Originally Posted by
SomeChris
This is a misconception. What is the alternative to be open-minded to migration? Close all borders and don't let anybody in. But what happens then? All those people fleeing won't miraculously disappear. We might be able to keep them away for a while, but as long as there are that many violent conflicts all over the world, tension will rise. This will result in a lot of other problems, for example more destabilized countries which will lead to even more terrorism. So we "leftists" don't want to sacrifice ourselves, we just don't think, that ignoring the problem will help us in the long term.