* The Pope is asking every parish in Europe to take in an immigrant family. His Holiness himself has offered to take in one immigrant family. ONE.
There are about 2,000 Catholic parishes in Europe. So the Pope’s grand gesture would accommodate only a tiny fraction of the immigrants.
I say we should look to His Holiness for REAL leadership on this issue. The US should donate temporary shelters to be erected in St. Peter’s Square. 500 to 1,000 shelters sounds about right. Just deliver them to St. Peter’s. While some narrow-minded people might object to the lack of permits and such, His Holiness would certainly not turn away such charity.
His Holiness can then show us how to humanely care for a large influx of immigrants.
TV cameras could have 24-hour live feeds showing us the gratefulness of the immigrants non-stop. (This would be very convenient for TV crews. They would be able to get non-stop images of the vibrant new Europeans without traipsing around the continent. Just set up and let the cameras roll.)
* By the way to anyone that hasn’t, do watch this video of “poor refugees” in Hungary throwing away food and water. NYT better put this story on the front page.
Notice how virtually all of migrants refusing or throwing away the provisions and acting like insufferable douchebags are men. They insult and harass the workers. They even discourage and prevent the children from getting food. Quite a lot of these migrants are men aren’t they… why isn’t the MSM highlighting that?
At least some of the parents tried to ignore those fools and get food for the children. Even some of the kids got the courage to get the food themselves. They have my sympathies and respect for that.
* I think Steve’s moral hazard argument is the one that needs to be pushed. Admitting refugees of any description in any numbers creates a moral hazard, a slippery slope leading to an unnecessary humanitarian catastrophe.
* If I go to a party and am allowed to bring a guest, and the guest does something wrong (breaks something, steals something, etc). Then most people would hold me somewhat morally accountable (not legally) for what happened. How come that same moral code does not apply to people who want to bring in refugees?
Is this because of scale and the impersonal nature of our society?
Or because they feel so superior, this normal morality does not apply to them?
We need to start asking these Christian groups that bring in these refugees questions like this.
