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Originally Posted by Locke
This reminds me of something I had been thinking about during the Syrian refugee crisis when they arrived in Turkey.
Much was made of the actions of the Turks in terms of how those refugees were treated, describing brutal conditions, lack of facilities, food etc.
And while much of this was true at the same time I thought we have to consider the scale.
Turkey was staring down at what? 3 million people?
Thats akin to staring at an invading army.
Nobody has the logistical capacity to deal with an immediate influx of that many people right at their borders.
People could slag the Turks but what was expected of them was impossible.
I think this is similar to what we may see here. Poland cant handle that many people and the rest of the region isnt exactly what you'd call 'stable.'
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The daily show did a great segment on this the other night. I wish I had a link for the video. Basically, white people = good refugees, brown people = bad refugees.