The document discusses which aspect of contemporary Australian society deserves embarrassment and proposes an imaginary reversal of roles. It suggests Australia's policy on refugees and asylum seekers deserves embarrassment. It imagines a future where climate change makes Australia uninhabitable and Australians are forced to flee to countries they previously denied refugees, experiencing a role reversal.
The document discusses which aspect of contemporary Australian society deserves embarrassment and proposes an imaginary reversal of roles. It suggests Australia's policy on refugees and asylum seekers deserves embarrassment. It imagines a future where climate change makes Australia uninhabitable and Australians are forced to flee to countries they previously denied refugees, experiencing a role reversal.
The document discusses which aspect of contemporary Australian society deserves embarrassment and proposes an imaginary reversal of roles. It suggests Australia's policy on refugees and asylum seekers deserves embarrassment. It imagines a future where climate change makes Australia uninhabitable and Australians are forced to flee to countries they previously denied refugees, experiencing a role reversal.
2/9 ENGLISH GROUP THING - Jeffrey Yang, Michael Qiao, Andrew Xu,
John Zhao Which aspect of contemporary Australian Society (or government) most deserves to be embarrassed? Policy on refugees/asylum seekers
What kind of imaginary world could do this?
A world where a series of events leads to a reversal of roles. A few decades in the future, climate change has rendered Australia uninhabitable and Australians are forced to flee. Ironically, they are forced to flee to the same countries that they previously denied.
Economic History - Chapter 2 of Why Nations Fail - Prosperity Variance Theories Such As The Geography Hypothesis, Culture Hypothesis, Ignorance Hypothesis, and The Importance of Institutions