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So they would stay in Hungary instead which already has more refugees per capita than Germany and is totally overwhelmed? Or in Greece which is in the middle of
by legulere 11y ago
So they would stay in Hungary instead which already has more refugees per capita than Germany and is totally overwhelmed? Or in Greece which is in the middle of a crisis itself? How about Lebanon and Turkey where there are more than 10 times as much refugees, where refugees have no perspective of being able to work and where basic needs of life are not guaranteed.
Free speech is about the right to express oneself, it has nothing to with people not being allowed to disagree with you.
- hugh4 11y agoNo, they should stay in fucking Syria. If they're so keen on western values such as democracy and freedom of religion, they should take up arms and fight for them, just like our ancestors did. And if they're not keen on western values such as democracy and freedom of religion, they should stay the fuck out of the west. The right to live in a peaceful, prosperous country is not automatic. For those of us in the west, our ancestors earned that right for us. For those in the Middle East -- well, they need to work hard now to earn that right for their descendants. Is it fair that some are born in Europe and some are born in Syria? No. Is it fair that some are born human and some are born fish? No.
- vidarh 11y agoMost of our ancestors did nothing to "earn that right" for us. The vast majority tried to go about their lives as before. And a substantial number of "our" ancestors were part of messing up Syria and Iraq in the first place, going back to colonial times.
- comrh 11y agoThis has to be the most simplistic, nationalistic, view of history I've ever read. Ignoring that throughout history it is extremely common for groups to leave their countries and settle elsewhere when it becomes oppressive, for example America...