[bilekas]

This comment probably won't go down well but your point irked me.

> And the strategic issues of continued vast unskilled migration into Europe

If only there wasn't a global power invading countries for oil reserves over the years and causing mass migration and destabilising those places?

Also have you considered 100% of the EU doesn't NEED air conditioning?

Come back when you have a minimum wage and universal healthcare. Your IT comment forgets the fact that the US allows tech companies to do whatever they like all in the pursuit of "progress" when infact you're in a situation now that your personal privacy is a memory of a dream.

[pjc50]

I will just note that there was quite a lot of European participation in the bombing of Libya, as well as the Iraq war. European policy towards North Africa has basically been "hopefully they'll drown before they cross the Mediterranean" rather than pro-stability.

[bilekas]

The EU and NATO didn't not initialize those wars. We supported the US after they made false claims for WMDs. And now when Ukraine needs some more support, they're AWOL all of a sudden. Because their "democracy" runs on the whims of a TV show personality who didn't even win more than 50% of the vote.

[DrBazza]

> If only there wasn't a global power invading countries for oil reserves over the years and causing mass migration and destabilising those places?

Do you think that's the only reason for 'mass migration'?

Consider that in the last 20 years internet access is *globally ubiquitous* because of cheap mobile phones.

That in turn means that people in the poorest parts of Africa that 20 years ago had no idea whatsoever about how 'rich' Europe is in comparison, in 2026 not only can see what they don't have, but can communicate with those than can help them make that journey by land and sea.

War and envy (for want of a better word) are the two reasons.

[bilekas]

> War and envy (for want of a better word) are the two reasons.

Envy will bring more skilled workers and you'd be surprised how many people don't want to leave their homeland. Regardless of the grass being greener. Infact it's those specific reasons why there is an integration problem, because they moved without choice so fairly don't feel obligated to integrate.