Petition for J.K. Rowling to take in muslim refugees in her 18 spare bedrooms

[Klaiden Potugye]

Nobody is forced to take in refugees, so why should she?

But the refugees can be forced on them. Not in my house, but in my neighborhood. My kid's school. Should I have a say about it, or because I am not a high roller like JR, my opinion can be dismissed and I'll be blamed for being a bigot, racist, etc?
Just like these people:

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/...ghborhood.html

[Ettan]

So kinda like house elfs only abit more rapy.

[Nurasu]

She does help but is entitled to some sanctuary with her hard dosh just shouldn't be singing from the rooftops about commitment she isn't intent to do.

Point me to where she's asking for other people to house refugees in their personal homes. She is "committed" to allowing these people into her country; I'm not seeing the hypocrisy. Her taxes would fund them just as much as anyone else's.

[Gorechubz]

Nice one! Signed.

If all these bleeding-heart champagne socialists want to make refugees feel so welcome, then they should be taking on the financial burden for it instead of forcing it on the taxpayer. If people like her had their way, we might end up with a housing crisis like Sweden's in the UK. Granted, it was apparently already bad in Sweden before the migrant crisis, but suddenly importing 100,000+ people into the country didn't help. And it hasn't particularly helped the people they've taken in either with sexual assault keeping female refugees locked in their rooms all day for fear of being attacked.

That's just stupid. There is a difference between supporting charity for refugees and actually housing them yourself. We have facilities and task forces meant specifically to find and/or build housing for refugees and for immigrants the same process we went through (finding/buying/building somewhere to live) still applies.

[Deianeira]

She throws around her shitty opinions knowing full well she'll never have to suffer their consequences. I'm a lower class British citizen, I have to deal with the consequences of reckless immigration policies every day since I'm unfortunate enough to live pretty close to a Muslim Ghetto that formed over the past ten years.

So yeah, naturally I'm pissed off when rich cunts preach about 'helping' degenerate this country further.

So as someone posted a few posts up 2011 she had given 160million away and last year she was the no2 on the charitable celebrities list and gave away 10million£. Just curious what have you done for the poor in your Community lately? And you do know that she came from the "lower clas" you claim to be from. and you know what got her away from that? hard work, and please Before you say "hard work? Writing Childrens books is not hard work" Then pleas pick yourself up by the bootstraps and write away!

Easy right!!

[George Costanza]

Good thing she does then

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I forgot you're irrational

No she doesnt she talks about how britain should take in more refugees and owns like 18 bedrooms but doesnt do anything herself.

Coz she aint gonna do shit about it. Even though she can do something about it.

[Thalassian Bob]

That's just stupid. There is a difference between supporting charity for refugees and actually housing them yourself. We have facilities and task forces meant specifically to find and/or build housing for refugees and for immigrants the same process we went through (finding/buying/building somewhere to live) still applies.

As I've discussed with others in this thread is that what she is asking for entails a cost that is very unlikely to be felt by her. New strain on public services such as the NHS, schools and welfare, decreased affordable housing access, increased sexual assault and other crime reporting in areas around refugee zones.

She doesn't need to make use of the systems that will be put under strain by a large influx of people because she can afford private healthcare and schooling and likely lives in a high income area surrounded by similar people where she is very unlikely to fall victim to the myriad sexual attacks that have been reported in high refugee ratio countries like Sweden.

This petition is a middle-finger to champagne socialists like her who want the rest of their country to foot the economic and security bill for their bleeding hearts.

[Deleted]

All the alt-right triggered by her and burning her books is hilarious.

I just love the fact that "those" kind of people, that atleast some probaly have had to buy the book to burn in.

[Sam the Wiser]

Burned my books this morning.

[Deleted]

Burned my books this morning.

