This makes me think that a good amount of people does not care about facts (and their interpretation), they just want to stick to their prejudice. — Πετροκότσυφας
That's all fine and dandy, Hanover. I won't comment on the Enlightened Dutch and all that. I'll just say that your post is irrelevant. Syrians are refugees, not immigrants. — Πετροκότσυφας
Honestly, I really feel for the refugees, but why are they refugees?
Who put the people into the positions of power to make them flee? — Mayor of Simpleton
Syrians (and not just them) are fleeing from war and persecution. They didn’t wake up and said let’s hike to Turkey, swim in the Aegean, sleep rough, be bullied by armed forces, probably die along the road, so that we can be laborers in Europe — Πετροκότσυφας
Of course, I didn't say anything about Syrian refugees not wanting to settle down. Here, you might find these more helpful. Refugee, Migrant — Πετροκότσυφας
Syrians (and not just them) are fleeing from war and persecution. They didn’t wake up and said let’s hike to Turkey, swim in the Aegean, sleep rough, be bullied by armed forces, probably die along the road, so that we can be laborers in Europe where far-right has never been as strong as today since the 30s. Also, the status and the treatment of the refugee is not the same as to that of the immigrant according to international law, so it's not a peripheral issue. It is the central issue and if it's not resolved there can be no treatment.
As to the demographic threat, Europe has a population of 740 million. Refugees thus far are how many? 400,000? — Πετροκότσυφας
Btw, MOS, we do agree that that’s the symptom and not the problem. We probably don’t agree on the specifics of the problem, I guess. — Πετροκότσυφας
I can honestly say I do not feel like I'm Austrian in spite of my 22+ years of living here. My neighbors are for the most part fine with me, but I am certainly not considered Austrian. It's clear to me that I'll never be Austrian. I'm no longer American either.
Truth is...
... I'm no longer from anywhere. — Mayor of Simpleton
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