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If this is the answer, it is better to be alone than in bad company", said the Italian foreign minister Roberto Maroni. "
Italy has breached the 'spirit' of EU free travel rules", responded his German counterpart Hans-Peter Friedrich. He also threatened that if Italy continues to let North African immigrants to flock across its territory into the
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Like here in Australia, this is a total non-issue and by non-issue, I mean "has absolutely no impact on the pragmatic running of the state or the culture and customs of the people within it". I'm not saying that immigration doesn't effect the state and culture, it does, but that's why we have to go back to our figures; 3% of total immigration intakeSo what's going on here? Due to political correctness, you can't really come out and say "IMMIGRANTS GO HOME!!! NO BROWN PEOPLE IN EUROPE!!!" anymore, even though that is a ( ... )
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Also I didn't say anything about nation-building of the "encircle themselves with a "wall" of democratic regimes along its borders". I said "encouraging them to establish firm rules and follow them, whatever they may be". If they want Sharia, let them have Sharia. Who are we to tell them what's best for them? Just choose something and let us know, and let's start working together.
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More like spaniels. =)
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I don't think the rise of the far right is necessarily down to racism - there are racists but I think most of it is people who weren't happy with the EU (the politicians have always been far more happy than the citizens), worrying about what mass economic migration will do to the country and don't like bailing other countries out.
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Add the economic troubles for the last couple of years, and the inadequate response of the European politicians, and you've got a potent mix of disappointment, and a subsequent protest vote. Its got very little to do with race, though thats a factor in some Eastern European members too.
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