There's that feeling again ;\

trivia quizz question:

 who once claimed to appreciate any post that ruffles feathers and being a devout Voltairian ? 

 

and what is a devout Voltairian ?

 

 

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: 

 

No, I was imagining a laughing boy with scissors, chopping up graphs lol. 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. Now, some people will claim that a win for abbott, but people who actually understand graphs know the decline began with Labor's policy.

I disagree with the policy, I think it's cruel and getting crueler. Personally, I'd like to see the battle ships and three star general (lol what a joke he is) be used to go pick up the asylum seekers and bring them to safety

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@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.

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Wish I'd seen it

 

*bling*

 

all my posts are bling today!

Karen can you come back please?

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   

 

 

Beside that list you need to list all the wars and other bloodshed occurring at the time, and in which countries they were occurring.

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

 

 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.