Where to?
Into a country where money means liberty? (South America, Africa, Asia? There is no lack of such countries.)
And when you run out of money, your "liberty" also ends, because you stop being the "Colonel".
Then you're faced with the hard reality in those countries, such as their examplary medical system.
Europe?
We over here see the USA as the role model, imitating much you do, running into the same troubles, doing the same mistakes...
Three weeks ago the kids mithered their neighbourhood by playing halloween, because they've seen it on tv.
But you're free not to do it.
I've installed a switch to interrupt the door bell. It's not my job feeding middle class stranger's mendicant kids with sweets out off my pay.
I was thinking of hanging a sign in front my door with a crossed out pumpkin:
"We are no yankees here!" - but my wife was against it
I am waiting for europeans celebrating thanksgiving - it will come when USA have too much turkeys they cannot sell
If you ask people what it is about, you'll probably get the answer: feeding on turkey and boozing - the usual
What's christmas about?
feeding, boozing and getting presents.
NO!
The origin - christian - idea is to make a gift, not to get one!
Sometimes I hear the point:
"When too many foreigners are here, I move into another country."
Think about it:
Because somebody is annoyed of foreigners he decides to become one himself.
For myself I am a foreigner living in another country for over 15 years.
And still I am an alien, a nusiance, actually.
People often turning their backs on me immediately, just because of my different accent, only.
Living in another country is an expierence I can recommend to many.
It teaches you a lot about your own country,
the way you thought about it when you were home,
and how it feels to be an alien.
And I live in a neighbourcountry, only.
(almost) the same language, same culture, same religion, same colour...
I have an idea what it could mean to be black beyond whites and/or muslim beyond christians...
But - and that's the important part - the answer is not:
"They don't must come."
One need to ask why people leave their homes they also love as anybody else.
And what we can do, they can stay at home.
-> responsibility
We need to find ways to live together - cause that's what we do.
What is the alternative, the not-living-together?
Do we want this?
So we must find solutions, alternatives,
and not avoid problems by running away and blame others.
There are many solutions.
Known for a long time.
They only need to be taken seriously and be done.
peace out.
P.S.:
There is something like Offtopic - means to me anything can be discussed within.
You moderators may consider if Offtopic still occurs within "Latest Posts".