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That's a pretty misleading statement, given that the article only says an upcoming Green Party politician is calling for it, and their party is supporting them.
by EA-3167 2y ago
That's a pretty misleading statement, given that the article only says an upcoming Green Party politician is calling for it, and their party is supporting them. The only problem is that the Greens in Norway have almost no seats, so expecting this to go anywhere is unrealistic.
- justin66 2y agoThe Greens and their aspirations notwithstanding, is there any reason Norway wouldn't grant asylum?
- EA-3167 2y agoI don't think proving a negative is really useful here, the only reason to believe that they WOULD grant asylum is on the basis of a tiny minority party backing a single politician. You also have to consider the asylum backlog in all of Western Europe, and the circumstances driving those people to apply. Is an American with a vague sense of dread, but no actual threat to their life going to make a better case than a MENA region refugee? A Ukrainian? I know that people like to dismiss this sort of thinking as "Oppression Olympics", but the reality is that there are a very limited number of "slots" for asylum seekers in a country like Norway and therefore an element of competition does exist. Who has a more pressing need? Someone fleeing a war zone? An LGBT person from a country like Afghanistan? Or an American upset about divisive political rhetoric?
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