Ukrainian Refugees in Ireland - what you say?

Its difficult. There are no easy answers to this. Some of his concerns are completely understandable. The tourism industry will struggle hugely if alternative accommodation to hotels isnt found and yes we do have a huge housing crisis. I feel sorry for him (in relation to struggling to buy a house) and can sympathise with him completely however I couldnt agree agree with his choosing to vilify and blame refugees for it all. These people are coming from horrendous circumstances way worse than his. The housing crisis has been all the governments fault. The government dont really know what to do about housing refugees. There are no easy answers but villifying a vulnerable minority group only ends up making matters ways worse because your friend will end up blindly blaming refugees for every ill in Irish society. This will then if it is allowed to fester generally will cause huge tensions nationally.

I say we help them as practically as possible. However, when you read stuff like TDs saying they don’t want to force people to give up their property you wonder. We should take in as many refugees from Ukraine as we practically can, and if all EU countries did likewise I think there’s enough capacity to help them all. But taking in more than we can practically provide for helps no one.

There's a lot to be said for another mass.. Sorry., meant thread 😁

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yes, it must be so inconvenient to have your way of life mildly inconvenienced… 🤔 oh no your GP might have more patients to see for non emergency care? Horror - at least you still have hospitals to speak of

If you believe its a "population transfer" then that is personal animosity because you are viewing the individual as lesser because of who they are.

Hospitals, yeah with chronic waiting lists and departments and services closed due to lack of funding.

no point in having a hospital if you can’t avail of its services. Which will be an even greater challenge now.

here is an emotive photo from Kabul…

“There will be no cap”

People will have to accept that the high point of public services, workers rights etc has been passed, that's not a good thing.

As always it will fall hardest on the bottom half and the top half where the activists and those screaming about solidarity and empathy tend to be often benefit.

This isnt the conspiracy theories forum 🤣

We will look like good Europeans and property prices and rents will soar further. No wonder they haven't placed a cap on the numbers...

Your words are understood. You are trying to paint yourself as not against refugees personally but the words you use prove different.

Sinister was a poor choice of words. Hard these days to discern when someone is just talking pragmatically or when they’re trying to reference Replacement Theory again or something. If not I apologize and please disregard.

What alternative are you suggesting? They might not get speedy access to mental health facilities if taken somewhere safe so better to leave them there to be raped and murdered by the invaders instead?

Thats good