Reply to Re: Let's talk terrorism
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what I'm saying is we have no idea who we are actually allowing in the country, which puts us in major risk.
Why is it a risk to take in refugees from a different country than you thought they were?
Again, terrorists have money. They can just arrange a visa and come in without the hassle of going through the refugee system (which will likely reject them).
we are destroying our own country
How does taking in refugees destroy the country?
they would never help us if we were in the same situation.
There are people who don't want to help others in every group, including refugees. But there are also people who do in every group. Your suggestion that all refugees are the same is too simplistic.
But even if it would be true: so what? Do you only help people as an investment, so they can help you later? I think we should help people because they need it (and we can afford it, as I wrote before; we shouldn't help more of them than we can handle). What they would do in a hypothetical situation isn't relevant.
About how they are so rich and going home (to Syria? Really?), do you have sources? I've never heard this before and I would like to know if it's more than rich people confusing you into blaming the poor. Because that's what I suspect is happening. Refugees are not the ones with the power. If influential people are trying to blame them for bad things in your life, check if they aren't to blame themselves.
For example, here in the US, the republicans give huge amounts of tax money to the rich, and they also shout the loudest that minorities are ruining the country: the blacks, the muslims, the g a y s, transgender people, you name it. None of these groups have any power, and none of them is ruining the economy. But those politicians are, so they need a diversion.
Why is it a risk to take in refugees from a different country than you thought they were?
Again, terrorists have money. They can just arrange a visa and come in without the hassle of going through the refugee system (which will likely reject them).
we are destroying our own country
How does taking in refugees destroy the country?
they would never help us if we were in the same situation.
There are people who don't want to help others in every group, including refugees. But there are also people who do in every group. Your suggestion that all refugees are the same is too simplistic.
But even if it would be true: so what? Do you only help people as an investment, so they can help you later? I think we should help people because they need it (and we can afford it, as I wrote before; we shouldn't help more of them than we can handle). What they would do in a hypothetical situation isn't relevant.
About how they are so rich and going home (to Syria? Really?), do you have sources? I've never heard this before and I would like to know if it's more than rich people confusing you into blaming the poor. Because that's what I suspect is happening. Refugees are not the ones with the power. If influential people are trying to blame them for bad things in your life, check if they aren't to blame themselves.
For example, here in the US, the republicans give huge amounts of tax money to the rich, and they also shout the loudest that minorities are ruining the country: the blacks, the muslims, the g a y s, transgender people, you name it. None of these groups have any power, and none of them is ruining the economy. But those politicians are, so they need a diversion.
