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talkpolitics2019-05-02 03:48 pm
johnny9fingers) wrote in talkpolitics2019-05-02 03:48 pm
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So if this month's subject is political populism...
We have this frankly bizarre piece of news:
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/britons-more-sold-on-immigration-benefits-than-other-europeans
Wherein we find that:
"The YouGov–Cambridge Globalism survey found that 28% of Britons believed the benefits of immigration outweighed the costs, compared with 24% in Germany, 21% in France and 19% in Denmark. A further 20% of British people believed the costs and benefits were about equal, while 16% were not sure."
and
"In all, only 37% of Britons feel the costs of immigration outweigh the benefits – lower than in any other big European country apart from Poland. By comparison, 50% of Italians believe the net impact of immigration is negative, as well as 49% of Swedes and 42% of French and 40% of Germans.
The findings come weeks before the European parliament elections, where populist, anti-immigrant forces are projected to perform well across Europe."
So if we in the UK are that divided, what is happening elsewhere? Is it actually worse? I mean, we are, by my own admission, the nation half of which is comprised of Brexiteers. Can this poll actually be representative of opinion in Europe, and not merely a delusional bandage to wrap around our own self-inflicted wounds? What is it like where you are?
I'm both sceptical and confused. How about you?
www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/britons-more-sold-on-immigration-benefits-than-other-europeans
Wherein we find that:
"The YouGov–Cambridge Globalism survey found that 28% of Britons believed the benefits of immigration outweighed the costs, compared with 24% in Germany, 21% in France and 19% in Denmark. A further 20% of British people believed the costs and benefits were about equal, while 16% were not sure."
and
"In all, only 37% of Britons feel the costs of immigration outweigh the benefits – lower than in any other big European country apart from Poland. By comparison, 50% of Italians believe the net impact of immigration is negative, as well as 49% of Swedes and 42% of French and 40% of Germans.
The findings come weeks before the European parliament elections, where populist, anti-immigrant forces are projected to perform well across Europe."
So if we in the UK are that divided, what is happening elsewhere? Is it actually worse? I mean, we are, by my own admission, the nation half of which is comprised of Brexiteers. Can this poll actually be representative of opinion in Europe, and not merely a delusional bandage to wrap around our own self-inflicted wounds? What is it like where you are?
I'm both sceptical and confused. How about you?
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There are quite a few of those. But people will believe what they want to rather than that which is true (for a given value of truth, that is).