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Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by tonyedgecombe on Thursday September 12, 2019 @09:48AM (#20951387)
There have been a lot of reasons put forward to justify Brexit, this is the first time I’ve heard tourism used as an excuse.
Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by ohduran on Thursday September 12, 2019 @09:52AM (#20951429)
Not at all. What I meant was that Brexit mentality comes from the idea that you are entitled to decide who comes into "your country" and who doesn't. I lean towards a freer movement, but I understand that others lean towards the opposite, and it's fine. My main argument is that countries are just political constructions, and tourists may leave a destructive footprint wherever they go because they don't feel that land is "theirs".

It's a weird issue.

Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by PeterStuer on Thursday September 12, 2019 @10:33AM (#20951896)
But it doesn't. A tourist is by definition nomadic, just there to reap some short term benefits regardless of the community's long term commitments and trade-offs. Some of them may be altruists foregoing the more destructive pleasures, others will be 100% self-centered and grab everything they can without a single fink given. There is some carrying capacity under which the impacts can be absorbed without straining the community. Above that it can only end into a race to the bottom.
Re:Norway's Bold Plan to Tackle Overtourism by pjc50 on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:54PM (#20954325)
It's just wrong though - Brexit has been driven by anti-immigration desires but without ever talking about or trying to restrict tourism.

Every country makes a distinction between temporary and permanent entry.