cobl04
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SBS just finished broadcasting a remarkable three-part series here in Australia entitled Go Back To Where You Came From. It took six Australians, all with strong views on refugees and asylum seekers, and placed them in their shoes for 25 days. Among other places, they went to Kenya, Jordan, Iraq, Malaysia as well as meeting recently settled refugees in Australia.
Watch Online | Go Back To Where You Came From on SBS
I'm not sure if you'll be able to watch this, given it is an Australian website, but for anyone who is passionate about this topic, like I have discovered I am, it is worth hunting down. This should give you an idea.
YouTube - Go Back To Where You Came From - SBS
I was brought to tears a number of times. I never used to think Australia was a racist country, but now I'm not so sure. There are literally thousands of people who harbour severely negative, ignorant, bigoted and just downright wrong views, and it is bitterly depressing. The lack of compassion for fellow man is infuriating, and when you see how these people are forced to live it is absolutely heartbreaking.
The series finished last night, I'm still reeling from it... I don't venture into here much so I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this thread is. I certainly don't propose to have an answer for asylum seekers. I don't know nearly enough about the subject but a lot of others feel that because they're "Australian" they have some amazing sense of self-entitlement and the right to say "fuck off we're full".
What are your views? What is the situation like in your country?
I might see if I can become involved in some anti-racism or refugee support thing.
Watch Online | Go Back To Where You Came From on SBS
I'm not sure if you'll be able to watch this, given it is an Australian website, but for anyone who is passionate about this topic, like I have discovered I am, it is worth hunting down. This should give you an idea.
YouTube - Go Back To Where You Came From - SBS
I was brought to tears a number of times. I never used to think Australia was a racist country, but now I'm not so sure. There are literally thousands of people who harbour severely negative, ignorant, bigoted and just downright wrong views, and it is bitterly depressing. The lack of compassion for fellow man is infuriating, and when you see how these people are forced to live it is absolutely heartbreaking.
The series finished last night, I'm still reeling from it... I don't venture into here much so I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this thread is. I certainly don't propose to have an answer for asylum seekers. I don't know nearly enough about the subject but a lot of others feel that because they're "Australian" they have some amazing sense of self-entitlement and the right to say "fuck off we're full".
What are your views? What is the situation like in your country?
I might see if I can become involved in some anti-racism or refugee support thing.