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Pictures of migrant children on fb

263 replies

FuryFowler · 02/09/2015 20:54

Has anyone seen these pictures, of poor poor children washed up on the beaches of Libya and Greece, drowned from their failed crossing.

I know the pics are there to shock but it's devastating to see Sad

I signed a petition the other day, which had a pic of a drowned child on the front page. I signed and shared but then felt uncomfortable about sharing such a graphic picture.

It's makes me cry what is happening there, but was I U for sharing?

OP posts:
Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:42

stupid spouting do gooders, you are worse, far worse.

Moreshabbythanchic · 22/09/2015 23:43

The majority of the boats are coming from Turkey, Turkey is safe, not ideal maybe, but safe. There is no need to risk childrens lives on these boats, unless you want a lot more than being safe of course.

Booyaka · 22/09/2015 23:47

Interesting article from George Carey about the crisis and how the most vulnerable people (Christians and Yazidis) won't be helped by the current UK policy of taking from the camps, because they're not in the UN camps. The UN camps are full of Islamists who have targeted them and they have had to go into hiding, much like the family of Anne Frank.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/11846651/Lord-Carey-Britain-has-a-duty-to-rescue-Syrias-Christians.html

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:48

Oy, Justine, oy Olivia are you taking any hahaha. Are any middleclass people actually giving up a thing, ummm no of course not.

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:50

Integrated, ummm where? in the burbs, in chelsea? in hampstead? in the green belt? hahaha. Of course not.

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:50

Family of anne frank? are you for real?

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:53

Do you actually know any of this without reading "articles" Booyaka? how do you really know? surely they are articles not fact?

Moreshabbythanchic · 22/09/2015 23:54

booyaka thats a disgrace, going on how these people have been treated they are the ones that should be given refuge here. This whole situation is becoming a nightmare for everyone.

BertieBotts · 22/09/2015 23:54

You're very angry, autumn. No I won't give up everything to help,mainly because that would be a drastic move for little gain and another burden on the world if many did this. It's a poor retort which always seems to come out when people run out of arguments. It allows you to stay angry about the alleged injustice while not really saying much at all. We were discussing whether or not parents are to blame for the accidental death of their children, not what can be done. Sure, it would be hypocritical for me to insist that others do what I would not, but I haven't seen anybody saying those things.

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:55

The majority of boats are coming from turkey? how do you know? did someone on the turkish boarders actually tell you or was it through reading articles?

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:55

Goodness gracious. You know nothing other than what is put in the media, yet you think you do.

Ridiculous!

Moreshabbythanchic · 22/09/2015 23:57

Where do YOU think they are coming from autumn?

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:57

Why are you saying that? Im saying that you dont know.

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:58

To have a view on what is fed by the media is pretty poor. Go see for yourself and then report back.

Autumnnights1 · 22/09/2015 23:59

I have no idea, neither do you more

Moreshabbythanchic · 22/09/2015 23:59

Do you? Its a geographical fact autumn.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:00

you know what is being fed

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:00

whos going to pay for this? you? the middleclass? err no.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:01

are you working class more? are you already struggling?

Moreshabbythanchic · 23/09/2015 00:03

I am a pensioner, living on a meagre pension that I worked for all my life, is that good enough for your approval?

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:04

where are these people going to go? are they going to oxford? are they going to canterbury, are they going to chelsea are they going to affluentual areas.. no of course not.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:05

do you own your own house on your meagre pension more? i bet you do.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:06

do you live in a lovely part of unaffected england more? i bet you do.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:07

do you hold your hands in your head and know this is really going to affect your living? i bet you dont.

Autumnnights1 · 23/09/2015 00:09

head in your hands.... not that i really need to say that. You do not become affected by any of this. pious do gooders never do.