The World Health Organisation said it will bring 'new social, economic and health challenges' in order to make the best of an ageing population
  • DessertStorms@kbin.social
    1113·
    2 years ago

    essentially illiterate (and i mean this with all due respect) people from a completely different culture who are not prepared to do anything remotely useful for at least 10 years, probably more.

    saying with all due respect doesn’t make your bullshit racist essay any less racist, racist.

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      113·
      2 years ago

      How is this racist? If I move to, say, Azerbaijan, I’m just as lost as them. I know fuck all about the language, can’t even read the alphabet they have and don’t know shit about the culture. And we share skincolours.

      I have a PhD, but I’m basically useless in Azerbaijan for anything but menial labour, explained slowly with lots of gestures.

      • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        44·
        2 years ago

        Culture isn’t nearly that important, and learning the language, or just speaking English, is a minor obstacle all things considered. If you move somewhere, you will get a language teacher.

          • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            41·
            2 years ago

            Well, then maybe it’s different In the Americas, I don’t know, but you mentioned an European country.

            I live in Europe, been around various places in Europe. I’m an immigrant myself. It’s not nearly as bad as you might think.

            And yes, obviously racism and xenophobia is a problem, but integrating into the culture won’t fix that.

    • Serdan@lemm.eeEnglish
      85·
      2 years ago

      Careful now. Calling racists racist is impolite and very frowned upon.

    • JasSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      54·
      2 years ago

      If you won’t even acknowledge that some people need help to learn to read, does that mean you want to eliminate literacy support for refugees? Isn’t that far more racist than just accepting reality? I believe this is what we call horseshoe politics at work. The tendency for the loudest “anti-racists” in the room to be the absolute worst racists.