on 16-12-2013 02:05 PM
on 17-12-2013 12:21 PM
on 17-12-2013 12:26 PM
trivia quizz question:
who once claimed to appreciate any post that ruffles feathers and being a devout Voltairian ?
and what is a devout Voltairian ?
on 17-12-2013 01:25 PM
IS, Voltaire defended free speech and also accepted honest mistakes e.g.
"Love truth, but pardon error."
However another of his comments would be applicable to a foolish statement stating that the previous ALP government
"- successfully reduced the number of asylum seeker boats "
"Prejudices are what fools use for reason"
Perhaps JMK was imagining this:
on 17-12-2013 01:42 PM
on 17-12-2013 01:55 PM
@just_me_karen wrote:
Oh no, I really liked that post ...the one in all caps lol. It was one of my all time favourite posts.
Wish I'd seen it
*bling*
all my posts are bling today!
on 17-12-2013 02:06 PM
Karen can you come back please?
on 17-12-2013 02:53 PM
Year Number of boats Number of people
(excludes crew)
1996 19 660 Paul Keating – Labor
1996 John Howard - Liberal
1997 11 339
1998 17 200
1999 86 3721
2000 51 2939
2001 43 5516
2002 1 1
2003 1 58
2004 1 15
2005 4 11
2006 6 60
2007 5 148 John Howard –Liberal
2007 Kevin Rudd - Labor
2008 7 161
2009 60 2726
2010 134 6555
2010 Julia Gillard - Labor
2011 69 4564
2012 278 17202
2013 196 13108 Julia Gillard - Labor
2013 Kevin Rudd - Labor
2013 Tony Abbott - Liberal
on 17-12-2013 03:06 PM
Beside that list you need to list all the wars and other bloodshed occurring at the time, and in which countries they were occurring.
on 17-12-2013 03:15 PM
You are right, polks.
I was just comparing dates with political parties.
Will go and do a bit more research as times of wars have made more people desperate to escape and find peace somewhere.
I am neither for one or the other. I just don't trust poiticians.
Erica
on 17-12-2013 05:05 PM
JMK: "The graph that matters is the one we've all seen on TV...it shows how boat numbers have steadily declined since Labor's Kevin Rudd introduced his policy."
"we've all seen" ???????? Not I JMK. I would suggest that a far more reliable information source would be The Parliamentary Library rather than a TV station, however, please produce your alleged graph, because I am interested in how it could possibly show a decrease in numbers, as since Rudd dismantled the Pacific Solution numbers have increased around 2 orders of magnitude.
JMK: "achievements of the previous govt. Here are some: - successfully reduced the number of asylum seeker boats"
"it shows how boat numbers have steadily declined since Labor's Kevin Rudd introduced his policy"
"reduced", "declined" ?
Perhaps JMK we differ in our interpretation of graphs, or perhaps you use a different dictionary than do I.