It's true that part of the immigrants are from Afghanistan, and that people have been leaving there since late 2001 for some strange reason. It doesn't really matter to me though, I am ok with immigrants even from there given the state of the region. Ultimately I personally would rather my country support them and its citizens to a greater extent. I think overall the new immigrants will be beneficial economically if they are given a proper start. And you can't pretend nationalism isn't on the rise in western countries. The videos I've seen of white nationalists protesting immigration in Australia aren't fake. My Dutch friend sees anti-islamic tendencies rising in his country too.

Triceratopsoil wrote: Of course, the easiest way for leftists to shut down discussion is to scream and cry "THAT'S RACIST!!!! IT'S 2015!"

Imagined geographies

The entire situation would be over in a week if Obama would get over his desire to eliminate Assad and cooperate with Putin

Putin won't cooperate with terrorists.

^ Snap !

Triceratopsoil, why do you hate freedom?

KingCrInuYasha wrote: Triceratopsoil, why do you hate freedom?

Because for too many people it means "the freedom to be a degenerate weirdo" or "the freedom to live off the hard work of others."

A high degree of freedom only works in a high trust society, which we haven't had here since, oh, somewhere around Diefenbaker.

The Dark Elf wrote: Atavachron wrote: ^ Complete reactionary hogwash.   You're damn right black lives matter in regards to a white cop shooting a black man.   Black-on-black violence?   What about it?   This demonstrates an utter misunderstanding of human nature and how things work.   Oh and don't be so calm and civil.   I can feel your anger, young Jedi, so don't be bothered by or afraid of it.   A lot of people have a whole lot of growing up to do, and it is a painful process that I hope all survive.   Reactionary hogwash? Why, because I think people should take responsibility for their actions, for their lives and for the cultural indifference which leads to looking for mimetic scapegoats rather than accepting the fact that blacks as a proportion of the population account for a majority of the crimes, whether against people of other races or against that of their own?   When a delusional group of people march about shrieking "black lives matter" and then set fire to their own neighborhood's businesses, and in effect drive away anyone with the resources and gumption to build the community, they should instead police their neighborhood to ensure their children can get to school without being shot up or raped, should volunteer to tutor school kids to better their grades and prepare them for college (instead of trying to get $15 per hour working at fast -food joints), and should act as surrogate parents because so many sperm donors have ditched their families so that single-parent families are the rule and not the exception.    You want black lives to matter? Take responsibility, stop relying on hand outs, quit acting like helpless victims, and demand that your crime-driven youths need to be held accountable for their actions.

Ah finally, some true colors, and plenty of anger.  That's what I like to see.  Your position is easy, unoriginal and dated, but at least it's real.

I'll let your post speak for itself as I couldn't do much more damage to you that it does.   I mean if you really want to do the 'Oh those nutty black people are at it again with their violence and drugs and "Hey baaaby, you wanna work tonight?" pimpin' and hoein'  thing, by all means, continue.

It's about peoples perceived right to not be offended.

No one actually reserves that right at all, and these poor young people who have been dog trained to hyperventilate at the sight of a brown bag (look up: Brown bags are racist) are in for a nasty shock when they leave their "safe space" and head out into the real world with $100K + of debt to pay off, far from brilliant job opportunities and a world of corruption, deceit, racial hatred and a total lack of genuine compassion from the top down..

Life will chew them up and spit them out like a piece of discarded gum. They'll be crying for their f***ing mommies by the time the 'real world' has had its way with them. They'll miss the nice professor who they once berated for trying to be reasonable.

And this is what happens when expectations of life are set unreasonably IMO, and kids are led to believe they are gods and people don't have the right to upset them in any way shape or form. It's a form of abuse.