Drowned refugee children

[felixthelogchopper]

[TIMON]

I think the current situation, recognising that it is the tip of the iceberg, could lead to a seminal change in Europe.

 

Refugee v immigrant/migrant.

 

Fairly irrelevant within the circumstances currently unfolding.

 

Is it too much to ask that the hugely self important, expensive, so-called "experts" and policy makers of bloated bureaucracy of the UN, EU and UK government (in a sliding scale starting with the UN) get a bloody grip and earn their massive salaries & expensive lunches, offices & Manhattan apartments.

 

I've just had my breakfast, had a think for a minute and decided how I'd suggest it could be "fixed."

 

Under a UN mandate, establish safe zones within or in neighbouring countries, expeditionary infrastructure - it's all off the shelf materiel - provide all domestic, health, education facilities (comparable to that which currently exists in the troubled country.) make it secure with military assets under UN command.

 

Send the bill to the nation state responsible for the dislocation of people.

 

Dislocated people remain within the sanctuary until such time as the turmoil abates, then they return to their country of origin.

 

Job done!

 

 

It's a shame there weren't more people like you in positions of influence.

[SteveA]

That is part of the 'tip of the iceberg' I referred to.... It's probably 30 years past the point where the world should have been considering the wholescale abandonment of sub saharan Africa.... It'll have to be addressed at some point in not too many more life times.

 

Oh yes, sorry....

The scale of it all is staggering.

Greening of the Desert is required on a massive scale - shame we don't spend all that bomb money on something like that!

cheers, Steve

[easy-lift guy]

 

There was perhaps a glimmer of effort in the Balkans?

 

The Balkans did have the potential, however the Serbs were out for revenge against any providence willing to not play ball with them any more.

Once Tito died the providences that actually had business dealing with the west and that kept Belgrade afloat in hard currency needed to make a decision.

Declare independence and take care of themselves or continue to take orders from their masters. You pretty much remember what happened next, the politicians still managed to micro manage the whole affaire into a real shooting wars with hundreds of thousands killed, injured and displaced.

I don't really have much use for the UN, I think most people in the US would rather the U.S. Out of the UN. The problem is apathy, and "until it's in my own back yard, it's not my problem attitude " will soon enough catch up with the citizens of the U.S.

easy-lift guy

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Oh yes, sorry....

 

The scale of it all is staggering.

 

Greening of the Desert is required on a massive scale - shame we don't spend all that bomb money on something like that!

 

cheers, Steve

 

 

👍🏻

 

Agreed!

[matelot]

It annoys me that David Cameron changed his mind about Syrian immigration to reflect "public opinion". I certainly don't get the impression that the British public has a huge appetite for allowing another ethnic group into the country that won't really integrate.

 

I had to laugh when I was watching the BBC news, they were talking about the huge public demands to help refugees, they then showed footage of some woman loading the boot of her Peugeot 108 with supplies for the migrants at Calais... It never convinced me that the British public are enthusiastic about helping migrants...

[TurtleWoods72]

<snip>

 

I had to laugh when I was watching the BBC news, they were talking about the huge public demands to help refugees, they then showed footage of some woman loading the boot of her Peugeot 108 with supplies for the migrants at Calais... It never convinced me that the British public are enthusiastic about helping migrants...

 

Lol.

 

Let's hope they share that packet of Twiglets nicely.

[AardvarkTreeServices]

I like the sound of your trumpet.

 

I think it might be positive to look at how WE integrate with people from other areas of the world as much as how they integrate with us.

 

cheers, Steve

 

Why would I/we want or need to integrate into an alien culture/relgion/language in our home country? Sure if I chose to live in Syria I would definitely try my hardest to integrate as best I could, but I wouldnt expect any Syrian to integrate with my lifestyle in their home country.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Why would I/we want or need to integrate into an alien culture/relgion/language in our home country? Sure if I chose to live in Syria I would definitely try my hardest to integrate as best I could, but I wouldnt expect any Syrian to integrate with my lifestyle in their home country.

 

Precisely.

[sloth]

Funny how the Russians seem to want to sell anyone weapons until same weapons are used against their supporters and own troops.

easy-lift guy

 

That's funny coming from an American!