A new agreement allowing Tuvaluans to migrate to Australia has come into effect but there are warnings about the challenges that come with such a big move.
Please understand that I am making an extreme effort to be charitable and polite when I say that trying to spin this tiny quota as being somehow for the benefit of the Tuvaluans themselves is… less than persuasive.
Frankly, we’re already at 1 degree C warming today and Tuvalu is 100% doomed. Forcing many of them to wait until the bitter end – paternalistically imposing that decision on them rather than allowing them to decide what’s best for themselves – is hardly doing them any sort of favor!
But hey, maybe I’m wrong: maybe the Tuvaluan leaders themselves asked for this quota, not the Australians. I don’t believe that for a fucking microsecond, but if you can cite something that supports the notion then I’ll reconsider how I’ve judged you for posting the… comment… you just wrote.
Please understand that I am making an extreme effort to be charitable and polite when I say that trying to spin this tiny quota as being somehow for the benefit of the Tuvaluans themselves is… less than persuasive.
Frankly, we’re already at 1 degree C warming today and Tuvalu is 100% doomed. Forcing many of them to wait until the bitter end – paternalistically imposing that decision on them rather than allowing them to decide what’s best for themselves – is hardly doing them any sort of favor!
But hey, maybe I’m wrong: maybe the Tuvaluan leaders themselves asked for this quota, not the Australians. I don’t believe that for a fucking microsecond, but if you can cite something that supports the notion then I’ll reconsider how I’ve judged you for posting the… comment… you just wrote.