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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

'return hubs'

Yet another euphemism for concentration camps dropped

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, technically, they aren't concentration camps because as far as I understand those are just places to dump the caught and deported unwanted people. They aren't being kept there forcefully, no?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have no idea if your comment is sarcastic or not, but those aren't only concentration camps, they are outsourced concentration camps:

Return hubs are a euphemism for deportation centers that would be set up in non-EU countries.

The EU plans to deport rejected asylum seekers to these "return hubs" until they can be deported back to their countries of origin.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It was meant as a sincere question with a cynical undertone. Dumping "unwanteds" is obviously horrible, but I understood part of the definition of concentration camp to be a place where people of disrepute with the authoritarians in power are interred for various hideous purposes. Not a place where people are deported to, and are then free to leave (except in the direction they were just brought from).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

definition of concentration camp to be a place where people of disrepute with the authoritarians in power are interred for various hideous purposes.

I mean that checks out. EU countries barely if even have any kind of democratic mandate, a lot of real power in EU is held by bureocrats with little or zero accountability to peoples of Europe, and i would say that kicking out the refugees asking for asylum back to countries which are devastated/exploited in large part by Europeans, and where they would most likely face at least crushing poverty and at worst oppresion by regimes (Syria is pretty huge case) is pretty fucking hideous.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

EU pandering to the far-right once again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

There is no left in Europe

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

After the CDU is being voted in Germany (which turned very very far right) I am not wondering

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Massively spend on weapons

Support a genocide

Create concentration camps

Boy I wonder what time it is

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

"You are being deported to... the USA."

LOL.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Jesus it's just widespread bullshit. The only people who deserve to be treated like this are neo-conservs and neo-libs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

"Today only around 20% of those who have a return decision leave Europe. This number is by far too low," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Pretty worrying.