tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post6116992679833892776..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Behind barsJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-28467636754899798162010-07-13T03:35:30.990+10:002010-07-13T03:35:30.990+10:00I think it looks a little foreboding as well. And ...I think it looks a little foreboding as well. And empty. <br /><br />As for the other ... I could never judge another person - it is impossible to know what agonies and terrors another person is facing that makes them make the decisions they must make. I value all life, and feel that in God's eyes, we are ALL of the same importance - and therefore deserve the same chance to live our lives without someone else telling us how, or judging us for our decisions.Clytiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031797083999722788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-90678645001554621202010-07-11T22:36:38.367+10:002010-07-11T22:36:38.367+10:00Ah, now what I need to tell you all is that this i...Ah, now what I need to tell you all is that this is a photograph of the 'Mantra on the Esplanade' in Darwin. I took it late in the afternoon. It is less foreboding from further away.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-28811007033508175912010-07-11T22:30:18.787+10:002010-07-11T22:30:18.787+10:00It is certainly a vexed problem for many countries...It is certainly a vexed problem for many countries and exacerbates xenophobia. Your photograph is very striking but slightly menacing.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-80568168113385430232010-07-11T21:52:23.590+10:002010-07-11T21:52:23.590+10:00'Right' is very dependent upon facts, poin...'Right' is very dependent upon facts, point-of-view,and keeping tempers down. From my PoV, I don't think we will ever get it right.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-65914061115042452572010-07-11T21:40:46.964+10:002010-07-11T21:40:46.964+10:00Your photo is very appropriate for the refugee deb...Your photo is very appropriate for the refugee debate. I wonder if we will ever get it right?Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391283393139905309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-48278676502810509982010-07-11T20:33:32.045+10:002010-07-11T20:33:32.045+10:00The USA certainly has a problem to solve with Mexi...The USA certainly has a problem to solve with Mexicans walking across and Cubans making landfall wherever they like. We don't have the 'walk in' problem but, like with many countries, we do have the problem of people who overstay their visa and just 'melt' into the community. I gather there are about 60,000 such illegals at any one time, the vast majority being from the UK and NZ.<br /><br />Obama has to deal with the consequences of the Arizona state laws. This will not be easy.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-15684937914686936032010-07-11T20:18:02.847+10:002010-07-11T20:18:02.847+10:00How would you like the US problem, where they just...How would you like the US problem, where they just walk in?Bruce Caspersonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294559850985225148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-42726794090133767342010-07-11T20:14:32.227+10:002010-07-11T20:14:32.227+10:00Ah, I see what you mean. I think it depends upon t...Ah, I see what you mean. I think it depends upon the 'status' of that safe country. Not all counties are signatories of the convention, meaning willing to meet the obligationso of resettlement, eg Australia is, Indonesia is not. However, ALL countries all obliged not to send asylum-seekers back to their country of origin (called 'refoulement'). Hence, in Indonesia A-S can stay in the camps for a very long time before being resettled in a willing signatory country.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-70410556447084690322010-07-11T18:59:30.757+10:002010-07-11T18:59:30.757+10:00I am sure you are right Julie. But I wonder why if...I am sure you are right Julie. But I wonder why if someone leaves a safe country, they are still refugees. Surely they are then economic refugees.Bruce Caspersonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294559850985225148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-13111813494508904692010-07-11T17:07:34.798+10:002010-07-11T17:07:34.798+10:00Very strong image!Very strong image!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-28461030986224057142010-07-11T15:39:14.452+10:002010-07-11T15:39:14.452+10:00The poll I saw mid-week, indicated that Australian...The poll I saw mid-week, indicated that Australians would take to a leaky boat rather than wait for 10 years in a queue. I think I would, too. There is no guarantee either way.<br /><br />What would you do?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-13349811535829178392010-07-11T15:37:18.603+10:002010-07-11T15:37:18.603+10:00Most displaced people do go to the first available...Most displaced people do go to the first available landfall - mainly Asia and Africa. But they are not obliged to stay there by any law. They can move on to another country where they think they have a greater chance of a 'happy' life. Usually a country that is a signatory of the 1951 Convention.