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Re:Most Europeans believe their countries are more polarised... by TeMPOraL on Monday April 23, 2018 @10:59AM (#16903954)
I wouldn't. They wouldn't and can't. It's all what the media says and shows. I'm just reporting on what my acquaintances believe from what they see on the news / in their social media feeds / through third-hand stories and cherry-picked examples confirming stereotypes. It's all just perceptions from indirect sources, like 99% of social issues of today.
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Re:Most Europeans believe their countries are more polarised... by candiodari on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @01:50AM (#16910185)
You perhaps wouldn't but for one thing, refugees come from war-torn areas. It is implied constantly, but never stated, by the government that the current flow of refugees come from Syria, fleeing the violence there.

Reality: Syrian refugees are a tiny minority. Africans and people from central Asia are the large bulk of the immigrants (>80%) and they are most definitely not coming from war-torn areas.

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