Chancellor Merkel keeps open-gate policy, outrage breaks out

[Nuvendil]

hershel_layton said:

Nuvendil said:

Well, to be fair the loyalty of Saudi Arabia's leaders is to the people of Saudi Arabia.  These refugees are not their "brothers and sisters" just because they are of similar ethnicity.  Any more than Germans are my brothers and sisters to be very blunt.  Not saying Saudi Arabia is perfect, not even close.  And yes, they are isolationist in many ways.  But while some say that's stupid or "selfish", I find the emphasis on globalism at the expense of national interests far more stupid.  The leaders of a country should think of their people first qnd foremost, it is to them they have a responsibility, not some group hundreds or thousands of miles away.  

In the case of Germany, I think their policy needs review.  They openly admit they can't handle this free flow of migrants so freaking stop it.  Enforce some form of screening.  You know, like what most countries used to do.  They openly admit these migrants are a huge security risk, doing nothing about it is just...foolish.  Merkel's responsibility is to Germany first, Migrants second.

The reason I said they're brothers and sisters is because Islam has a strong emphasis on helping the poor, especially if it's poor Muslims.

 

considering how Saudi Arabia always brings islam first, it's shocking to see them ignore one of the pillars of islam- charity. Whether one agrees with islam or not is irrelevant- it's the fact that they only care about islam when it benefits them that makes it an issue.

Well I can see two reasons they may not be charitable.  One is that it is a security risk, Saudi Arabia has kept out of most of this mess and only late last year put plans on motion for possible military intervention against ISIL.  Second - and this will sound very cold - they may think a lot of them cowards.  I've seen these crowds, a lot of strong young men are among them that, had they stood up and joined the fight, could have helped prevent ISIL's rise or slowed it.  Yet they fled.  Seems a small issue to us, may not be to members of that culture and region, where conflict has been a matter of life for generations.

Also, the Saudi government is not a religious government, they are not obliged to riske their people's safety for the sake of a neighbor people who have let their country fall apart.

 

Also, I find the irony delicious now that after years of having to put up with Europeans criticizing US Mexico border policies, calling us backwards for our heavy patrols there and comparing us to Stalinist Russia (oh yes, I've seen that),  now Europeans are pushing for tighter border security and screening.  :P