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@flaneur_o Allora, Jos.

Vediamo di fare un salto di qualità.

1- "Voi" presuppone un gruppo di appartenenza, come nel caso #noborders: in questo caso stai interloquendo con un socialista classico (piuttosto preparato);
@flaneur_o 2- La stragrande maggioranza delle classi *subalterne* non vuole l'immigrazione di massa perché questa porta in primis:

a) gravi problemi di sicurezza e grandi impatti sociali nelle periferie dove non vive la classe agiata ma i ceti già oppressi;
@flaneur_o b) porta ad una concorrenza nel mercato del lavoro che porta ad una generale compressione dei salari e ad una letterale sostituzione dei lavoratori italiani a favore dei lavoratori stranieri;

c) si instaura una competizione nel beneficiare dello Stato sociale;
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The rhetoric of big numbers ('there are 200 milion migrants we need a global response') is producing unplanned side effects. Rightwing parties are using it to mobilize voters against the 'invasion' by foreigners
#CharlesMichel resignation

theguardian.com/world/2018/dec…
There is huge confusion on what the #GlobalCompactForMigration is for and what it can do. It is NOT about the 220 million migrants in the world. This figure includes everyone who has left their country of origin for more than 12 months, is also someone who left Italy 18 years ago
What the #GlobalCompactMigration is really about is an infinitesimally smaller number of people who are moving now and what countries could do (it is not binding) to manage this mobility better.
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[Thread] Here’s an example of how misinformation can spread online, and then find its way into the traditional media… /1
On December 10th, UN member states are due to adopt the new Global Compact for Migration - a non-binding agreement which endorses the principle that governments should stop funding media that fuel racism & xenophobia. You can find the full text here: refugeesmigrants.un.org/sites/default/… /2
Objective 17 of the #GlobalCompactforMigration is the key bit that relates to the media. It’s a bit of a mouthful, but here’s what it says: /3
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