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-23916912457321493902010-07-11T15:24:15.581+10:002010-07-11T15:24:15.581+10:00I don't know whose "law" it was. I w...I don't know whose "law" it was. I was only quoting someone, I forget who, but who I thought at the time should know what they were talking about. Probably some talk back radio host.Bruce Caspersonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294559850985225148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-5844385425534751762010-07-11T14:49:26.515+10:002010-07-11T14:49:26.515+10:00Refugees are those who fear for their life, I agre...Refugees are those who fear for their life, I agree. By international law, do you mean the UNHCR Convention? There is no requirement in either of these that those seeking refuge must apply in the country of first landfall. Transiting is permissible.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-43969507808724594042010-07-11T14:22:20.660+10:002010-07-11T14:22:20.660+10:00As I understand it, a refugee is one who fears for...As I understand it, a refugee is one who fears for his life and according to international law, should go to the first country he comes upon. Not choose to travel the world until he gets to where the dole is better.Bruce Caspersonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294559850985225148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-49415699340800087102010-07-11T12:17:10.978+10:002010-07-11T12:17:10.978+10:00These people are exploited in many ways, not just ...These people are exploited in many ways, not just by the people-smugglers, but by the media and politicians now. It seems the issue is becoming even more complex.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-47748085046016761922010-07-11T11:51:53.896+10:002010-07-11T11:51:53.896+10:00Indeed, a massively complex problem. My reaction w...Indeed, a massively complex problem. My reaction was to the internal tight rope that we are walking as a community. The majority of us seem to be saying that we are against existing 'displaced persons' opting to pay a people-smuggler to jump the queue, yet, the vast majority of us would do exactly that if in the same situation. We cannot maintain this tension.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-39454279778927491552010-07-11T11:31:52.377+10:002010-07-11T11:31:52.377+10:00Fascinating building. But if they come out by boa...Fascinating building. But if they come out by boat they end up in a camp anyway if caught. I wonder do they know this? These poor people are being exploited. It's a complex problem.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-32317245910547134662010-07-11T11:30:32.510+10:002010-07-11T11:30:32.510+10:00I wonder where you found this building. It looks g...I wonder where you found this building. It looks good, but heaven for a cat burglar. I think I could become a burglar too.Bruce Caspersonnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294559850985225148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-35779178690760974132010-07-11T09:35:25.327+10:002010-07-11T09:35:25.327+10:00Unless we've lived it, it is hard for any of u...Unless we've lived it, it is hard for any of us to fully imagine what such a life would be like. This excellent image of yours conveys an unsettling sense of confinement. I'm reading Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains right now, Julie. You might find it interesting.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-79962130243334488742010-07-11T09:08:04.592+10:002010-07-11T09:08:04.592+10:00What a strong image!
Some have waited in refugee c...What a strong image!<br />Some have waited in refugee camps for 10+ years, I can understand the appeal of risking it all on a boat.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-2451681264814886542010-07-11T07:03:54.345+10:002010-07-11T07:03:54.345+10:00It's almost impossible to judge the boat peopl...It's almost impossible to judge the boat people. (I was a boat person of a sort back in '74 when I came on a liner from S Africa!) I know fear of the open sea in a small boat would probably have kept me grounded!Rinkly Rimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890344869337115307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-34955630612180886162010-07-11T05:52:29.964+10:002010-07-11T05:52:29.964+10:00But for the luck of where your seed is planted. An...But for the luck of where your seed is planted. And of course, one has nothing to do with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-14603587287936649492010-07-11T01:43:06.986+10:002010-07-11T01:43:06.986+10:00Powerful image.
I guess for refugees the hope wit...Powerful image. <br />I guess for refugees the hope with getting out wins out over the risk.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-37339911196696738242010-07-11T00:31:06.134+10:002010-07-11T00:31:06.134+10:00Love the composition of this image.Love the composition of this image.Luis Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727861757424018617noreply@blogger.com