BBC - Bush Fires Deliberately Lit

The awful images we see are akin to a third world country suffering from violence and war and crisis and self destruction.

DRCongo. Iraq. Afghanistan. Liberia. Lebanon. Kenya. And many others have travelled this path.

And now Australia looking very much like a third world nation needing help from the watching world.

Burned out car wrecks.
Women crying. Dead bodies. Children fearing.
Land devestated as if by atomic bomb.
Smouldering crushed homes & businesses.
Perished dreams.
Extinguished hopes.
Demoralised people.

Yes you will recover.
You must.

But forever you will know you are now only one step from the ghastly third world image that you scornfully claim other nations to be. And the witnessing world will also know such things, as they have always done, that your country is at all times but one small tread from humiliation. No better than the rest of us. Perhaps even worse as you are not yet hardened to the reality of large scale disaster.

Learn from this event the consequences of your HUBRIS and never imagine again that your nation occupies a glorified position of untouchability by disasters, natural or man made.

The ugly images broadcast to the world of Australia and its recent events must surely now give you pause to sit in quiet introspection as you assess how your behaviours have upset your own people so much that they would seek to turn on you and set such fires upon you deliberately.
And then once you have considered your national behaviour, think also of the world beyond your borders, and how you have treated the people who now witness your nightmare.
Australia must make changes.

But instead you will make defensive counter claims and excuses.
And denials.

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[orrock89]

you really have no idea do you, we've been have bushfires on large scales for decades now (ash wednesday, Black Friday, Canberra bushfires) just to name a few and heaps of these have been deliberately lit so dont act like this is anything new and try to make it out like australia is going down the shiter you jealous bitch look out your window and see the state egypts in then youll have some perspective

[SylvieKloot]

I have never suggested that terrorism by fire is a 'new' feature of Australian society.

The world has long known that you are a nation of common criminals. Theives. Rapists. Murderers. Pyromaniacs.

So it has been since the beginning of white Australian history. And so it remains today and doubless for your future as well.

From your comment we can see clearly that Australians will not learn.

So many serious bush fires, and yet they repeatedly die in fires unnecessarily.

[reesie9]

"DISGUSTING BEHAVIOUR FROM AUSTRALIANS

It seems that some Australians are lighting fires deliberately to kill and damage their nation."

fuck you. im still proud to be an australian and in these horrible times we dont need ppl like you saying this

[SylvieKloot]

Still proud you say.

So much there to be proud of in these times ... like ... ...

The terrorist arsenists who have deliberately lit fires to cause maximum damage and mayhem and death

The fire authorities who failed you when they did not announce evacuation orders

The looters who are profiteering from the charred remains of the dead and their possessions for personal gains or the frauds who elicit charitable donations for personal gain

The lack of fire preparedness of Australians.

[gothicbastet]

almost $100million raised 4 he victoms who wouldnt b proud 2 b aussie

[Lilyaust]

Very immature and poor choice of words. Australians aren't killing people, some sick person is. What I know about australia is that they have given 50mil already to help out. More than what most countries have done for thier victims of disasters. Well done Australia!!!!

[chicane2k]

there are lots of video's on the net of thrid-worlders like this trying to flame australia, and the US, and England, and all the great countries on earth. the truth is, it all comes down to jealousy.

you desert-hoppers are jealous of us and our magnificent way of life. whilst you toil in slave labour, I'm eating mdonalds. while you starve in the desert, im drinking beer by the sea. my country has become wondeful in only 200 years of colonization, whereas egypt is 5000 years old and still sucks

[chicane2k]

@SylvieKloot your country egypt is a third world shit hole. the nile is a toilet. we are better than you in every way.

sand maggot.

[sarajanebby]

@SylvieKloot the majority of australians are not common criminals, rapist and so one, like all countries we have some bad people, but i can guarantee you that most australians are the best perople you will ever meet, who will do anything for you no matter where you come from and will be your mate. the main people who will be helping these poor australians suffereing from these fires are australians because australians are giving and loving no matter if the dont have much. im proud to be aussie

[nupthatisit]

Bushfires in Australia are commonplace, every summer there are at least a couple of hundred. Eucalyptus trees are designed to regenerate after a fire - every country that has imported these trees (including California in USA) has experienced fires. Before colonisation, Aborigines would create controlled fires to regenerate the bush. It's part of the landscape. What's made these fires bad was the effects of a ten year drought combined with the hottest summer on record.

[nupthatisit]

Incorrect, the White Australia policy has not featured in Australian law for several decades, and is not out of line with world sentiments AT THE TIME. Since the 1950s we have had a very strong immigration program, to the point where nowadays 30% of Australians were born overseas, in countries like China, Malaysia, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Indonesia - in fact over 400 nationalities and languages. Less than 5% of modern Australia can claim to have descended from convicts.

[scottwa2468]

SylvieKloot take a good look at where you live,dont you dare say we are full of criminals!,take a look on wikipedia on nation crime rates before you open you fat mouth!,you are just skum!.

have a good hard look in the mirror and see your fucked head!

[m1725m1]

These fires are common because of all the trees we have, the arsonists were social outcasts who wanted to cause trouble.

The fires are in no way a reflection on the society as a whole, and only an idiot would believe it was.

[muzicanoz]

I wish you'd learn - start by learning how little you know and understand. It might help you to look less foolish.

[cycoturkey101]

lol your a douchebag SylvieKloot

your saying that people start the bush fires in oz?

out of all the major fires only 2 where started by mentally ill people one of them full blown english, all the other fires where started in the summer time where its hot as hell and as dry as your mothers cunt, and about all the criminals i suggest you go to a history mueseum or port arthur and get your facts right about the criminals

[frozenflame456]

im sorry but most convicts got sent here for small things like taking bread to feed there dying familys im sorry they had enough heart not to let them die but look around there are more Theives. Rapists. Murderers im the usa alone then here and wats with u and the fires sheesh u act like ur country is perfect well its not nor is auzzie