the left: for humanitarian reasons, we must accept as many third-world refugees as possible.
the populist right: they’re just a burden to us. it’s better to send aid to their home countries.
our social workers: poor neighbourhoods are getting poorer.
our police: gang violence is getting worse.
foreign aid workers: the war isn’t ending and the democratically elected government is more corrupt and dysfunctional than the mob / terrorists.
as far as i can tell, these people are fucked no matter what you do with them. it’s tempting to conclude that leaving them be, keeping them out, and letting them sort their own problems out is possibly the “best” option for all parties.
bonifartius 𒂼𒄄
@thor i think so, too.
you can't fix other peoples problems. the only thing the west _has_ to do is stop fucking with those countries.
everytime the west gets involved it gets worse. we build wells, the farmers get even more cows, the water level drops even more, etc. we try to remove "evil" regimes, the next one is even worse.
@thor _and_ it's really hubris to assume that "we know better".