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> Nobody ever forced European countries to accept mass immigration. It came up for a direct vote? Or did politicians who never ran on mass immigration platfor
by xienze 4y ago
> Nobody ever forced European countries to accept mass immigration.
It came up for a direct vote? Or did politicians who never ran on mass immigration platforms just kinda decide to introduce legislation?
People tend to conflate the acceptance of mass immigration in western countries (by characterizing opposition as horribly racist) with tacit approval by the citizens.
- unpopularopp 4y agoIn some countries it does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Hungarian_migrant_quota_referendum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Hungarian_migrant_quota_r...
- School-Cotton 4y agoOf course in representative democracies not every topic is voted on in a referendum. The general failure of anti-immigration parties to win majorities in European countries suggests that most people are either pro-immigration or at least willing to accept it.
- xienze 4y ago> The general failure of anti-immigration parties to win majorities in European countries suggests that most people are either pro-immigration or at least willing to accept it. But again, that ties back to the demonization of being against immigration. Is it _really_ reflective of true popular support if you’re going to be labeled a racist if you don’t vote the right way?
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- School-Cotton 4y agoWell, that’s why voting is secret.
- spayce 4y agoThis idea that the population has a say and gets what it wants… This is most fascinating.