I thought he was just an opportunist, his 'stop the boats' rhetoric just a focus group inspired wedge to shortcut into power.
Turns out he really believes this s**t. I am shocked.
Up till now, the rest of the world will suspect our great country was stupid enough to elect a dangerous ignoramus as PM
In a few days no one will be in any doubt. his speech will confirm all.
"Waves of humanity swamping and changing Europe forever" a huge problem ? That's a description of the history of Europe over millennia you ignorant prick. They have a bigger problem and its the aging population in the west
Peta Credlin is a *in genius, she got this piece of ignorant s**t elected PM
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Tony Abbott will urge Europe to adopt Australia's asylum seeker policies. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
London: Europe's compassion towards refugees is leading it into "catastrophic error", Tony Abbott is expected to warn a gathering of political leaders in London on Tuesday night. The recently ousted prime minister will reportedly also talk up Australia's policy of asylum seeker boat turnbacks, urging European countries to follow suit.
The professed Catholic, surprisingly, will speak against one of Jesus' 'greatest commandments', according to an excerpt of the speech given to News Corp media ahead of its delivery.
"The imperative to 'love your neighbour as yourself' is at the heart of every Western polity… but right now this wholesome instinct is leading much of Europe into catastrophic error," Mr Abbott is to say.
Dozens of vessels are still making the journey daily to Greece as thousands flee conflict in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Photo: Getty Images
In the Bible, Jesus is asked what is the greatest commandment and replies "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself."
Mr Abbott is due to give the keynote address at the second annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture at London's Guildhall.
The lecture, given in the former British prime minister's memory, accompanies a fundraising event for the Margaret Thatcher Centre, which aims to educate future generations about the UK leader's life, values and achievements.
In a part of the lecture given to News Corp journalists, Mr Abbott says "All countries that say 'anyone who gets here can stay here' are now in peril, given the scale of the population movements that are starting to be seen. There are tens - perhaps hundreds - of millions of people, living in poverty and danger, who might readily seek to enter a Western country if the opportunity is there.
"Who could blame them? Yet no country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself. This is the risk that the countries of Europe now run through misguided altruism."
Mr Abbott says he was "loath to give public advice to other countries" when he was prime minister.
But he says Australia was the only country that had successfully defeated people smuggling, and "our experience should be studied".
"Our moral obligation is to receive people fleeing for their lives," he says. "It's not to provide permanent residency to anyone who would rather live in a prosperous Western country than their own. That's why the countries of Europe, while absolutely obliged to support the countries neighbouring the Syrian conflict, are more than entitled to control their borders against those who are no longer fleeing a conflict but seeking a better life.
"This means turning boats around, for people coming by sea. It means denying entry at the border, for people with no legal right to come; and it means establishing camps for people who currently have nowhere to go.
"It will require some force; it will require massive logistics and expense; it will gnaw at our consciences - yet it is the only way to prevent a tide of humanity surging through Europe and quite possibly changing it forever."
Mr Abbott also says it was "striking how little has been done" to address the problem of ISIS at its source.
"It can't be defeated without more effective local forces on the ground."
"Those who won't use decisive force where needed end up being dictated to by those who will.
"Leaving anywhere, even Syria, to the collective determination of Russia, Iran and Daesh should be too horrible to contemplate."
The previous evening, Mr Abbott had attended drinks at a free market think-tank in London where he offered policy and political tips to a UKIP MEP (member of the European Parliament).
Mr Abbott had been the star guest at an Australian Liberals Abroad event, held at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London.
UKIP is a British right-wing liberal party advocating stricter migration controls including an Australian-style 'stop the boats' policy in the Mediterranean.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-urges-europe-to-adopt-boat-turnbacks-in-response-to-refugee-crisis-20151027-gkk6z9.html#ixzz3pnwhR77J
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Turns out he really believes this s**t. I am shocked.
Up till now, the rest of the world will suspect our great country was stupid enough to elect a dangerous ignoramus as PM
In a few days no one will be in any doubt. his speech will confirm all.
"Waves of humanity swamping and changing Europe forever" a huge problem ? That's a description of the history of Europe over millennia you ignorant prick. They have a bigger problem and its the aging population in the west
Peta Credlin is a *in genius, she got this piece of ignorant s**t elected PM
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Tony Abbott will urge Europe to adopt Australia's asylum seeker policies. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
London: Europe's compassion towards refugees is leading it into "catastrophic error", Tony Abbott is expected to warn a gathering of political leaders in London on Tuesday night. The recently ousted prime minister will reportedly also talk up Australia's policy of asylum seeker boat turnbacks, urging European countries to follow suit.
The professed Catholic, surprisingly, will speak against one of Jesus' 'greatest commandments', according to an excerpt of the speech given to News Corp media ahead of its delivery.
"The imperative to 'love your neighbour as yourself' is at the heart of every Western polity… but right now this wholesome instinct is leading much of Europe into catastrophic error," Mr Abbott is to say.
Dozens of vessels are still making the journey daily to Greece as thousands flee conflict in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Photo: Getty Images
In the Bible, Jesus is asked what is the greatest commandment and replies "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind... And the second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself."
Mr Abbott is due to give the keynote address at the second annual Margaret Thatcher Lecture at London's Guildhall.
The lecture, given in the former British prime minister's memory, accompanies a fundraising event for the Margaret Thatcher Centre, which aims to educate future generations about the UK leader's life, values and achievements.
In a part of the lecture given to News Corp journalists, Mr Abbott says "All countries that say 'anyone who gets here can stay here' are now in peril, given the scale of the population movements that are starting to be seen. There are tens - perhaps hundreds - of millions of people, living in poverty and danger, who might readily seek to enter a Western country if the opportunity is there.
"Who could blame them? Yet no country or continent can open its borders to all comers without fundamentally weakening itself. This is the risk that the countries of Europe now run through misguided altruism."
Mr Abbott says he was "loath to give public advice to other countries" when he was prime minister.
But he says Australia was the only country that had successfully defeated people smuggling, and "our experience should be studied".
"Our moral obligation is to receive people fleeing for their lives," he says. "It's not to provide permanent residency to anyone who would rather live in a prosperous Western country than their own. That's why the countries of Europe, while absolutely obliged to support the countries neighbouring the Syrian conflict, are more than entitled to control their borders against those who are no longer fleeing a conflict but seeking a better life.
"This means turning boats around, for people coming by sea. It means denying entry at the border, for people with no legal right to come; and it means establishing camps for people who currently have nowhere to go.
"It will require some force; it will require massive logistics and expense; it will gnaw at our consciences - yet it is the only way to prevent a tide of humanity surging through Europe and quite possibly changing it forever."
Mr Abbott also says it was "striking how little has been done" to address the problem of ISIS at its source.
"It can't be defeated without more effective local forces on the ground."
"Those who won't use decisive force where needed end up being dictated to by those who will.
"Leaving anywhere, even Syria, to the collective determination of Russia, Iran and Daesh should be too horrible to contemplate."
The previous evening, Mr Abbott had attended drinks at a free market think-tank in London where he offered policy and political tips to a UKIP MEP (member of the European Parliament).
Mr Abbott had been the star guest at an Australian Liberals Abroad event, held at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London.
UKIP is a British right-wing liberal party advocating stricter migration controls including an Australian-style 'stop the boats' policy in the Mediterranean.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-urges-europe-to-adopt-boat-turnbacks-in-response-to-refugee-crisis-20151027-gkk6z9.html#ixzz3pnwhR77J
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