And Once We Welcomed Refugees

[bainbrig]

Shocking story of Islamophobia/bullying/anti-refugee bone-headedness, not yet mentioned in these columns.

A reminder in case you need one:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/28/schoolboy-to-be-charged-over-huddersfield-attack-on-refugee-15

All this Syrian family want is to live their lives in peace, all their children want is to go to school, in peace.

Once upon a time refugees were welcomed here.

[Zacs-Master]

You don’t know what racism is, AOG. That’s patently obvious from your obsession with posting about it and your failiure to grasp even the basics of it. Trotting out the word ‘leftie’ is something you’ve learned on here and it does you no favours. In fact it further denudes your already fragile standing on here.

[Zacs-Master]

Indeed, danny.

[Zacs-Master]

OG ‘They have no need to migrate unless it is economically beneficial to them’

So you’d be happy to live in Iraq or Syria?

[LadyCG]

How whimsical, Sandy, but history doesn't offer many examples of third world migrants becoming scholarly, civilised benefactors and pillars of the community after reaching their El Dorado.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//So, a rugged people, through soft degrees
Subdued, could come to be useful and good//

If "subdued" (very non PC innit).

Any suggestion about the "useful and good" from the rugged people.

Let's play simple games like tic-tac-toe.

I go first: FGM. You're move is?

[Zacs-Master]

I think you might like to investigate how many top flight surgeons we have in this country as migrants, LCG.

[anotheoldgit]

dannyk13

Are they free from being criticised, no matter what they do?

I only wish I was granted that privilege.

[Zacs-Master]

V-E, I’ll ask you again....

All Muslim immigrants?

[Zacs-Master]

Then stop posting ignorant xenophobic rubbish and your with may be granted, AOG.

[mushroom25]

//Hung by his own petard //

whilst the context of the comment is correct, ie "beaten by his own weapon", the wording represents an impossibility. for a petard is a bomb, and it cannot hang you. it can however "hoist" you, eg blow you off your feet.....

[dannyk13]

Thanks for the correction Mushy.

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

/// So you’d be happy to live in Iraq or Syria? ///

That is irrelevant, such countries such as France, should be what they are seeking.

[Zacs-Master]

It’s not irrelevant to OG’s comment, AOG.

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master
/// Then stop posting ignorant xenophobic rubbish ///

Racist, Xenophobic, oh!! how the leftie insults keep on coming.

[dannyk13]

AOG,Not insults if true.

[Zacs-Master]

I’ve already told you about your use of that word, AOG. Your continued use of it only serves to reinforce my point.
And it’s not an insult when it’s blindingly obvious.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Oh, dear me.

No, I'm not suggesting that all Germans were Nazis. In fact I think only 33% voted for Hitler. And quite a lot of that 33% (sipped off for other reasons) weren't vicious thugs who wanted to gas Jews. And sadder still is that Bomber Harris "they have sown the wind and will reap the whirlwind " inflicted his cruel vengeance on one of the least Nazi cities.
Nonetheless, I wouldn't have supported an immigration policy un the 1930s which invited any German to enter Britain.

I do understand that the all/any stuff is going to be problematical for you.

[dannyk13]

VE, have you posted on the wrong thread?

[LadyCG]

I doubt any of them were economic migrants who arrived here in an overcrowded rubber dinghy, ZM.

I have no problem with people who want to contribute to society, but you already know that don't you...

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master
/// It’s not irrelevant to OG’s comment, AOG ///

Oh yes it is, OG didn't query why they should not migrate from Iraq or Syria, but he was a questioning why they were called refugees when they do not seek the safety of the first country, instead of what country is best for them economically, hence their correct description 'economic migrants'.