Comments on: PEOPLE NOT NUMBERS http://deviousdiva.com/2006/04/27/people-not-numbers/ The only thing necessary for the persistence of evil is for enough good people to do nothing. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:19:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: zardoz http://deviousdiva.com/2006/04/27/people-not-numbers/#comment-15395 zardoz Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:09:43 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2006/04/27/people-not-numbers/#comment-15395 zardoz says : in a country of about 9.8 million people with the last census plus 1.7 million immigrants (economic political etc.) plus many that in my opinion that havent been counted. This means that almost 20% of the population is new and is trying to integrate , just like 80% is trying to accept a new way of life in a giant coctail of cultures , mixing in every city , village of greece. Under the circumstances society as a whole has shown a healthy attitude in general , in its acceptance of its new role , gathering new people in its arms: " Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door. " ------------------------------------------ did see this next paragraph somewere,, and thought it was interesting """certainly never occurs to any of them to ask themselves: "This is the statue of Liberty. Does unrestricted immigration into a democratic country increase human liberty, or does it decrease it? Suppose the new people don't like liberty?""""""" ==== Z ====

zardoz says :

in a country of about 9.8 million people with the last census

plus 1.7 million immigrants (economic political etc.)

plus many that in my opinion that havent been counted.

This means that almost 20% of the population is new

and is trying to integrate , just like 80% is trying

to accept a new way of life in a giant coctail

of cultures , mixing in every city , village of greece.

Under the circumstances society as a whole

has shown a healthy attitude in general ,

in its acceptance of its new role ,

gathering new people in its arms:

” Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door. ”

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did see this next paragraph somewere,,
and thought it was interesting

“”"certainly never occurs to any of them to ask themselves: “This is the statue of Liberty. Does unrestricted immigration into a democratic country increase human liberty, or does it decrease it? Suppose the new people don’t like liberty?”"”"”"”

==== Z ====

]]> By: Numptie http://deviousdiva.com/2006/04/27/people-not-numbers/#comment-15394 Numptie Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:43:08 +0000 http://deviousdiva.com/2006/04/27/people-not-numbers/#comment-15394 A very sad tale indeed. Unfortunately it is the problem over here, too much focus on the numbers and not on the human stories. I honestly can't even begin to think what the solution could be; but I do believe that individual stories have to be taken into consideration to some extent. Apologies for the rant; I have just had a rant about justice also...

A very sad tale indeed. Unfortunately it is the problem over here, too much focus on the numbers and not on the human stories. I honestly can’t even begin to think what the solution could be; but I do believe that individual stories have to be taken into consideration to some extent. Apologies for the rant; I have just had a rant about justice also…

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