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Originally Posted by JTM45

There are bad things happening pretty much everywhere. That doesn't mean you couldn't live in Germany, Sweden, Italy or Spain in complete happiness. They're still beautiful Countries full of fantastic people, despite what your latest automated anti-Muslim 'news' alert may be telling you. There are European Countries that have been through horrendous things in their time but have come out the other side and are no less beautiful than they ever have been. America is in a deeper state of 'crisis' at the moment than any of the four Countries you mentioned but people like yourself still try to avoid that subject because it doesn't fit your right-wing agenda.
You talk about people not having lived in the Real World or experienced real life , all without having a clue what kind of lives other people here have lived or what they've experienced, but you come across like one of the least Worldly and most narrow-minded people on this forum. I'd be surprised, judging by your attitude and fear/hatred of anyone different from yourself, if you've ever left your hometown.

The World's population is growing at an incredible rate and as Countries get more and more over-populated more people will travel and settle in other Countries in search of a better future for themselves and their families. You can't condemn people for that. That's human nature and just the way things are.
We just have to adapt and remember that we are all the same species and try and be as hospitable as possible. Some people seem to forget that it could be them or their family members that are fleeing war in their Country next time and keep in mind how they'd hope the people in those Countries would treat us and ours.

I understand peoples' desire to better their lives but at what cost to others. Much of the current immigration is illegal immigration and, with the exception of 'genuine refugees', they should go through the proper channels not jump on a boat and force their way in. Apart from anthing else it is a Hugh security risk to Europe and everyone in it in dangerous times.

Yes the population is growing at an alarming rate, in poorer third world countries, not in the West, but it seems some people expect the West to take responsibility for the actions of others - to pick up the pieces. I have never understood the sense in people having children that are only born into poverty and suffering. It isn't fair on them. So-called religious beliefs and superstition are responsible for all that suffering in my opinion.

It may be our moral duty to accept migration levels at a level we can handle but not if we are called upon to self harm in the process.