| > uncontrolled immigration from poor countries bringing crime and causing social distrust. That's bullshit, sorry. Given same demographics, refugees bring about the same levels of crime as "native Germans" do (e.g. https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-06/bunde...). The "rise" that is sometimes perceived is largely based on the fact that young, poor-ish males tend to be the social group with the most crime issues. As for "social distrust", you are certainly correct in the symptom, but not the cause. The cause is not "uncontrolled immigration", but politicians having totally screwed up social security systems and protection laws. For example, fair and equal minimum wage laws and especially actual enforcement of these would prevent the common notion of "the migrants are taking away our jobs because they're cheaper". > Laws that give sociopaths the ability to bring functioning human being in courts for stupid reasons and win, making people not trusting their neighbors. Laws usually have a reason why they got enacted. Yeah, it's sometimes a mess (especially when it comes to HOAs, per countless debates here and on reddit), but in general, stuff is pretty okay. > Divorce laws that destroy families. Care to explain how, other than (in the US!) everything being on the public record and snatched up on the Internet for everyone to see? > Anti-family propaganda that pushes people to destroy their family at the first difficulties. What? And even if that were true: sorry, but a family/environment where there is constant arguing between the parents is not healthy for the kids! |
Wait a minute....if you're calling bullshit, why do you lead your disproof with a limiting qualifier?
Does the specific immigration the grandparent comment references arrive with the same demographics, or not?
> As for "social distrust", you are certainly correct in the symptom, but not the cause. The cause is not "uncontrolled immigration", but politicians having totally screwed up social security systems and protection laws. For example, fair and equal minimum wage laws and especially actual enforcement of these would prevent the common notion of "the migrants are taking away our jobs because they're cheaper".
Again, I would ask, is this a theory or is it a fact? I'm under the impression that social distrust rises as diversity rises (the underlying reason, and whether it is fact-based or not is irrelevant) - is this belief false?
I actually kind of don't agree with your last two points either, but those are more opinion-based so fairly pointless to argue one way or the other.