It is, in fact, the very best form of deterrence. This is what it looks like when the policy works. Read more: smh.au/comment/the-whole-point-of-detention-for-asylum-seekers-is-horror-whether-it-is-acknowledged-or-not-20140220-333yw.html#ixzz2twPhmZHl
Posted on: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 07:55:41 +0000