An excellent article. As you touched upon and as I have written elsewhere, the levels of distraction regards this “issue” are staggering. There are approximately 44 million tax payers in the UK, that a “civilised society” finds itself unable to assist a few desperate people is astounding.
The msm use of terms like “Hotels” is a damaging as “invasion” IMV. The image conjures up a rake of happy go lucky refugees biding their time whilst waiting application processing in an all expenses paid en-suite with a balcony view of the pool, all day buffet and 24hr bar. The reality is £49.20 a week to live on, issued on a pre-loaded card that you can only get £20’s from the cash machine. If you get a meal from your “Hotel” it’s around £8. You can’t work, it’s illegal. Incidentally in my newly adopted home Ireland after 6 months and a good period of Identification verification you can work, so why not in the UK. I invite anyone to try living on that money, it’s hard and it doesn’t leave you much scope to alleviate your boredom as you wait the sloth like considerations of the authorities.
On the one hand “we” incentivise to get the dwindling birth rate up and on the other demonise those who have risked their lives to contribute, if only they are allowed. So which scenario is it? UK full or emptying?
When people or things without an iota of humanity start barking on about illegals, I just think, there but for the grace of god go I. No, I'm not a bible basher, not sure I even believe in a god but I like to think that I have enough humanity and compassion in me to think that I could have been in the same position as some of the most unfortunate people find themselves in. I can't understand anyone who can be so mean and have so little humanity that they can keep spreading their venom. I hope karma comes back to bite them at some time in their miserable lives.
Absolutely bang on again dear Bear 🐻. Coming from Liverpool and now living in Devon, I see such a difference in attitude between the two places. In Liverpool I loved the incredible mix of races, cultures and creeds. In Devon, where I now live, there's mostly white faces and some people I have spoken to very much have the attitude of " we're being invaded by boat people!" Unfortunately, there's no cure for stoopid. They don't want to listen. They just want to rant. I have no idea what my genetics are, but I have Mediterranean colouring, hazel eyes and sallow/ olive skin. I did have brown hair which is now white. One grandma was Irish, with fair skin and blue eyes. One grandma was Welsh with fair skin and green eyes. Both grandads had fair skin and brown eyes and hair. So, where did my skin colouring come from? I have no idea, nor do I care. My point is that our genetics are probably like a huge mix up - and it's pot luck how our appearance ends up. Much like where and to whom you happen to be born. As the saying goes, there but for luck go I. Hurray for our differences, boo to the total morons! Sending you loads of love ❤️ dear Bear 🐻 xxxxx
My 90 yr old neighbour has bought the 'invasion' rhetoric, hook, line, and sinker.
Them: They're staying in hotels at our expense. We're paying for it.
Me: They don't have a choice. They're not allowed to earn anything and sort out their own accommodation. Anyway, would you want to stay in the Chimney House?
Them: Well they should be made to work.
Me: They're not allowed to.
Them: We should put them to work for nothing.
Me: That's slavery!
Them: Slavery is not so bad!
Wonder where i heard that recently??
At this point I gave a lecture on the horrors of slavery etc.
Them, is a devout CofE Christian, regular church goer, with rather an old testament view of the world. Reads the Fail and watches BBC news.
Them knows I'm an atheist. I'm a retired Doctor and still try to live by the creed of
1st, do no harm.
It's hard these days not to despair of folk. I keep scrabbling at the wall, one brick at a time.
I particularly despise Farage, Tice, Oakshott et Al for making asylum seekers the scapegoats for the things that are wrong in Britain. Just like the LGBTQ community are scapegoats in other countries and trans people here. Actually the aforementioned bastards are evil because they know that asylum seekers are not responsible but suits their hold on power over the ignorant and racist, and they are part of the capitalist system which enriches them.
Another excellent article and I’m in agreement with all you say. But how are such views promoted or debated when the other side responds with hands over their ears screaming obscenities because they can’t even comprehend the possibility that their views might not be entirely correct. One cannot argue with an idiot or with a Reform zealot. So how do we move on? Typing with a sinking feeling which has been magnified after just visiting Bergen-Belsen over the last couple days reflecting on my Grandfathers involvement with its liberation but also how a ‘charismatic’ leader can turn a nation against its neighbours in such a short time.
This! Exactly! Whenever I try to point out the reality of "illegal migration", I too am told I should take them all in my house, I dont care about freezing pensioners and starving children, and I must really want women and girls to be groomed, raped and worse. They won't agree that 90% of rapes and murders are committed by white men. They refuse to hear the truth about those oh so luxurious "4* hotels". One recent post had a photo from a supposed migrant hotel, showing young men playing pool. This apparently was proof that ALL UK youth clubs, every single one, had been closed just so asylum seekers could benefit. Of course, the people complaining about those facilities are the very same ones moaning about any brown people in their town sitting on a park bench.
To try and put some perspective out there, the total number of migrants who arrived by boats this year is less than half the capacity of Wembley. So equivalent to one team's supporters. Of course, farage, tice & co dont want anyone to know that, they just scream about invasions of millions.
Farage is today calling for "peaceful" protest outside asylum hotels. Yep, we all know their idea of peaceful is a horde of fat, bald, men, along with the fat, ugly women they want to "protect", wrapped in flags, throwing missiles at police, jumping on police cars, before staggering home drunk and beating up those same women.
When fartage was asked WHERE those evicted from the hotels should go, he had no answer, other than to say they shouldn't be here. To me that sums up reform. Slogans, hate, division. Not a single policy.
