tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post8065486342967770238..comments2024-03-27T00:22:35.272-07:00Comments on EXSKF: Canada Denies Refugee Status to a Japanese Woman Seeking Asylum from Radiation Contamination in Japanarevamirpal::laprimaverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10637620330944911600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-65206179088642747342012-04-26T14:40:43.504-07:002012-04-26T14:40:43.504-07:00i am ashamed to be canadian.
it is not that '...i am ashamed to be canadian.<br /><br />it is not that 'children shall lead', it is in fact that 'those with minds of children shall lead'. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-63642209750789772922012-02-20T01:20:33.836-08:002012-02-20T01:20:33.836-08:00In our days, you can't last for too long in a ...In our days, you can't last for too long in a country undetected. There are some exceptions, but you need an excellent network and job opportunities, as many Latinos in NYC do. That's actually much more difficult to accomplish than xenophobic populists ever realize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-17337141210814613042012-02-19T16:24:28.403-08:002012-02-19T16:24:28.403-08:00There is always the option of entering and living ...There is always the option of entering and living undetected in a country. Shouldn't be too hard to live unnoticed if one is willing to sacrifice a little bit of comfort for the benefits of long term survival and health.Lord Metroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474817646321789028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765307840677473617.post-36727897199654525102012-02-19T14:53:04.962-08:002012-02-19T14:53:04.962-08:00BTW, I have lived in 5 countries in Europe, 1 in N...BTW, I have lived in 5 countries in Europe, 1 in North America, 2 in Asia and 2 in Africa. Many things are better in the "First world" (especially in most of Europe: education, health care, transportation). <br /><br />BUT: There are some things which are better in many former Third World countries. Personally, although I was born and raised in Europe, I prefer living in "Asia" and "Africa" (nonsense 19th century colonial categories, but let's leave it at that.<br /><br />For the rest, as posted elsewhere by me.<br /><br />"Canada does not seem to be an option. This is mildly surprising to me, because they have an active immigration policy with quotas and points.<br /><br />Europeans don’t really have that; fundamentally, their politicians and a large chunk of rightist population don’t want immigration. Sometimes that’s tragicomic, as when Geert Wilders, who is partially of Indonesian descent, rages against immigrants (talk about self-hatred!). Just like more than one Spanish inquisitioner was of Jewish or Muslim descent.<br /><br />But let’s go to the practical side of this. Some people claim that this happened because Canada does not want refugees who would be expensive on the system because of their health care needs. I think this claim is largely nonsense.<br /><br />Japanese applicants will not be accepted for the same reason that Americans fleeing the US army during the Bush years were not accepted. Politically, Canada supported the wars against Iraq and Afghanistan, and it supports nuclear power. Accepting Japanese refugees would mean that they are criticizing nuclear power. Any healthcare issue is not even secondary; it's tertiary. <br /><br />Now, the big question is, Australia and New Zealand. If they also close their door, most of Japanese refugees will have to go to different places in Latin America (including Brazil), parts of Africa or possibly Russia. Many will still get lucky, but I don’t expect that very large communities in the northern hemisphere will be possible.<br /><br />All of that being said, as a former refugee I deeply hate anyone who would deny human rights to those in need."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com