[Tom4784]

Sadly very little sympathy will be afforded them until a picture of a dead child washing up on the beach pops up again and even then that will only be good for a few weeks of empathy at best until they are basically considered subhuman again.

The lack of empathy towards what is a terrible plight is deeply unsettling, more should be done to relieve the refugee crisis, especially since we've played a role in why there's so many refugees fleeing the middle east in the first place.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Sadly very little sympathy will be afforded them until a picture of a dead child washing up on the beach pops up again and even then that will only be good for a few weeks of empathy at best until they are basically considered subhuman again.

The lack of empathy towards what is a terrible plight is deeply unsettling, more should be done to relieve the refugee crisis, especially since we've played a role in why there's so many refugees fleeing the middle east in the first place.

Hey!! we'll have less of that, otherwise I'll have to send bojo round to sing 'Ode to joy' to you in German to remind you how important it is not to diss Britain.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Sadly very little sympathy will be afforded them until a picture of a dead child washing up on the beach pops up again and even then that will only be good for a few weeks of empathy at best until they are basically considered subhuman again.

The lack of empathy towards what is a terrible plight is deeply unsettling, more should be done to relieve the refugee crisis, especially since we've played a role in why there's so many refugees fleeing the middle east in the first place.

Sanctimonious rubbish. The prime concern of genuine refugees is safety for themselves and their families. These people are choosing to bypass closer safe countries to head for Europe in search of a 'better life' which actually makes them economic migrants rather than refugees. It's the children I feel sorry for because they have no choice.

Being idealistic when you're young is easy, but seeing the bigger picture of the negative effects this has on people in Europe matters. People in Britain for example are actually dying because of the demand and pressure put on the health system by this mass migration which denies them access to the services they need when they need it, something constantly and conveniently ignored by the sanctimonious supporters of mass migration. And that is just one issue.

It seems the distinction between 'refugee' and 'migrant' needs to be made because some keep ignoring it an an attempt to tug at peoples' heart strings and lay a guilt trip on them.

[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Sanctimonious rubbish. The prime concern of genuine refugees is safety for themselves and their families. These people are choosing to bypass closer safe countries to head for Europe in search of a 'better life' which actually makes them economic migrants rather than refugees. It's the children I feel sorry for because they have no choice.

Being idealistic when you're young is easy, but seeing the bigger picture of the negative effects this has on people in Europe matters. People in Britain for example are actually dying because of the demand and pressure put on the health system by this mass migration which denies them access to the services they need when they need it, something constantly and conveniently ignored by the sanctimonious supporters of mass migration. And that is just one issue.

It seems the distinction between 'refugee' and 'migrant' needs to be made because some keep ignoring it an an attempt to tug at peoples' heart strings and lay a guilt trip on them.

Totally agree.

[anne666]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Sanctimonious rubbish. The prime concern of genuine refugees is safety for themselves and their families. These people are choosing to bypass closer safe countries to head for Europe in search of a 'better life' which actually makes them economic migrants rather than refugees. It's the children I feel sorry for because they have no choice.

Being idealistic when you're young is easy, but seeing the bigger picture of the negative effects this has on people in Europe matters. People in Britain for example are actually dying because of the demand and pressure put on the health system by this mass migration which denies them access to the services they need when they need it, something constantly and conveniently ignored by the sanctimonious supporters of mass migration. And that is just one issue.

It seems the distinction between 'refugee' and 'migrant' needs to be made because some keep ignoring it an an attempt to tug at peoples' heart strings and lay a guilt trip on them.

Yes there are piss taking economic migrants from countries where they aren't under life threatening danger or which have safe areas. Which refugees are you talking about and which safe countries do they have to flee to?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by anne666

Yes there are piss taking economic migrants from countries where they aren't under life threatening danger or which have safe areas. Which refugees are you talking about and which safe countries do they have to flee to?

That depends because if they make a beeline for the wealthier Western countries they are not genuine refugees but economic migrants.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Sanctimonious rubbish. The prime concern of genuine refugees is safety for themselves and their families. These people are choosing to bypass closer safe countries to head for Europe in search of a 'better life' which actually makes them economic migrants rather than refugees. It's the children I feel sorry for because they have no choice.

Being idealistic when you're young is easy, but seeing the bigger picture of the negative effects this has on people in Europe matters. People in Britain for example are actually dying because of the demand and pressure put on the health system by this mass migration which denies them access to the services they need when they need it, something constantly and conveniently ignored by the sanctimonious supporters of mass migration. And that is just one issue.

It seems the distinction between 'refugee' and 'migrant' needs to be made because some keep ignoring it an an attempt to tug at peoples' heart strings and lay a guilt trip on them.

Rationalisation is always healthy.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Rationalisation is always healthy.

Distraction tactics.