▲ 135 ▼ why doesn't Egypt open its borders to Gaza? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments Statistic on the news said that 50% of the population there are under 18...
[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Accepting 2 million refugees from Gaza (~2% of Egypt population) would surely crash Egypt economy and cause many unforseen social issues. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Or it would skyrocket it. Places with high immigration are places that are doing well. Places with low immigration are places in decline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) The extreme example would be the US. It received a huge amount of immigrant shortly often its funding and eventually prosper. The native got fucked though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes. And ultimately that's what the racists are afraid of. But it's not year 1500 anymore. The "natives" now have armies and weapons no one can challenge. It doesn't change the matter : countries that flourish have a high immigration. It is both because they are flourishing and because they have the influx of people to do so. The irony is that success fuels success and decline fuels decline, yet people are fighting tooth and nails to keep declining because they fear the decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh and I must provide this example : anciant Egypt culturally absorbed many invaders despite losing to them. The only changes were the name of the dynasty. This proves that sometimes even a hostile invader can integrate itself in your culture. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) If Poland can do it... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland isn't a desert. Poland has farmland. Most of Poland is actually habitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago The middle east is mostly desert, so that's not really a reason permalink fedilink source parent [–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland also have much higher GDP per capita, much lower poverty rate, and a member of EU which increase the economic opportunity for its citizens. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago Sure, a lot of Ukrainians travelled through Poland to other places though. Why can't the countries in the region do it with the support of NGOs? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouh@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Or it would skyrocket it. Places with high immigration are places that are doing well. Places with low immigration are places in decline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) The extreme example would be the US. It received a huge amount of immigrant shortly often its funding and eventually prosper. The native got fucked though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes. And ultimately that's what the racists are afraid of. But it's not year 1500 anymore. The "natives" now have armies and weapons no one can challenge. It doesn't change the matter : countries that flourish have a high immigration. It is both because they are flourishing and because they have the influx of people to do so. The irony is that success fuels success and decline fuels decline, yet people are fighting tooth and nails to keep declining because they fear the decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh and I must provide this example : anciant Egypt culturally absorbed many invaders despite losing to them. The only changes were the name of the dynasty. This proves that sometimes even a hostile invader can integrate itself in your culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children) The extreme example would be the US. It received a huge amount of immigrant shortly often its funding and eventually prosper. The native got fucked though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes. And ultimately that's what the racists are afraid of. But it's not year 1500 anymore. The "natives" now have armies and weapons no one can challenge. It doesn't change the matter : countries that flourish have a high immigration. It is both because they are flourishing and because they have the influx of people to do so. The irony is that success fuels success and decline fuels decline, yet people are fighting tooth and nails to keep declining because they fear the decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh and I must provide this example : anciant Egypt culturally absorbed many invaders despite losing to them. The only changes were the name of the dynasty. This proves that sometimes even a hostile invader can integrate itself in your culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Yes. And ultimately that's what the racists are afraid of. But it's not year 1500 anymore. The "natives" now have armies and weapons no one can challenge. It doesn't change the matter : countries that flourish have a high immigration. It is both because they are flourishing and because they have the influx of people to do so. The irony is that success fuels success and decline fuels decline, yet people are fighting tooth and nails to keep declining because they fear the decline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouh@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Oh and I must provide this example : anciant Egypt culturally absorbed many invaders despite losing to them. The only changes were the name of the dynasty. This proves that sometimes even a hostile invader can integrate itself in your culture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) If Poland can do it... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland isn't a desert. Poland has farmland. Most of Poland is actually habitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago The middle east is mostly desert, so that's not really a reason permalink fedilink source parent [–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland also have much higher GDP per capita, much lower poverty rate, and a member of EU which increase the economic opportunity for its citizens. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago Sure, a lot of Ukrainians travelled through Poland to other places though. Why can't the countries in the region do it with the support of NGOs? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland isn't a desert. Poland has farmland. Most of Poland is actually habitable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago The middle east is mostly desert, so that's not really a reason permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago The middle east is mostly desert, so that's not really a reason permalink fedilink source parent
[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Poland also have much higher GDP per capita, much lower poverty rate, and a member of EU which increase the economic opportunity for its citizens. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago Sure, a lot of Ukrainians travelled through Poland to other places though. Why can't the countries in the region do it with the support of NGOs? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works [S] 2 points 2 years ago Sure, a lot of Ukrainians travelled through Poland to other places though. Why can't the countries in the region do it with the support of NGOs? permalink fedilink source parent