Up to 600 people drown off Pylos, Greece - only days after EU leaders agreed to further erode the right to asylum • Sea-Watch e.V.
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Open letter by over 180 human rights organizations and initiatives together with Tima Kurdi, aunt of Alan Kurdi.   Today on World Refugee Day, we jointly demand full and independent investigations into the events, clear consequences for those responsible, an end to the systematic pushback practices at the European borders, and justice for the victims.…

We live in a world where 500+ refugees just drowned off the coast of
Greece while the global north took photos from afar and just let it happen.

We live in a world where even a democratic president in the US is shutting the doors to asylum seekers in the U.S. and not receiving any significant political blowback for it.

We aren’t refugees for having to find a new website.

I am NOT saying this to scold people or to talk condescendingly down from some high horse as if I am more righteous than others, I just don’t want this word to catch on because there is so much pain and suffering happening to refugees in this world.

Imagine you were a refugee and you joined the fediverse because you were curious about it and the first thing you saw was people calling themselves refugees for having to… make an account on a new website. Would you feel welcome or like this place was for you?

  • solarzones@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I mean that’s exactly what I am, a refugee. Reddit isn’t the same anymore and I escaped . It doesn’t feel derogatory, have a negative connotation, or hidden meanings . A word is a word but the person receiving this title is responsible for how they react to it.

    People struggle all around the world but it most likely doesn’t affect your life directly. Feeling sorry for people suffering around the world won’t help them. They need Justice and/or Action. AFAIK you can do whatever you want though! Just my take on things :)