Empathy
makes us human
"We can't afford to let the empathy we feel for the desperate
circumstances that many people find themselves in cloud our judgment,"
said our Prime Minister last week. Our judgment of what, exactly? Isn't empathy
an important part of what makes us human? Otherwise we are just robots, or
worse, like the Daleks from Dr Who, incapable of feelings.
Another young refugee on Nauru has set herself alight; we can't begin to
imagine the desperation and despair that led to this, yet our government
continues to ignore the pleas of doctors and many others to stop the damaging
treatment of innocent fellow human beings who have sought our help.
This isn’t about politics or Australia, this is about our humanity and
the dignity and pride that some of us clearly take for granted. Malcolm
Turnbull and Peter Dutton need to stop using vulnerable people like pawns in a
disgraceful political game.
Teddy Munners, Blackburn North
Hijacked by sport
Since when did Anzac Day become an Anzac weekend starting on April
23? Answer: when one of Australia's biggest businesses decided to hijack it for
its own profitable gain. Shame AFL, shame.
When broadcasters refer to the players as ‘modern day warriors,’
comparing them to soldiers sacrificing them themselves on bloody battlefields a
little part of me dies.
Anzac Day should be ceremonially, honourably and respectfully
celebrated on one day. A day of remembrances, of honour and of tributes to the
young lives that made our country great.
The memory and deaths of these young loves should stand alone.
They should not be profited from. Should not be monopolised. Should not be
exploited.
Extending it for your own capitalist reasons, in the name of
sport, is unethical, un-Australian, and an utter disgrace.
Teddy Munners, Blackburn North
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