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Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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I do not wish harm for any innocent people. If they want they can get what we have in their own country, they need to make that possible though, if needed with our help. (I think there should be more focus on taking care of refugees and the like in the region... or at least more in countries that support their culture) Only when really necessary we need to take refugees into europe for protection, usually those are p…

>> "We make something good for our children and we -have- to share it with the whole world in our house?" You mean you got lucky to be born somewhere that isn't currently at war and now you feel entitled to what you were born into?

You could say literally the same thing about wealth. Are you saying people are not entitled to their wealth just because they happened to be born into it?

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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A lot of the rapid shift in migration policy has been caused by the increasing prevalence of the view that a lot of refugees will never fit into "polite society". Reference the various sexual assaults across European countries by roving gangs of young men used to very different cultural mores who aren't assimilating culturally. If the choice comes down to protecting refugees or protecting your own society and the mor…

The vast majority of refugees aren't committing sexual assault. If you care about reducing sexual assault, supporting domestic violence shelters and education (e.g. programs like http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/prevent... ) would be much more effective than reducing immigration. Most sexual assault occurs between people who already know one another, not random foreign strangers.

> The vast majority of refugees...

Having met many refugees I can say this is absolutely true. The vast majority are lovely people.

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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>> Most people coming to Europe are economic migrantw [sic] Source for that statement? > The reasonable thing to do would've been to differentiate refugees from others This is exactly what we are doing, but this requires actual checks, not just a look at a person's face.

It is reasonable to assume that if you enter Germany/Sweden it is not because you are fearing for your life in Austria/Denmark.

Austrian and Danish people may freely enter Germany under the Schengen Agreement.

If you are referring to refugees who enter through those two countries, you are ignoring that these countries are also not initial ports of entry into the Schengen Area.

But I generally refuse to follow that line of argumentation: Having the initial ports of entry bear the responsibility for all new refugees is only a fair thing when you are not one of them. Neither Greece nor Italy have the capacity and as long as we are playing hardball international politics in the countries refugees come from, we have to take responsibility for the results of our actions.

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> Most people coming to Europe are economic migrantw [sic] Source for that statement? > The reasonable thing to do would've been to differentiate refugees from others This is exactly what we are doing, but this requires actual checks, not just a look at a person's face.

It is reasonable to assume that if you enter Germany/Sweden it is not because you are fearing for your life in Austria/Denmark.

Ah - so the only countries that should be expected to take refugees should be those immediately sharing a border with them, right?

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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Why is the EU the only responsible for refugees? Why not other states? Why not Russia, the Gulf states, Japan or the United States? It is getting tiring the bashing against the EU. The EU is getting refugees at the rate it deems convenient, if some other state is worried about the situation in Syria please take refugees, but please stop labeling the EU as evil.

The EU is the closet first world region. And they are signers to the convention.

Arab world is helping...havent you heard about the huge refugee camps in Jordan?

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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>> "We make something good for our children and we -have- to share it with the whole world in our house?" You mean you got lucky to be born somewhere that isn't currently at war and now you feel entitled to what you were born into?

You could say literally the same thing about wealth. Are you saying people are not entitled to their wealth just because they happened to be born into it?

Personally I don't think they are entitled to it but my point was that the reason they have it is through luck of being born into it.

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

>> "We make something good for our children and we -have- to share it with the whole world in our house?" You mean you got lucky to be born somewhere that isn't currently at war and now you feel entitled to what you were born into?

You could say literally the same thing about wealth. Are you saying people are not entitled to their wealth just because they happened to be born into it?

I think that is pretty obviously what he is saying.

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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post #40

I do not wish harm for any innocent people. If they want they can get what we have in their own country, they need to make that possible though, if needed with our help. (I think there should be more focus on taking care of refugees and the like in the region... or at least more in countries that support their culture) Only when really necessary we need to take refugees into europe for protection, usually those are p…

> If they want they can get what we have in their own country, they need to make that possible though. Oh trust me, they're trying. Western imperialism and colonialism has a habit of getting in the way though.

The west is not guilt-free, but it is not at fault for everything. If that were the case we would have seen great improvement after the western colonies didn't get in their way. (or are we in the way of their great victory in killing all others?)

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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>> "We make something good for our children and we -have- to share it with the whole world in our house?" You mean you got lucky to be born somewhere that isn't currently at war and now you feel entitled to what you were born into?

Yes, because it is my heritage. My family history made it happen, and many families around us. I am a child of my mother and not a random baby thrown on a random spot on earth, I carry the burden of maintaining or improving the quality of life for my kids. - Doesn't mean that I do not wish that everyone in this world can have what I have, and I support helping others. - There are ways to come here and join our cultur…

You're stopping just short of claiming genetic superiority here.

Re: Doctors Without Borders doesn't take money from EU anymore

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post #40

I do not wish harm for any innocent people. If they want they can get what we have in their own country, they need to make that possible though, if needed with our help. (I think there should be more focus on taking care of refugees and the like in the region... or at least more in countries that support their culture) Only when really necessary we need to take refugees into europe for protection, usually those are p…

> If they want they can get what we have in their own country, they need to make that possible though. Oh trust me, they're trying. Western imperialism and colonialism has a habit of getting in the way though.

Their infighting does not help either. If they were united as a people it wouldn't be so easy to outsiders to meddle in their affairs.
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