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Thank you for posting this. I am baffled at how some people just ignore reality and post (and believe in?) lies, even here on HN where most of us work with data
by megalodon 10y ago
Thank you for posting this. I am baffled at how some people just ignore reality and post (and believe in?) lies, even here on HN where most of us work with data.
It's amazing that fact checking and critical thinking is so low in this internet age where information is freely available for everyone.
- blahi 10y agoIt's funny that you mention crtitical thinking when working with data. this data reports country of origin. Now make that critical thiught work please, and tell me why these refugees insist on goingfrom the safe Turkey to Germany?
- megalodon 10y agoSure, here's two articles [1, 2] that describe the situation. Most of the refugees do stay in Turkey (including 1.9M Syrians acc. [1]). [1] https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/09/29/why-dont-syrians-stay-turkey https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/09/29/why-dont-syrians-stay-tu... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/amnesty-report-desperate-plight-syrian-refugees-turkey https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/amnesty-report...