Our Politicians Are Nuts!!!!

Is there a delicate way to put this?  Is there a way I can be subtle about it?  Can I be tactful?  Do I WANT to be tactful?  Oh dear, I can't think of anyway to put it.  Oh well, here goes: dear politicians in Queensland and with Immigration portfolios: ARE YOU ALL ON FUCKING CRACK?!!!! 

Ah, that's one succinct way of putting it.  I am glad I don't work for Scott Morrison who has instructed the staff of his department and detention centres to refer to asylum seekers as 'illegals' and 'detainees'.  I will have to type this slowly for his benefit: They. Are. Not. ILLEGAL.  Seeking. Asylum. Is. Perfectly. Fucking. Legal. Whether. It. Be. By. Boat. Plane. Or. On. A. Hang-glider.  I fear I might turn green and bust out my clothing when I see frightened, desperate people being dehumanised thus.

And to Campbell Newman up there in Queensland: what the total fuck, man?  These proposed laws for dealing bikie gangs, to say the least, suck donkeys' balls.  Closing tattoo parlours because there MIGHT be a bikie association?  Where does this leave the poor tattooist who wants to ply his/her trade and make a living?  Increasing the sentences of people convicted of particular crimes, notwithstanding application of the parameters of the relevant sentencing law, if they HAPPEN to be associated with a bikie gang?  This is seriously and dangerously nuts.  Refusing parole if someone doesn't co-operate with police?  Charging someone if they refuse to turn police informant?  Why should someone have to put their life at risk by turning police informant?  Who are you going to target next that you don't happen to like?  Left-wing activists?  Greenies:  Trade unionists?  God forbid - BLOGGERS?  In Russia, Vladimir Putin is no doubt removing his hat and saying, 'Dude, RESPECT!'  Seriously scary and offensive stuff going on.  I keep imagining jackbooted footsteps.  You know what I've just been listening to?  It's an old Skyhooks song from around 1979 called 'Over The Border', which was a scathing little ditty abut the police state under the rule of The Flying Peanut back then.  Just wondering if much has changed.  You Tube the song.  I think it might have been one of the first numbers released after Shirl left the band, and Tony Williams doesn't do too bad a job.  Maybe he's not as good a singer as Shirl, but there is no doubt he leaves me in the shade in the vocals department! 

Ah, Queensland.  Beautiful one day, draconian repressive gulag the next!