That will teach her

[Etselion]

Muh virtue signalling coastal elites

[Vorkreist]

https://www.change.org/p/j-k-rowling...spare-bedrooms

So, J.K. Rowling is all for accepting refugees - this petition is about suggesting her to stop talking and starting to act

Thats not enough.
She should use that billion net worth to build a small town for the refugees.

[Trassk]

I didn't realize it continued talking about Garry Lineker, same virtue signally asshat.

[Tommi]

Yes and the poor families that was in line have to go back out on the street again i assume?

Yes, that happens. Those families who are unlucky to have no-one close enough to take them in have to live in hostels etc. Most councils have temp accommodation for families for short stays of a month or two, but those aren't permanent homes. After that, they either have to find somewhere private or be out on streets. A lot of landlords won't take social benefits for one reason or another.

Why should a family who has lived in a county all their lives be passed over for random "refugees"?

[Espe]

This petition is a middle-finger to champagne socialists like her who want the rest of their country to foot the economic and security bill for their bleeding hearts.

She's given away more than you'll make in your entire life, champ.

All the alt-right triggered by her and burning her books is hilarious.

Typical right-wing pastime, burning things they don't like. At least this time the things weren't alive.

[Deianeira]

Why shouldnt they? People in europe are losing their long time homes to fit in refugees, or are being stuffed together in tighter and tighter ghettos, why should she be granted more personal space? Because she is rich? Because she is better tha the rest? Because you loved the potter books?

No, it usually falls to the normal, dirt faced plebs who already live in poor places to take the burden.

Actually i have read a few stories like that and EVERY single time it has been a person that for some reason or other had lived in governmenthousing becuase they could and because the government did not need the apartments for just this type of emergencies. many times they lived there with a fairly low rent aswell. Not one single story i have read it was as simple as "ahh lets kick out this family of 5 and put some refuges here. Not even once that was the case. But im sure you have links with actual sources from the authorities that was concerned.

[Orange Joe]

I live in Spain which is a mass immigration point, so I've had my fair share of helping out through the years in one way or another with my limited resources. Either that or being a volunteer holds far more value than a billionaire scratching a few millions off her bank account so she can feel better with herself while living the life of the mega rich.

I'll give you that Rowling isn't probably the best of examples since she has at least given something, but you can't deny there's plenty of ultra wealthy individuals preaching the charity gospel to the media for image reasons who won't even be in a 10 mile radius of a refugee in their whole lives. That's what I ultimately find rather disgusting.

That I won't deny, and I'm all for calling it out when they do it.

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But the refugees can be forced on them. Not in my house, but in my neighborhood. My kid's school. Should I have a say about it, or because I am not a high roller like JR, my opinion can be dismissed and I'll be blamed for being a bigot, racist, etc?
Just like these people:

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/...ghborhood.html

The only say you should have is enrolling you kid in another school if you don't like whats happening at that one. Otherwise no, you don't get to say whether another kid can go to school or not.

If you want more control in what happens, this is what gated/private communities/schools are a thing. Feel free to use them.

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A government function that seems to be losing favor. I dont think its inappropriate to ask her to make her home available if she is such a advocate of the refugee program.

After all its not like she would be affected by the increased crime that is often associated with mass refugees.

I say we go further with this logic. Any government official that pushes for a war, should be on the front lines of said war.

[Deleted]

Yes a lady that is famous for donating a massive amount of her fortune to charities, should pander to some jack ass with jealousy issues.
Shall we start a petition up for you to do the same as you are requesting?

[Thalassian Bob]

She's given away more than you'll make in your entire life, champ.

Quite probable. Doesn't mean she represents a majority opinion or correct ethical position on this issue. And it doesn't decrease the likelihood that if she got her way, it would have long-term negative effects on the working-class (the majority) of her country.

[Deleted]

Bookburning seems rather silly. Although I do detest the moral high and mighty. Especially those who can actually contribute largely by actually taking in refugees or build homes for them on their own square akers. Yet they don't, they just hand out cheques for publicity and cry wolf at everyone else.