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Hmm are they refugees if they flee a relatively stable land, and cross a dozen stable countries before they get on that boat? Perhaps there’s another word we ca
by voz_ 3y ago
Hmm are they refugees if they flee a relatively stable land, and cross a dozen stable countries before they get on that boat? Perhaps there’s another word we can use?
- snehk 3y agoThe language here has changed quite a bit in recent times. There used to be a clear distinction between people who flee immediate danger and people who leave their home country for a better life elsewhere. The terms refugee, migrant, economic migrant and everything else get means the same thing now, basically. I think that's 100% intentional.
- poisonborz 3y agoIt's not that different, mostly just the timescale. A "classic" refugee in homeland would be dead swiftly by war or for political reasons. A "realtively stable land" refugee would be killed slower due to no/bad healthcare, slavery, crime rates, corruption. And when you will be an unlawful refugee anyways, why not choose the best economies?
- voz_ 3y agoI empathize with every individual taking on this journey, and I feel for them. Everyone deserves an attempt at a happy life and for some this is the only way. I cannot say that if I were in their shoes, I’d act any differently. That being said, the framing here has changed a lot recently so I was commenting on the terms used.