miltiades wrote:Maximus wrote:miltiades wrote:The fact remains that the vast majority of people in Europe and on the Cyprus Forum recognize the dire intricacies of a human tragedy that has only just begun. Many on the CY forum will cast their vote today if only to shut you up.
Humans, the vast majority that is, are inexorably appalled, my self included, by the sight of children in desperate conditions such as witnessed on out tv screens of late.
Be it refugees or economic migrants they are primarily humans in distress trying to better their lives and that of their children.
Europe offers this hope.
Milti,
You need to take a closer look. 60-70% of these refugees are single men !
These "refugees" are paying anywhere between 1-4000 euros to be smuggled in to the EU. The GDP per capital for Syria is about $5000. Where did they get the money from? Who is paying the human traffickers to traffic them all to the EU?
Europe WILL find out sooner rather than later!!
Find out what?
Some of the refugees are Christian. Some are Kurds! Others are Assyrians and Maronites. Some are SHIA, Alawite and some are Sunnis.
They are a diverse range of people running away from the Assad Regime and/or DAESH and Al Nusra.
Europe is doing just fine and Germany is leading by example.
The UK should be ridiculed for its piddly pathetic contribution. The Gulf Stares of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Qatar have handed over 3.5 billion in aid.
The majority have remained in Turkey because they desire to return back to Syria. Some will never be able to return - Maronites, Christians and Assyrians.