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originally posted by: destination nowBut sadly nothing will bring back the young woman who was brutally murdered and for whom this thread was written and as such I believe that we must look objectively at the situation rather than just opening the doors and saying yes, you can claim asylum here regardless of who it is that is asking
originally posted by: twitchy
I'm probably going to get flamed for this but... All this really horrible refugee stuff maybe, just maybe, will give us something to think about next time BEFORE we bomb the piss out of a country or fund rebels to overthrow a sovereign government. The Taliban, The Mujahideen, Al Queda, Sandinistas, Cuban Exiles, Augusto Pinochet, etc. ad nasuem. Maybe it's time to pave roads and build schools instead of funding murderers to appease oil tycoons or drug cartels.
Was ousting Assad (and failing to do so) really worth it?
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: anxiouswens
She was a woman!a reply to: DBCowboy
Ahhh. That was her first mistake.
But seriously, it's sad.
It took the entire free world and several years to eradicate a group of people who hated Jews and wanted to force their ideology across the rest of Europe and the world in the 1940's.
Here we are in 2016. . . . . . . .
originally posted by: ForteanOrg
originally posted by: destination nowBut sadly nothing will bring back the young woman who was brutally murdered and for whom this thread was written and as such I believe that we must look objectively at the situation rather than just opening the doors and saying yes, you can claim asylum here regardless of who it is that is asking
The assumption that this thread was written in honour of that young lady that was murdered is incorrect. Given the tone and message of the OP I believe that this was just another lame excuse to be able to spout a new round of hatred against innocent people. These tactics are familiar: they were (and sometimes still are) used against black people, Jews and homosexuals, just to name a few other groups consisting of mostly totally innocent people. Most murderers wear trousers - but not all that wear trousers are murderers.
Spouting xenophobe tripe has become a tendency here and frankly it is tiring, because it is very clear that the instigators of this type of posting don't want to discuss anything. They want to hear they're right and if you proof them to be wrong, they start demanding more or other proof, simply call you a liar or put words in your mouth.
These are age old tactics, used by a minority that desperately needs to prove they are superiour. Not by acting as examples of the values we say we stand for, but by attacking others and denying them the very rights we say we would literally die for.
BTW: nothing against you personally "destination now". Just observing.
I feel very much for the real refugees of Syria, but I feel very much also for the folk of Scandanavia who are now having to cope struggle and adjust their lifestyles to accommodate a totally different culture.
originally posted by: ForteanOrg
originally posted by: destination nowBut sadly nothing will bring back the young woman who was brutally murdered and for whom this thread was written and as such I believe that we must look objectively at the situation rather than just opening the doors and saying yes, you can claim asylum here regardless of who it is that is asking
The assumption that this thread was written in honour of that young lady that was murdered is incorrect. Given the tone and message of the OP I believe that this was just another lame excuse to be able to spout a new round of hatred against innocent people. These tactics are familiar: they were (and sometimes still are) used against black people, Jews and homosexuals, just to name a few other groups consisting of mostly totally innocent people. Most murderers wear trousers - but not all that wear trousers are murderers.
Spouting xenophobe tripe has become a tendency here and frankly it is tiring, because it is very clear that the instigators of this type of posting don't want to discuss anything. They want to hear they're right and if you proof them to be wrong, they start demanding more or other proof, simply call you a liar or put words in your mouth.
These are age old tactics, used by a minority that desperately needs to prove they are superiour. Not by acting as examples of the values we say we stand for, but by attacking others and denying them the very rights we say we would literally die for.
BTW: nothing against you personally "destination now". Just observing.
I disagree with certain European countries taking in so many migrants so fast. Especially when there are so many countries closer and easier for them to assimilate. I do not have any disagreements with this. However I will defend the majority of migrants that have found themselves here against being painted with the same brush with the acts of a small amount. Which is what is happening.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
originally posted by: anxiouswens
She was a woman!a reply to: DBCowboy
Ahhh. That was her first mistake.
But seriously, it's sad.
It took the entire free world and several years to eradicate a group of people who hated Jews and wanted to force their ideology across the rest of Europe and the world in the 1940's.
Here we are in 2016. . . . . . . .
Just as a last thought...anyone know how many other murders/ stabbings / violent crime occurred in Sweden this week ?
Do we only get news of violent crime in Europe when it involves refugees ?
originally posted by: NeoSpartan
a reply to: Debunkology
I disagree with certain European countries taking in so many migrants so fast. Especially when there are so many countries closer and easier for them to assimilate. I do not have any disagreements with this. However I will defend the majority of migrants that have found themselves here against being painted with the same brush with the acts of a small amount. Which is what is happening.
Soooo, from which country are you if I may ask?
originally posted by: NeoSpartan
a reply to: Debunkology
I'm only asking because I wanted to know if you are affected by this refugee crisis or the other general issues we see across Europe.
Oslo, not exactly uncompromised.