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[RedKing]

There are a frightening number of Americans who confuse Austria with Australia. The Nazi koalas are the biggest problem, followed by the lederhosen-wearing wombats.

[martinuzz]

The French minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, has stated yesterday in the Financial Times (UK), that if there is a Brexit, France will allow all migrants to travel from Calais to England.
Right now, France is allowing British border patrol forces to patrol the French side of the Canal. With a Brexit, France is not planning on continuing this deal.
"The very day this relationship ends, there will be no more refugees in Calais", Macron said.

Next to that, Macron promises to roll out the red carpet for any company that wants to leave the UK in case of a Brexit.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/franse-minister-bij-brexit-laten-wij-migranten-calais-door~a4255970/

[Loud Whispers]

Man, I had no idea the migrant crisis had gotten THIS bad.

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Still doesn't beat the one where they placed Crimea in Pakistan

The French minister of Economy, Emmanuel Macron, has stated yesterday in the Financial Times (UK), that if there is a Brexit, France will allow all migrants to travel from Calais to England.
Right now, France is allowing British border patrol forces to patrol the French side of the Canal. With a Brexit, France is not planning on continuing this deal.
"The very day this relationship ends, there will be no more refugees in Calais", Macron said.

Next to that, Macron promises to roll out the red carpet for any company that wants to leave the UK in case of a Brexit.

http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/franse-minister-bij-brexit-laten-wij-migranten-calais-door~a4255970/

Comments like that are only going to further the support for a Brexit. Makes me wonder what his real agenda is.

Judging by the Calais mayor that just seems to be a common view for French socialists, they don't really care about affecting the UK referendum as far as I can tell, they're speaking to the French

"Tomorrow Europe might no longer be European, and even black, as there are millions who want to come in," said Col Gaddafi, quoted by the AFP news agency.
He was speaking at a ceremony in Rome late on Monday, standing next to Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
"We don't know what will happen, what will be the reaction of the white and Christian Europeans faced with this influx of starving and ignorant Africans," Col Gaddafi said.
"We don't know if Europe will remain an advanced and united continent or if it will be destroyed, as happened with the barbarian invasions."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11139345

TIP LEL
WHY DIDN'T HE SHREK HIS AFRICAN PRIVILEGE BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE
NOW EVERYONE SITS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIVILEGE PYRAMID AND NO ONE GETS PRIVILEGE POINTS D:<

European Commission figures show that in 2009 the number of people caught trying to enter Italy illegally fell to 7,300, from 32,052 in 2008. The data was collected under the EU's Eurodac fingerprinting system.

Holy fucking shit, instead of funding this man the EU killed him, unilaterally
Illegal immigration was falling to thousands
Now it's millions
I was talking to some very smart folks while back and one of the things they were puzzling about was why when the infrastructure and equipment to have illegal immigration in the millions was in place for decades did it only start now. This isn't the only one (I've sperged over some of the others), but top kek my sides are in halal baikonur ready for lift off into ORBIT

[martinuzz]

Judging by the Calais mayor that just seems to be a common view for French socialists, they don't really care about affecting the UK referendum as far as I can tell, they're speaking to the French

Then why state that in the UK's major economic newspaper instead of in a French socialist one?

[Sheb]

Well, there is a general mood of being annoyed by the Brits, because a) Cameron is annoying and b) the whole Brexit thing made him even more annoying. Britain under Cameron has made an exceptional job of annoying just about every Europea government.

I guess the migrant part could also be seen as touting a benefit of Brexin (cooperation on border controls).

[Helgoland]

Holy fucking shit, instead of funding this man the EU killed him, unilaterally
Illegal immigration was falling to thousands
Now it's millions
I was talking to some very smart folks while back and one of the things they were puzzling about was why when the infrastructure and equipment to have illegal immigration in the millions was in place for decades did it only start now. This isn't the only one (I've sperged over some of the others), but top kek my sides are in halal baikonur ready for lift off into ORBIT

You know, if you look up by which means he achieved that reduction you'll begin to understand why funding him was not exactly something the EU could or wanted to do.

[martinuzz]

You know, if you look up by which means he achieved that reduction you'll begin to understand why funding him was not exactly something the EU could or wanted to do.

You mean that you actually believe that the EU gives a damn about human rights?
Our Saudi and Chinese trade partners would pee their pants laughing if you tried making them believe that.

[Helgoland]

Well, it's rather schizophrenic about it - but would you really claim that the EU shits on human rights Saudi Arabia-style?

[ChairmanPoo]

The very existence of Saudi Arabia as a trading partner underlines that human rights are certainly not that important for the institution as a whole. Not if realpolitiks makes something else more convenient.


BTW: the King of Morocco is still in the good side despite the fact that he has been dealing with illegal immigration in similar ways to Quaddafi's for years. Among other things.

[Sheb]

Yeah, human rights are just one of the many things the EU is intersted in.

[scriver]

What? Don't you know Saudi Arabia isn't an oppressive dictatorship. They can't be, their laws are based on Sharia, and Sharia law guarantees the rights and dignity of all people.

[Sheb]

We all agree that Saudi Arabia is indeed, horrible.

[scriver]

Not enough to risk those sweet sweet trade relations.

[Helgoland]

Ceasing trade for moral reasons is a righteous impulse, but ultimatively counterproductive. Brandt-style Entspannungspolitik works much better - though of course that approach has problems too, and I'm not a Brandt fan at all.

The right approach would be: We cannot cease calling out immoral actions and policies because they endanger our profits. However it is perfectly acceptable to trade even with those we call out: We are opposed to their actions, after all, and not to them as people.

[RedKing]

The case study of South Africa would beg to differ. They didn't give a shit about being a pariah as long as people still wanted to buy gold and Krugerrands.

Likewise, I doubt the House of Saud cares about world opinion as long as the money flows and the oil sells. If anything, they're more vulnerable to outside pressure right now because the Saudi economy is hemorrhaging thanks to cheap oil.

Although it should be noted that any progressive changes which are due in part to foreign influence would likely be the target of a reactionary backlash. As if reactionary Arabs don't hate the rest of the world enough already.