Europeans — especially Germans — are increasingly keen on curbing immigration and are less focused on climate change, according to a study by a Danish-based think tank.
      • foggy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Yes. Just tell millions upon millions of suffering people they can’t cross the invisible line to find refuge.

        Genius strategy.

        • yetAnotherUser@feddit.deEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Do you think the people who fear migration care the slightest bit about anyone but themselves?

          An awful number of them would support attacking rafts filled with refugees with military warships.

          • Kaboom@reddthat.comEnglish
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            6 months ago

            Nah, but the sinking rafts bullshit is a super dangerous ploy and needs to be addressed somehow. We cant incentivize it. Maybe just jail everyone involved so no one wants to pay just to sit in an Italian prison?

            • yetAnotherUser@feddit.deEnglish
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              6 months ago

              I’m sure people who accept the realistic risk of drowning - most cannot swim - will be discouraged by the threat of… being in a prison with better living conditions than their home?

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      We should tell right wingers that if they don’t stop climate change there’s gonna be more migrants. That will unironically work better than warning them about the world ending.