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originally posted by: ypperst
Hi ATS.
I stumbled upon this video of a refugee, making a 'Cut your neck' sign?!!
Sorry, no youtube video but its here on LiveLeak.
For those of you who cant watch it; Its a news crew reporting from a place where a lot of refugees is gathered, and when the camera is turning around you see a young refugee making 'I'll cut your throat' sign to the news crew?!
What is up with that?? Why send such a message??
I'm all up for helping these poor souls, but do I want this dude to come here, no way.
Maybe its me who is misunderstanding this, maybe its a sign of peace from where he is from, right, RIGHT?!
I dont really know whats up anymore, all I know is that I don't want that in my country!
And btw its not my title, used the original.
Normally I wont jump to conclusions, but this time I'm scratching my head.
Please someone enlighten me why anyone would do this?
Here is a better quality video
originally posted by: odzeandennz
after watching a cleverly edited clip, time to generalize and make assumptions
originally posted by: AceWombat04
My two cents.
In every population, there will be violent, extremist, and/or criminally insane individuals and subgroups. For every population of decent people seeking a better life, there will be some dangerous individuals. Just as even in our domestic populations, there will be the Timothy McVeighs and James Holmeses.
It is inevitable, and unless a rigorous system of background checks, psychological profiling, interviews, and security measures are enacted - which would delay transit and possibly result in long lasting ghettos and refugee cities with deteriorating conditions for those within - there is no way to discern between them in any meaningful way IMHO.
So the question becomes: Do we help as many as we can, taking the risk of the bad apples getting in as well? Or do we harm, delay, or reject the innocent, in order to protect ourselves from the bad elements?
Personally, I choose the "help as many possible" route. But I respect the views of those who disagree. What everyone thinks about this is their own prerogative and not to be dictated by me or anyone else.
Peace.
originally posted by: chewi
a reply to: hutch622
Really.
have I been watching something else.
We are responsible in lots of ways.
A failure to intervene.
A failure to evacuate or set up safe zones closer to the source.
Foreign policy failure
Capitalism !
These are just a few.
We can send a full floatilla of aid to a place in accessible when their is a natural disaster. The way the media portrays a crisis is so important because we always fall for it.
What difference is there between this and a tsunami disaster. Is one of them deserving and the other not.
originally posted by: odzeandennz
after watching a cleverly edited clip, time to generalize and make assumptions