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Aussie105

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15. A lot of immigrants come into the country from war torn countries.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:46 PM

Thursday

Carrying a huge load of PTSD.

No support, just assumed to be able to delete all those experiences and settle down to being a useful member of society.

Human nature doesn't work that way.

We have machete wielding violent gangs who make the news here occasionally.

Most of them come from African countries with civil wars happening.

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