Personally I’d be horrified if any Brit, rich or poor, moved in next to me. Besides, I much prefer the Parisian hotty I currently have.
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Exodus: Our Journey to Europe - BBC2
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Personally I’d be horrified if any Brit, rich or poor, moved in next to me. Besides, I much prefer the Parisian hotty I currently have.
cunning fergus
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- Jan 18, 2009
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If he had any sense he would have voted to leave the EU, once we have left that tax avoiding, corporate cock sucking, corrupt and undemocratic shit show then the people of this country can finally hold our moribund political class to account.
Happy days.
cunning fergus
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Agreed, venerating cowardice, selfishness, greed or a combination of these is demeaning. For the vast majority of people of this country we can tell the difference between genuine refugees and chancers.
The former is in the minority, if European countries had any sense anyone of military age (men or women) arriving should get some training and equipment, then sent back to overthrow the regime they are fleeing from.
As Roosevelt (I think) said when aiding the U.K. in WW2 if your neighbour’s house is on fire you should lend them a hose.
We can temporarily look after the 9 year olds......no problem.
He doesn’t seem as angry and bitter as you though.
cunning fergus
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I’m of an age where I know what it is like to be shat on by Tories and pissed on by Labour.
When you stink of shit and piss you tend to be a bit punchy, but I’m neither angry nor bitter.
That said the Germans’ have a sexual penchant for Brazilian caviar and tinkle-ade so maybe these days you are culturally less affected by the general shit and piss state of our politicians here and (I would add) those in Europe.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
That's all very well until bank assets are frozen. Most of these refugees don't have access to their own money. They are fleeing for their lives, not for a 'better' life. I saw a clip on Breakfast tv recently about a charity running courses for Syrian doctors to be able to qualify to work in our hospitals, by getting their English up to scratch. They want to serve us.
This Syrian doctor works as an orthorpaedic surgeon in Manchester, but he also runs a charity to go to the refugee camps providing medical care.
A refugee is an economic migrant? I don't think so.
http://www.emeraldstreet.com/manchester/manchester-articles/from-manchester-to-syria-with-love/
jakarta
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I hadn't realised all those young blokes at Calais trying to break into Lorries were DOCTORS, that puts an entirely different aspect to it....
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The young blokes at Calais are a drop in the ocean of refugees. Yes, there are some economic migrants but generally those are from Africa.
We have criminals in Brighton, but that doesn't make all Brightonians criminal.Try to look past the headlines, and read about personal stories. You may start to understand and even get compassion.
lost in london
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Thanks for this. Will watch it this evening. I don't know the girl's story but for me, the obvious solution was always that European countries should have insisted that they only take refugees from the camps and simply send back to the camps anyone arriving in Europe by other means. Although it sounds harsh it would IMO have saved a lot of lives, it's far more co-ordinated, allows for much better checks and easier to prioritise families for resettlement here in the West. I genuinely believe we wouldn't be seeing quite so many far-right parties winning elections across Europe if it had been handled this way.
jakarta
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Not running mate, I can and will be strolling away to be with friends & relatives while they f*ck you over.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The problem with that, is that our own government has backtracked on what they promised to do. Lord Dubs made provision for children to come from the refugee camps but only 350 have come in.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/o...in-thousands-less-than-promised-a7569691.html
symyjym
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That is debatable.
So it’s got nothing to do with the regime change policy and supplying the hundreds of different factions of Wahhabi rebels with support, weapons and finance from the UK, US, Turkey, Saudi and Qatar ect?
I guess blaming Assad for this absolves us from our part in the destruction of Syria and makes us feel better about it, rather than having to reflect on it ourselves.
Rodney Thomas
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It was novel to open this thread and see people actually discussing the topic (in this case a tv documentary) instead of a race to bottom political discussion. Shame it only took one bounce for it to dissent into vitriol and bile. Every discussion seems to end this way in the UK now and it's bloody depressing, glad I live elsewhere and avoid much of it. Trying to take part in local politics thats based on compromise and understanding (in order to get things done) is really refreshing.
Sorry - just for clarification. Your proposal is that refugees / asylum seekers arriving unchecked in the UK, should each be given a gun and training on how to kill people?
Just checking I've understood.
More children like these ?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...ge-test-migrants-refugee-crisis-a7464081.html
Three in four 'child' asylum seekers are actually adults, Denmark claims
Humanitarian group says many young people don't know how old they really are
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cunning fergus
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Absolutely, how else will the regimes from which they are running be overthrown?
I’m absolutely positive these supremely resourceful and intelligent young men and women would jump at the chance to be professionally trained and equipped by HM Armed Forces so that they can mete out righteous justice to their oppressors. With their own brave hands and sacrifice they can then build their own Jerusalem in their own respective countries.
What friends’ of the U.K. these new beacons of democracy will be, knowing that the UK actively facilitated their homelands liberation from evil as oppose to letting them hide.
Where’s the problem?
cunning fergus
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How sad........still you will be pleased to know some of the poor loves are being fast tracked in.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/48882...nto-uk-is-jailed-for-a-string-of-sex-attacks/
What a relief.