thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
"Phizzy: I fact-checked your post and found it to be blatant lies and propaganda. So it's removed. You're welcome."
Could you be kind enough to let me know what material you removed ,as I wish to challenge the source I used. I cannot remember exactly what I posted ( old age). P.M. me rather than clutter this Thread if you prefer. Many thanks.
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
The method of travel was not discussed by me, I simply asked how 20,000 or so Asylum seekers absorbed by a Nation of 66 million is a "Migrant Crisis".
There are Migrants who are not true Asylum seekers, and the Authorities have the onerous task of trying to sort out who is genuine. And we know that the E.U has been remiss in not supporting sufficiently their member Nations who are geographically most affected first. The whole thing should be handled much better, it is something that will continue as Political unrest, Economic problems and Climate Change affect many people.
But I hate to see the plight of any people used as a political Tool by people like Patel , Farage et al
What we need is International solutions to the problem of Migration, not blaming the victims of circumstances, who are forced to take desperate measures.
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
"However, it is a crime to enter a country without getting permission first.
#3 - Under international law a person fleeing their home country to seek asylum must to do by requesting it from the first nation they enter from their home nation."
These two statements seem contradictory. At least, not complimentary.
The reality is that how do you think any Asylum seeker would get on requesting entry in to the U.K, with the Government and Home Secretary we have at present ?
Also, you and others like LUHE have not told me how the U.K absorbing just over 20,000 asylum seekers per annum is a "Migrant Crisis".
in one form or another i've been a member of this site for almost 10 years.
in the past this was a great place for debate, news and support for ex jws.
i logged on several times a day and posted several times a week.
Similar for me Snakes, this site was not just helpful to me, but literally a life saver.
I thank Simon, Angharad and all involved in running it, and I thank a huge number of past contributors here too, they ALL helped me
But , it is not the place it was, people have changed, the Posters on here are different, less tolerant and kind. Instead of a lot of well informed people here, there is a lot of ignorance on show.
I fear that this place may not be as effective for helping J.W's in the early stages of waking up as it once was.
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
there always seems to be someone offended by something.
in today’s world if you don’t see eye to eye with someone they claim to be offended.
if you don’t support a cause that someone deems important, they get offended.
One Elder put those who were "offended" or "stumbled" in perspective for me. he asked : " Are THEY perfect ? " I replied " Certainly not", so he said " Well then, they cannot demand Perfection from us !".
thousands of migrants have come to england this year, already beating last year's total.. some may have fled syria and other war-torn countries; others are economic migrants.. let me try to get my head around this phenomenon: migrants are relatively safe in france and other countries.
they then leave the relative safety of continental europe and risk their lives and that of their children by crossing the english channel in rubber dinghies.
there's just no fixing stupid, is there .
I heard this earlier today " You do not put your children in a dinghy if they are safer on the land".
Migrant "Crisis", in what way is this a "Crisis" ? This has been blown up by the MSM and Patel and others to deflect attention from other matters.
A few thousand people seeking Asylum here is not a crisis.
Bandicoot above is just repeating the crap of Enoch Powell's " Rivers of Blood" speech.
Racist Right Wing rhetoric is better off being on nasty Right Wing Sites than on here. Or is this now a Right Wing Trump loving place that the likes of Nigel Farage would feel at home being a part of ?
will we close down again?
will we be masked forever?
will we be required to get vaccinated over and over again?
What interests me is how our experience of living in, and through a pandemic may change Society.
I am hoping that the majority view that we need to be responsible in our own actions, to protect ourselves, but , importantly, to protect others, will remain.
Before the Pandemic people coughed and sneezed regardless of spreading illness to others, I hope that selfish, slobbish attitude is a thing of history.
I am hoping that stupid Anti-vaxxers and conspiracy Theorists will have lost any traction before the next Pandemic.
I live in Hope.
from haaretz newspaper:.
what does a pig skeleton discovered in jerusalem say about first temple era jews?.
the argument here is that sanctions on eating pork were only introduced in the 2nd temple era.. so what does that tell you bout biblical accuracy.. .
The "Gerasene" swine story is a Literary trope. Look it up. But it did enter my mind for a moment, that story, but in the parable of the prodigal son the son had to travel out of Judea to keep pigs.
I think by the time of Jesus eating Pigs was a no-no, but obviously in much earlier times, when the Mosaic law was supposed to be in full sway, the Jews knew nothing about any such ban !
Which is further proof that the Jewish Bible was thrown together at a very late date.
from haaretz newspaper:.
what does a pig skeleton discovered in jerusalem say about first temple era jews?.
the argument here is that sanctions on eating pork were only introduced in the 2nd temple era.. so what does that tell you bout biblical accuracy.. .
The find of one skeleton surely does not prove they ATE the meat of the Pig does it ?
Personally I don't doubt they did, and as said in the O.P, the Jewish Bible was compiled after the return from Babylon, as a Nation Builder, so the Levitical ban on eating Pork may well not have existed until the Editor/Compilers of the Jewish Bible wrote it in.
