As many complaints and issues as I might have with how things are currently, I do think it’s important to read things like this and keep it in perspective. I’ve never once felt like I might not be...
As many complaints and issues as I might have with how things are currently, I do think it’s important to read things like this and keep it in perspective. I’ve never once felt like I might not be able to get as many cleaning products as possible whenever I want (not counting the freak outs during covid), and yet to other people they are a luxury or a straight up impossibility. Very humbling.
Yes, it would be nice if we had a bit more forward thinking in Europe about how to humanely tackle the large numbers of refugees and migrants who want to move to Europe. Practical solutions would...
Yes, it would be nice if we had a bit more forward thinking in Europe about how to humanely tackle the large numbers of refugees and migrants who want to move to Europe. Practical solutions would be nicer than "they don't share our civilised values so let's pay Libyan warlords to uphold our values by torturing them".
I think the problem is that in continental Europe there is a lot of racism, but it sounds bad to say "we hate the non-whites" so instead they say "well it's all very sad, but we can't afford to...
I think the problem is that in continental Europe there is a lot of racism, but it sounds bad to say "we hate the non-whites" so instead they say "well it's all very sad, but we can't afford to help these people" or "they don't share our values".
If Europeans wanted to integrate refugees into society, and the political will to do so existed, then it would happen.
The photo of one man's kitchen cabinet, absurdly full of bottles of dish soap, felt particularly poignant considering a quote later in the text:
As many complaints and issues as I might have with how things are currently, I do think it’s important to read things like this and keep it in perspective. I’ve never once felt like I might not be able to get as many cleaning products as possible whenever I want (not counting the freak outs during covid), and yet to other people they are a luxury or a straight up impossibility. Very humbling.
Yes, it would be nice if we had a bit more forward thinking in Europe about how to humanely tackle the large numbers of refugees and migrants who want to move to Europe. Practical solutions would be nicer than "they don't share our civilised values so let's pay Libyan warlords to uphold our values by torturing them".
I think the problem is that in continental Europe there is a lot of racism, but it sounds bad to say "we hate the non-whites" so instead they say "well it's all very sad, but we can't afford to help these people" or "they don't share our values".
If Europeans wanted to integrate refugees into society, and the political will to do so existed, then it would happen.