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Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
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Re: Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
#92I'm honestly not a fan of this, despite how well intentioned it may seem (road to hell?) AirBnB is honestly trying too hard with this PR move, it boggles my mind that shareholders don't reign in corporate stunts like this.
If 20k people are helped, and it also happens to benefit Airbnb, then that's fine by me.
If, on the other hand, Airbnb benefits from HURTING 20,000 people, then we would have a conversation.
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#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Looks like they have a rich trove of data on westerners and western sympathizers. I don't think Airbnb is thinking enough about protecting these rental records -- I can see the names and faces of previous guests even on public pages (those who left reviews). There must be tons of PII available to anyone who can access the Airbnb hosts' accounts. edit: Also, the photos are full of things that immediately imperil the h…
Upvoted. If anyone from Airbnb is reading it would be wise to lockdown these pages. Though it's probably too late, the Taliban is quite media savvy. Edit: someone commented, and deleted, a question about how to escalate this to Airbnb. I don't work for them, so I have no idea. But if Airbnb is going to do something like offer a place to sleep to Afghan refugees, sorry they've just stepped into a geopolitical game the…
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Re: Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
#94This is nice marketing. I doubt he has lined up 20.000 properties yet who want to do this. So that will be fun distribution: 1 to Alaska. 3 in Portland, 1 in Colorado Springs. On a more serious note. this is not a promising idea, Nobody has any real idea who these people are. What sorts of trauma they may have experienced? What their medical, psychological, or sociological needs are. There is also the tragic issue th…
> The state should be forced to build and staff suitable accommodations that are warm, friendly and safe.
Ah yes, because US immigration detention centers are well-known for being more pleasant than the private homes of the middle classes.
You sound like a truly nasty "patriot" attempting to pull a thin veil over it.
Re: Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
#95Wouldn't it be easier to make Afghanistan a 51st state? And let 'em keep their culture and religion locally instead of repossessing them?
Are you implying that the US has rights over Afghanistan?
No just implying that importing 20000 foreigners from totally different culture into US is not a good idea
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#96They are on a PR roll! I saw one of their billboard today with just "Thank you, science".
"Thank you, science" is not a good marketing line. Because science is not good or bad -- it depends on what it's used for. A lot of terrible companies could say the same thing.
"Thank you, science -- Facebook" has a completely different ring to it.
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#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Agree! Even if AirBnB didn't do it for the right reason (which I have no reason to believe they did - why always so cynical!?) the people in desperate immediate and "short term" need get help! (this is also why it's different to the homelessness issue, which seems more like a systemic issue that the cities and countries should honestly be ashamed of).
What would be a right reason? In my experience, all reasons boil down to either someone getting money or someone feeling good about themselves. It's just that, in this case, interests align - nothing more, but nothing less, either.
Exactly. If a company got money for hurting someone, then we need to have a conversation. If a company gets money for helping someone, my response would range anywhere from "Good for them!" to "What's for lunch?" at worst.
Re: Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
#98They haven't specified for how long & where, so this is just PR speak.
Or it may not be. Too early to tell.
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#99Airbnb doesn't own the properties. They should be giving credit to the hosts.
Re: Airbnb offers free accommodation for 20k Afghan refugees
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
Genuine question: How did the United States cause the Taliban control of Afghanistan? The Taliban were in control before the US invasion following the 9/11 attacks. Although the US failed in training the Afghan military, it seems like the Taliban would be in control regardless. The alternative to occupation would be a more complete destruction of the country.
“The alternative to occupation would be a more complete destruction of the country.” You seem to be conflating a theocratic regime being in charge with the bloodshed of war, or as you call it, occupation. A great many people died and were horribly injured throughout the 20 year war. But you think the wrong regime would have been a “more complete destruction?”
So the way I see it, there no way we can tolerate the Taliban facilitating attacks on US soil.
So after the initial invasion and defeat of Taliban forces, what is the correct move? Occupation didn’t work, but leaving after overthrowing the theocracy just allows the theocracy to reform.
It seems to me that a more thorough elimination of the remaining Taliban is the only other option here. I am legitimately asking what the other options are.