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avebury

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5. If the conditions that caused the refugees to flee their

Reply to romanic (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 07:18 AM

Jun 2016

homes in the first place have not changed I don't know how you can expect them to return to "rebuild their countries". But I agree that it is not sustainable for other countries to continue to take in vast numbers of refugees.

It is a problem with no easy solution.

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Dalai Lama Thinks Europe Has Let In 'Too Many' Refugees [View all] romanic Jun 2016 OP

Most of those refugees can't return to saltpoint Jun 2016 #1

But it's perfectly in line with his political stances: DetlefK Jun 2016 #2

Then perhaps he should return to Tibet to work on throwing the Chinese out avebury Jun 2016 #8

That is a tasteless and sick joke. DetlefK Jun 2016 #12

He would have just as much luck avebury Jun 2016 #15

It doesn't take a spiritual leader to tell us the obvious. Quantess Jun 2016 #3

One might ask the Dalai Lama - When are you going to return avebury Jun 2016 #6

He's a spiritual leader, which makes me think he's relying on intuition. Quantess Jun 2016 #10

see reply 12 DetlefK Jun 2016 #13

Closet trump supporter... ileus Jun 2016 #4

If the conditions that caused the refugees to flee their avebury Jun 2016 #5

wow it's so easy treestar Jun 2016 #7

What is so sad about his comments is that he is a refugee himself avebury Jun 2016 #9

I didn't vote for him jberryhill Jun 2016 #11

I get all my political advice from a guy raised to think he was the chosen one. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #14