Letting the Biloela family stay in Australia, simply because they are here already, is the politics of proximity winning out over principle | Opinion by amandavanstone
“Put yourself in their shoes” is wise advice whenever opposing parties can’t agree. It’s a good way to try to understand each other’s point of view. Unless you have made up your mind and there’s no point in discussing it further, then considering “the other person’s shoes” is often an eye-opener.
When I hear people saying “end this heartbreak now” I can’t help but wonder if people mean just for this family. Is that the new rule we want – when someone stays and is really sad they lost, let them stay because they’re sad? We are our own worst enemy in this respect. Decent people that we are, we don’t like to imagine someone has been hard done by the system. Thus some Australians take up the cause for rejected would-be Aussies without knowing the whole story. We do, after all, love to support the underdog. It gives a sense of purpose and puts a spring in our step. It’s just so easy to believe all the sad stories that are peddled.
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