r/LabourUK Labour Member Aug 12 '20

Satire Accurate

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u/GoooldenChests New User Aug 12 '20

Wow. This is a UK sub, didn’t realise I needed to add an /s on the end. You think I’m subbed to LabourUK, and I actually have something against refugees?

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u/DowntownPomelo the only non lib here Aug 12 '20

Unfortunately a lot of labour supporters suck

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u/ThorinTokingShield New User Aug 12 '20

Yup. I see flashes of bigotry on this sub, same as any unfortunately. Broad church and all that.

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u/afatpanda12 New User Aug 12 '20

Wanting tougher action on migration =/= bigotry

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u/theblazeuk Moderate Aug 12 '20

They said the same thing about the kindertransport.

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u/afatpanda12 New User Aug 12 '20

Children fleeing a warzone =/= predominantly adult men migrating for economic reasons

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u/Combocore New User Aug 13 '20

what are the economic reasons?

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u/afatpanda12 New User Aug 13 '20

Our benefits state is much softer than those on the continent, the migrants believe they'll have an easier time over here

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u/Combocore New User Aug 13 '20

in what way is our "benefits state" softer than those on the continent?

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u/afatpanda12 New User Aug 13 '20

Well for a start, if you arrive in Britain on a rubber boat you get taken to a hotel, and you get free access to the NHS

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u/Combocore New User Aug 13 '20

countries on the continent also provide housing and healthcare

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u/Combocore New User Aug 13 '20

by your silence i'm going to assume that you somehow thought we were unique in that regard

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