Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats - Stack Diary
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In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the German Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome was confirmed by Patrick Breyer, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a prominent figure within the Pirate Party. Breyer, known for his staunch opposition to chat control measures, expressed deep concern over the implications of

Patrick Breyer, a staunch defender of digital rights, laments the Pirate Party’s exit from the EU Parliament as a blow to online privacy.

  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
    518·
    6 months ago

    I would gladly vote left, I like social democracy, I don’t mind paying taxes for government services, what makes it impossible for me to vote left is that I completely and utterly disagree with the migration policies that have been in place.

    They are insane, completely insane.

    We need to enforce the EU borders and fundamentally change the asylum process, the current system encourage refugees to take extreme risks by crossing the sea in shit boats, the current system also encourage braindrain from poor countries preventing them from gettng the skilled workers they need to develop their economies.

    Restricting the right of asylum will severely cut back on the human trafficing organization’s proftis and reduce the ammount of death and injury in a dangerous ocean crossing.

    It will also allow us to sped less money supporting people here, and do much more for them in their own home countries.

    I am sure I will get downvoted massively, but this is the explanation as to why I won’t vote left unless they show that they are serious at cutting migration.

    • EddyBot@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      273·
      6 months ago

      there is good hint of xenophobia in your comment
      you probably need to meet some people foreign of your country and learn they are humans just like you

      It will also allow us to sped less money supporting people here, and do much more for them in their own home countries.

      tax rich people/companies
      these are taking your money away for a good cause for everyone

      • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
        33·
        6 months ago

        That is fair, I can see how my comment might seem xenophobic to people who don’t know the real me.

        I absolutely believe that the rich pay too little tax, it is a global problem, that has a veey simple solution, but extremely difficult execution.

        Taxing the rich isn’t the be all end all solution, integration is, I am a Swede, and we have absolutely failed with integrating migrants. We see that with migrant gangs in Sweden.

        I could write more, but this is not the forum for that discussion.

      • CybranM@feddit.nuEnglish
        23·
        6 months ago

        Talking like this is exactly why the right is on the rise. As soon as anyone mentions that “hey maybe unlimited migration isn’t working” they’re immediately labeled as racist and xenophobic.

        This alienates a lot of people in the middle that like leftist ideas but don’t buy the immigration policies.

    • DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      6 months ago

      I don’t understand how anyone can think that migration policy is the EU’s main problem. And I really don’t get why someone should vote for a party that does not share their own convictions because of EU migration policy.

      • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        6 months ago

        Bait and switch.

        Immigrants = bad. Just focus on immigrants being bad, while I line my own pockets and/or gather power while you are distracted.

        But just remember: immigrants = bad!

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
      202·
      6 months ago

      Pull effects aren’t real. Help eradicating the reasons why the people are fleeing in the first place if you want less refugees.

      Not as if the EU would want that, though. There’s continents to exploit and money to be made, after all.

      • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
        25·
        6 months ago

        I partly agree, which is why I mentioned spending resources more effectively in the countries.

        Pull effects are absolutely real, ignoring them is idiotic.

        • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
          81·
          6 months ago

          Pull effects have never been empirically shown. You’re repeating the right’s talking points.

              • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
                31·
                6 months ago

                Fair point, but that still gives me room to doubt the claim that pull factors have no impact on migration, I must appologize to my overly confidant commwnt earlier in the thread

                • Prunebutt@slrpnk.netEnglish
                  21·
                  6 months ago

                  As I said: the theory of push- and pull-factors is outdated and not really taken seriously in academics anymore. Are you claiming that you know reasons for migration better than academia?

                  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    To be frank, no, I don’t claim to understand migration factors better than experts.

                    But if that theory is no longer seen as credible, I wonder how academia explains migration factors.

                    For me it isn’t good enough to just say that the theories are wrong, I need to know what factors they believe causes migration instead.