Europe goes full Trump on border control

Pkiernan

Noone seems to be objecting to the continent wide clampdown on migration now.

All the far left are keeping quiet on this ultra right wing move by the EU.

Funny the difference a tiny little virus can make when it hits our shores.

Rufeo

Well they didn't build a wall.

EmmetSpiceland

Pkiernan wrote: »

Noone seems to be objecting to the continent wide clampdown on migration now.

You do realise it’s not just about stopping the virus from getting in, right? It’s already in most countries at this stage so it’s all a matter of “containment”.

iebamm2580

It is amazing how now we are hearing zero about the migrants on the Greece border when it was daily news a few weeks back.

rainbowtrout

iebamm2580 wrote: »

It is amazing how now we are hearing zero about the migrants on the Greece border when it was daily news a few weeks back.

We're not hearing about Greta either and you couldn't move for climate change stories for months.

Darc19

Trump closing the border to Mexico where there are 200 cases, but no problem with people from Seattle traveling everywhere?

Go figure

You're unable to differentiate between limiting spread of an infectious virus and people of an undesirable ethnicity forced to flee their countries. More likely however, you deliberately misrepresent the facts as part of a devious agenda. Petty stuff, one could hardly expect any less knowing your track record.

riffmongous

How stupid can a thread get?

This is it

riffmongous wrote: »

How stupid can a thread get?

You'd be surprised!

Hunchback

This is the only worthwhile post in it.

Sonics2k

Pkiernan wrote: »

Noone seems to be objecting to the continent wide clampdown on migration now.

All the far left are keeping quiet on this ultra right wing move by the EU.

Funny the difference a tiny little virus can make when it hits our shores.

I actually feel like I got dumber reading this post. Congratulations, you're an idiot.

Raconteuse

A tiny little virus? If only...

That's pretty awesome dishonesty when you look at Italy's figures for the virus alone.

Jurgen Klopp

iebamm2580 wrote: »

It is amazing how now we are hearing zero about the migrants on the Greece border when it was daily news a few weeks back.

Most have probably started back for North Africa in their DIY dingys to be fair :pac:

Raconteuse

iebamm2580 wrote: »

It is amazing how now we are hearing zero about the migrants on the Greece border when it was daily news a few weeks back.

Yeah, "amazing".

Darc19 wrote: »

Trump closing the border to Mexico where there are 200 cases, but no problem with people from Seattle traveling everywhere?

Go figure

No problem? Doubtful. And it's not like Washington state is another country, the way Mexico is.

whisky_galore

OP goes Trump lite on Boards thread.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya!

Pkiernan wrote: »

Noone seems to be objecting to the continent wide clampdown on migration now.

All the far left are keeping quiet on this ultra right wing move by the EU.

Funny the difference a tiny little virus can make when it hits our shores.

Cop yourself on!

As of yesterday, the daily death rate globally is 973... and rising steadily!

There's nothing "little" about this. It's a monster that we are struggling to get a grip on.

I'm certainly not pro mass immigration etc. But this is no time for trying to score points against people. People's political or ideological preferences are irrelevant right now!

Bobblehats

Raconteuse wrote: »

A tiny little virus? If only...

That's pretty awesome dishonesty when you look at Italy's figures for the virus alone.

Old Italy is being ravaged by this. Up 475 in one day to a total 3,000

Out of 35,713 total cases it is getting quite serious

coinop

The tankies will never admit it but if there is one thing this coronavirus crisis has taught us it's that strong border controls are important. Free movement of goods can be allowed while greatly restricting the movement of people. The pipedream of free movement within the EU has taken a massive blow and I bet the Italians wish they had taken greater control of who they let into their homeland.

The airline industry in particular is getting hit hard and I predict the reduction in number of flights will linger long after this crisis has passed. There is no need for dozens of daily flights funneling Africans and Asians into Europe. Life can go on just fine if they stay in their part of the world and we stay in ours.

On the plus side, it's heart warming to see young Irish people helping out the elderly in our society by offering to pick up groceries in the shops for them. The kind of behaviour you can expect to see (and that we used to see) in a homogeneous, high-trust society. Let's wind the clock back on this dangerous globalisation nonsense.

EmmetSpiceland

coinop wrote: »

Let's wind the clock back on this dangerous globalisation nonsense.

Let’s get the comely maidens dancing at the crossroads and priest’s hands back in the little boy’s shorts. And sure, it’s not a big deal, just as long as they’re white.

coinop

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Let’s get the comely maidens dancing at the crossroads and priest’s hands back in the little boy’s shorts. And sure, it’s not a big deal, just as long as they’re white.

And this, boys and girls, is what's known as a strawman argument. Often made in a futile effort at grandstanding on internet fora for fake internet likes from strangers.

Also your uncouth invocation of pedophilia as a problem within homogenous societies is blown out of the water by the revelations of Pakistani grooming gang networks in Rotherham and other cities across working class England.

EmmetSpiceland

coinop wrote: »

And this, boys and girls, is what's known as a strawman argument. Often made in a futile effort at grandstanding on internet fora for fake internet likes from strangers.

Also your uncouth invocation of pedophilia as a problem within homogenous societies is blown out of the water by the revelations of Pakistani grooming gang networks in Rotherham and other cities across working class England.

Take it to the “Current Affairs” forum, bub.

No one wants to listen to your crackpot “theories” or your loony “opinions” in here.

Raconteuse

Normally never agree with coinop but they're not making entirely unreasonable points and it is a bit much to say they're implying we should go back to the Ireland of 50 years ago when many children were being abused by clergy.

That's in quite poor taste actually.

Just because someone's politics might be a good deal to the right, doesn't mean they're always wrong.

coinop

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Take it to the “Current Affairs” forum, bub.

No one wants to listen to your crackpot “theories” or your loony “opinions” in here.

So now you're the self-appointed spokesperson of the forum? :pac:

Translation of your post: "I can't refute your points. Go away". You're out of your league. You my have more success debating in the comments section of the Journal or perhaps YouTube.

Sonics2k

I'm confused.

Weren't the initial cases in Europe Italian business people who had been on a business trip to China? Or Chinese business people going to Italy.

Then it started to spread around Italy.

Around the same time a load of Irish and English school kids were visiting Italy on a holiday and just so happened to have a few people become contaminated.

This would have happened no matter your opinion on borders. It had nothing to do the "Globalists", it was just business people doing trade.

By all means, call out China for being the cesspool of human rights that it is, but try and be honest in how this spread.

Skylinehead

Not an AH thread - I'd move it but there's plenty of talk about it in Coronavirus forum.