• Something_Complex@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And everyone posting attention to some millionaires in their submarine doing this as an option instead of as a need to get a better life, escape hunger or poverty.

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      1 year ago

      Greek here, they were illegal immigrants. They were helpless people in a boat with a broken engine. They were people fleeing from a war. They were people that didn’t ask for help fearing pushbacks, concetration camps, and police abuse. They were people the coast guard stood and watched them die for 3 days.

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        1 year ago

        What war were they fleeing?

        Pakistan is not engaged in any hot conflicts currently… These people are economic refugees.