An excellent article. As you touched upon and as I have written elsewhere, the levels of distraction regards this “issue” are staggering. There are approximately 44 million tax payers in the UK, that a “civilised society” finds itself unable to assist a few desperate people is astounding.
The msm use of terms like “Hotels” is a damaging as “invasion” IMV. The image conjures up a rake of happy go lucky refugees biding their time whilst waiting application processing in an all expenses paid en-suite with a balcony view of the pool, all day buffet and 24hr bar. The reality is £49.20 a week to live on, issued on a pre-loaded card that you can only get £20’s from the cash machine. If you get a meal from your “Hotel” it’s around £8. You can’t work, it’s illegal. Incidentally in my newly adopted home Ireland after 6 months and a good period of Identification verification you can work, so why not in the UK. I invite anyone to try living on that money, it’s hard and it doesn’t leave you much scope to alleviate your boredom as you wait the sloth like considerations of the authorities.
On the one hand “we” incentivise to get the dwindling birth rate up and on the other demonise those who have risked their lives to contribute, if only they are allowed. So which scenario is it? UK full or emptying?
When people or things without an iota of humanity start barking on about illegals, I just think, there but for the grace of god go I. No, I'm not a bible basher, not sure I even believe in a god but I like to think that I have enough humanity and compassion in me to think that I could have been in the same position as some of the most unfortunate people find themselves in. I can't understand anyone who can be so mean and have so little humanity that they can keep spreading their venom. I hope karma comes back to bite them at some time in their miserable lives.
All good points Bear & comments below.
Heaven knows what the Twitter loons would make of me.
I’m a trustee of a small, yet well established, refugee support charity.
I regard it as a humanitarian labour.
👍🙂
Absolutely bang on again dear Bear 🐻. Coming from Liverpool and now living in Devon, I see such a difference in attitude between the two places. In Liverpool I loved the incredible mix of races, cultures and creeds. In Devon, where I now live, there's mostly white faces and some people I have spoken to very much have the attitude of " we're being invaded by boat people!" Unfortunately, there's no cure for stoopid. They don't want to listen. They just want to rant. I have no idea what my genetics are, but I have Mediterranean colouring, hazel eyes and sallow/ olive skin. I did have brown hair which is now white. One grandma was Irish, with fair skin and blue eyes. One grandma was Welsh with fair skin and green eyes. Both grandads had fair skin and brown eyes and hair. So, where did my skin colouring come from? I have no idea, nor do I care. My point is that our genetics are probably like a huge mix up - and it's pot luck how our appearance ends up. Much like where and to whom you happen to be born. As the saying goes, there but for luck go I. Hurray for our differences, boo to the total morons! Sending you loads of love ❤️ dear Bear 🐻 xxxxx
My 90 yr old neighbour has bought the 'invasion' rhetoric, hook, line, and sinker.
Them: They're staying in hotels at our expense. We're paying for it.
Me: They don't have a choice. They're not allowed to earn anything and sort out their own accommodation. Anyway, would you want to stay in the Chimney House?
Them: Well they should be made to work.
Me: They're not allowed to.
Them: We should put them to work for nothing.
Me: That's slavery!
Them: Slavery is not so bad!
Wonder where i heard that recently??
At this point I gave a lecture on the horrors of slavery etc.
Them, is a devout CofE Christian, regular church goer, with rather an old testament view of the world. Reads the Fail and watches BBC news.
Them knows I'm an atheist. I'm a retired Doctor and still try to live by the creed of
1st, do no harm.
It's hard these days not to despair of folk. I keep scrabbling at the wall, one brick at a time.
I particularly despise Farage, Tice, Oakshott et Al for making asylum seekers the scapegoats for the things that are wrong in Britain. Just like the LGBTQ community are scapegoats in other countries and trans people here. Actually the aforementioned bastards are evil because they know that asylum seekers are not responsible but suits their hold on power over the ignorant and racist, and they are part of the capitalist system which enriches them.
Another excellent article and I’m in agreement with all you say. But how are such views promoted or debated when the other side responds with hands over their ears screaming obscenities because they can’t even comprehend the possibility that their views might not be entirely correct. One cannot argue with an idiot or with a Reform zealot. So how do we move on? Typing with a sinking feeling which has been magnified after just visiting Bergen-Belsen over the last couple days reflecting on my Grandfathers involvement with its liberation but also how a ‘charismatic’ leader can turn a nation against its neighbours in such a short time.
This! Exactly! Whenever I try to point out the reality of "illegal migration", I too am told I should take them all in my house, I dont care about freezing pensioners and starving children, and I must really want women and girls to be groomed, raped and worse. They won't agree that 90% of rapes and murders are committed by white men. They refuse to hear the truth about those oh so luxurious "4* hotels". One recent post had a photo from a supposed migrant hotel, showing young men playing pool. This apparently was proof that ALL UK youth clubs, every single one, had been closed just so asylum seekers could benefit. Of course, the people complaining about those facilities are the very same ones moaning about any brown people in their town sitting on a park bench.
To try and put some perspective out there, the total number of migrants who arrived by boats this year is less than half the capacity of Wembley. So equivalent to one team's supporters. Of course, farage, tice & co dont want anyone to know that, they just scream about invasions of millions.
Farage is today calling for "peaceful" protest outside asylum hotels. Yep, we all know their idea of peaceful is a horde of fat, bald, men, along with the fat, ugly women they want to "protect", wrapped in flags, throwing missiles at police, jumping on police cars, before staggering home drunk and beating up those same women.
When fartage was asked WHERE those evicted from the hotels should go, he had no answer, other than to say they shouldn't be here. To me that sums up reform. Slogans, hate, division. Not a single policy.