Nobody does

This is the assumption; that if you want to help people survive and improve the system, somehow the logical conclusion is that the current situation is what you want. Nobody wants people risking their lives, paying criminals and travelling undocumented around the world. Nobody wants to have to support the problems caused by wars, dictatorships and corruption.

Some people want to improve where we are now. Some people, on the other hand, think that closing their eyes and shouting “go away” is the answer.

Posted By: APB on August 25th 2025 at 15:55:38

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So if £250bn marks 10% of Gdp (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 14:41:03
- Because the government doesn’t spend £500bn on “you” (General Chat) - Old Git, Aug 25, 15:41:05
  - Bigot. What's another 50k a year in the mix (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:48:08
  - I guess that's why it's over 20 times the amount. (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 15:42:41
- what fag packet are you using for those figures (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 25, 15:23:01
- Ignoring the problems will get us nowhere (nowhere good anyway) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 25, 15:03:30
- Because it's money we shouldn't spend at all (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 14:50:37
  - How do you propose we deport people to Afghanistan? (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 15:09:31
    - The germans are doing it. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 25, 15:54:42
    - Put them on a plane and say goodbye ? (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:23:03
      - There are no direct flights from the UK to Afghanistan. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 16:05:00
        
        Well (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 25, 18:19:25
        
        Ummm... I think we could use a charted plane (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 16:30:58
        
        And do you think Afghanistan would just take them back? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ulf jr, Aug 25, 17:53:46
        
        Why not? (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 25, 18:21:07
        
        If there are no direct flights. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 16:46:03
        
        And that's one country. (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 18:10:18
        
        True. Then prison camps for them. Make it unattractive (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 18:09:02
        
        it'd be easier and cheaper to educate fuckwits so they understand how asylum works (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 25, 18:32:47
        
        Surely it would be a cheap venture? Maybe some volunteers could do it (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 16:08:31
        
        The germans use military planes I think (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 25, 16:08:11
        
        ironically, we flew civ charter to kuwait on an icelandair 747 bitd (General Chat) - Tombs, Aug 25, 17:25:39
        
        And all sounds really unpleasant (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 16:15:57
        
        So what? Make it unpleasant. Who gives a fuck (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 16:33:39
        
        Who hurt you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 17:15:55
        
        They have a very different relationship with the Taliban. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 16:11:10
      - ^^^ VMT^^ and ..... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 25, 15:36:02
  - Nope. The issue will (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:02:48
    - So it's having very little impact on anybody's lives, but it's upsetting everyone? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 15:09:25
      - I mean its having impact on lots of people (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:26:19
        
        If all the UK citizens abroad had to return to the uk (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 15:40:21
        
        They don't need to. I imagine ( without research) (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:46:21
      - It’s upsetting racists. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 15:10:27
        
        I blame the poor standard of schooling. Thickos can’t understand difficult concepts (General Chat) - footymadman, Aug 26, 09:11:01
        
        I really don't know how anyone can look at tens of thousands (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:31:56
        
        I think about how horrifying the journey must have been (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 16:01:45
        
        Nobody does (General Chat) - APB, Aug 25, 15:55:38
        
        Just make it clear they are unwelcome (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 16:00:14
        
        you realise that the UK has a legl obligtion to accept asylum-seekers? (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 25, 16:51:26
        
        You do realise these people could claim asylum (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 17:38:31
        
        Maybe, but they're legally entitled to do so in the UK. Given that we accept fewer than (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 25, 18:05:13
        
        Also, 70% of asylum claims are accepted, so the vast majority are "real cases" (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 25, 18:06:26
        
        Given all the small boat migrants could be refused (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 25, 19:23:21
        
        They have no obligation to stop in a 3rd country. Why can't you understand that? (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Aug 25, 20:13:53
        
        Overview of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (General Chat) - phrankin, Aug 25, 23:29:40
        
        Oh please.. just because you don't want unfetted migration (General Chat) - Disco, Aug 25, 15:24:11
        
        No one has said that. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Aug 25, 16:57:59
        
        ^^^VMT^^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 25, 15:27:58
  - Less than 1% of spending will destroy the goverment everyone's future? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 25, 14:57:10
- Because they simply can’t accept actual facts which might prove them wrong (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 25, 14:45:16

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