If you were unfortunate to be in an empty lifeboat surrounded by desperate people floundering in the cruel sea, at some point you'd have to stop taking people on board. Fact! The only question is at what point do you stop and how do you prevent people continuing to scramble on board until everyone goes down. It's an unpalatable analogy but undeniable. We're not going to sink or starve under the weight of migrants but we will find that if the numbers continue to grow (and there's no reason why they wouldn't given poverty and turmoil around the globe) we will reach the tipping point at which we will have irreversible and increasing social tensions and unrest across Europe and especially in areas like the Balkans. Who knows where that will lead. Something has to be done before it's too late and anyone who can't see that is in denial. It wasn't that long ago that we were all horrified by widespread rioting by our very own disaffected youth who already believe they're lives are impossible and prospects non-existent, despite being far better off than these migrants. Expect more of the same and far worse if this carries on.
What would you do if a desperate beggar arrived on your doorstep, asked for help and having decided that a loaf of bread and a few quid wasn't quite enough, forced his way into your house, helped himself to a bath and bed, then refused to leave. Would his plight and the reasons for it really stop you wanting to throw him out?
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Originally Posted by techguyone
They are helping, now we see something worthwhile being done with our Foreign Aid money, finally something to get behind that's tangible. Now back to Fairyland with you.
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IIRC the UK has given more aid than the rest of the EU combined and yes we should redirect more of our huge aid budget to this cause.