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And yet, it will come to that: Europe just cannot take in tens of millions of people in a couple of years. Once the social systems start collapsing, even the u
by nostromo123 10y ago
And yet, it will come to that: Europe just cannot take in tens of millions of people in a couple of years.
Once the social systems start collapsing, even the unthinkable (armed borders and the like) will become an option.
Nice? No. But what's the alternative, committing state-level suicide?
That's why the first rule of rescue is ensuring the safety of the rescuer: if the rescuer is down, there's no hope left for the victim. And if Europe goes down, that will not help any migrants, either.
- M_Grey 10y agoEurope doesn't have the money or resources to maintain that for the decades and decades it would take. Resisting the inevitable is suicide, not the other way around. Is it going to be pleasant or easy? No, it's going to be difficult and fraught with upheaval, but it's the result of choices we've all made for decades. Time to pay the piper.