Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings - updated 11/5/24*

It's already causing the EU to break up with the UK gone. We like to slag the UK for Brexit but that did really serious permanent damage to the EU. There are many countries that could be next in line to leave.

Sunak having an absolute ball at the expense of the self-righteously stupid Irish elite.

Our leadership is so bovine it can make even the notoriously mediocre Rishi look like Machiavelli.

The offer to join Rwanda is half-trolling but we should until we have our own deterrent devised and implemented.

I'd imagine they're more concerned with this mornings election results.

Looks like a wipeout for the Tories, I wonder can they cling on until the GE now, especially with talk of the knives being out for Sunak lately.

Who would have thought voting for a party with empty 'taking back control' slogans would have worked out so badly.

Jesus listening to morning Ireland would boil your pi$$.

Absolutely no balance, not even a whiff of suggesting that these lads have deliberately travelled through multiple other safe countries to get here and questioning why they would do that?

Or even a hint of suggestion that you know, the fact they've done that they're no longer fleeing persecution or war. In fact they're just fleeing personal preference.

If you're going to sleep rough, why not pitch your tent in the D4 area. The residents are not happy.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2024/05/03/asylum-seekers-pitch-tents-in-park-on-st-marys-road-in-ballsbridge/

@Montage of Feck

The same aswell. Really did. Was nearly giddy with the excitement. But the shitshow on immigration and the dogmatic stance of the left and their version of a free for all has left me feeling not a **** chance. Holly Cairns had potential. All these years as a working class person leaning left, i’m now ideologically and politically homeless.

Yeah, you'll leave it at that because you know full well you are derailing the point and taking what I said well out of context. Of course there has been war and destruction perpetrated all over the world by all races and ethnicities, but the person I responded to was talking about multiculturalism in Europe ... so the conversation was focused on Europe.

People are ignoring the elephant in the room when it comes to housing. Its not just finding accommodation for incoming asylum seekers, whether its 13k or 20k this year. We have currently around 100k Ukrainians in Ireland, most of who are likely to stay here. Where do we find houses for these, they can't live in hotels forever.

Try this:

1. Read the first sentence of your post to yourself again.
2. Read my posts on this point.
3. Discover that you are making the same point as me.

By the way, point of order and all. The rebuilding of the post-war European economy was funded by the US....

And the best part is it was some of the locals who volunteer with Tiglin who suggested it to them ! no doubt the local residents are delighted with their do gooder neighbours. Confirmations to be held there this weekend also.

While I am unsure as to why my comments make you think my grasp of world history is appallingly bad (you can let me know which of those factual events I mentioned didn't actually happen) you, like a few others on this thread, seem to really hone in on some white guilt narrative. Bit sensitive and all.

Sadly, the point was being made about multicultural European cities becoming unrecognisable or in decline. So if someone says that, I am inclined to say OK let's go back and see what wonderful high point we were at prior to multiculturalism. For reasons beyond my self-hating control unfortunately,that means looking a time when it was more or less just white Europeans about the place* — so that's where my apparent "weird emphasis on skin colour".

This is not to say migration has not caused problems in European cities. It absolutely has. But the more dramatic, sensationalised outcries of Europe and its cities declining from migratiom from some glorious high point before modern day migration mean that it's perfectly rational to actually set out this timeline of apparent decline.

*please don't freak out lads.

out of curiosity, what would you consider a more insightful post?