Immigration or humanitarian crisis?

[northernladuk]

interesting -

if a dog or other animal you have never met before comes up to you the chances are you may will give it a quick rub behind the ears

if a human you have never met before comes up to you there is a good chance you will recoil from the encounter

mainly because experience tells us that until you get to know a human being you can pretty much count them as untrustworthy and out to shaft you.

Probably because the dog is rather limited in it's ability to smack you in the mouth for rubbing it's ears....

[TestMangler]

Syria possibly 'just weeks away' from Bono charity single

As the world continues to reel from the latest harrowing revelations from Syria’s ongoing civil war, a fresh terror is now driving urgent efforts to find a lasting solution: the news U2 frontman Bono has ‘taken to the studio’ with the aim of producing a stirring ballad to highlight the suffering.

According to a UN report published this morning, Syria is now “just weeks away from a Bono charity single”, and opposing sides must “act with immediacy to prevent further unimaginable suffering”.

“The mere thought of [Bono] looking earnestly into the camera, pulling a pained expression and rhyming something with Aleppo should be enough to bring President Assad to the negotiations table immediately,” said UN secretary general Ban Ki Moon in a statement. “We desperately urge all parties to lay down their arms and work towards a viable peace plan to ensure whatever he’s recording never sees the light of day.”

Refugee camps across Lebanon have been put on high alert for the arrival of Bono, Bob Geldof and “probably Chris Martin” following rumours of a music video that will see them “crouching on a muddy floor while surrounded by smiling children in ragged clothes”.

[Martin Scroatman]

I go into Waitrose for my lunch every day.

And in Waitrose they give you a little green woken at the till after you have paid and you put it into one of 3 charity boxes on your way out.

Each box is a clear, perspex container displaying a sign outlining the work done by that charity.

The fullest box, way ahead of the other 2 by a country mile, was a local animal shelter.

The emptiest one was some chartity that featured "ethnicity" and "empowerment" in its blurb. All a bit Common Porpoise in other words.

It was practically empty.

[MrMarkyMark]

Bono

[DimPrawn]

Bono

hypocrite tax-dodging

Bono defends U2's tax arrangement: We are in 'total harmony' with Irish government's philosophy - News - Music - The Independent

With tulipe "music".

[darmstadt]

Let the party begin!

I suspect that there was a Daily Bigot photographer handing out selfie sticks there

Surprised that Syrian refugees have smartphones? Sorry to break this to you, but you're an idiot - Comment - Voices - The Independent

[DodgyAgent]

I suspect that there was a Daily Bigot photographer handing out selfie sticks there

Surprised that Syrian refugees have smartphones? Sorry to break this to you, but you're an idiot - Comment - Voices - The Independent

Brendan O'Neill Don’t make a moral melodrama out of the migrant crisis | Immigration | spiked

Where the right criminalises migrants, liberals infantilise them, reducing them from moral agents who have made a decision to migrate to childlike victims in need of rescue by virtuous Westerners. The much-shared, wept-over photo of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi spoke to the new Western view of the migrant: as hapless, helpless; pathetic; children requiring our care. The hard right juxtaposes itself to the threatening migrant; the pseudo-humanitarian left presents itself as lifesaver to the childish migrant. Both sides dehumanise them, for self-serving reasons.

[darmstadt]

Brendan O'Neill Don’t make a moral melodrama out of the migrant crisis | Immigration | spiked

Where the right criminalises migrants, liberals infantilise them, reducing them from moral agents who have made a decision to migrate to childlike victims in need of rescue by virtuous Westerners. The much-shared, wept-over photo of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi spoke to the new Western view of the migrant: as hapless, helpless; pathetic; children requiring our care. The hard right juxtaposes itself to the threatening migrant; the pseudo-humanitarian left presents itself as lifesaver to the childish migrant. Both sides dehumanise them, for self-serving reasons.

Found yourself a new hero:

[LondonManc]

Nice to know Brendan knows exactly how many have crossed the Channel in one way or another. Perhaps he could nip along to Downing Street and let them know. Or he's a lefty moron talking ballhooks.

[Andy2]

Is Hungary so bad to live in that the migrants will walk 100 miles to Austria rather than live there.
Also is France so bad that migrants in calais will risk life and limb to come to UK.