Patrick Breyer and Pirate Party lose EU Parliament seats - Stack Diary
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In the wake of the recent European Parliament elections, the German Pirate Party has lost its representation in the legislative body. This outcome was confirmed by Patrick Breyer, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and a prominent figure within the Pirate Party. Breyer, known for his staunch opposition to chat control measures, expressed deep concern over the implications of

Patrick Breyer, a staunch defender of digital rights, laments the Pirate Party’s exit from the EU Parliament as a blow to online privacy.

  • PrunebuttEnglish
    222·
    19 days ago

    Pull effects aren’t real. Help eradicating the reasons why the people are fleeing in the first place if you want less refugees.

    Not as if the EU would want that, though. There’s continents to exploit and money to be made, after all.

    • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
      25·
      19 days ago

      I partly agree, which is why I mentioned spending resources more effectively in the countries.

      Pull effects are absolutely real, ignoring them is idiotic.

      • PrunebuttEnglish
        81·
        19 days ago

        Pull effects have never been empirically shown. You’re repeating the right’s talking points.

            • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
              31·
              19 days ago

              Fair point, but that still gives me room to doubt the claim that pull factors have no impact on migration, I must appologize to my overly confidant commwnt earlier in the thread

              • PrunebuttEnglish
                21·
                19 days ago

                As I said: the theory of push- and pull-factors is outdated and not really taken seriously in academics anymore. Are you claiming that you know reasons for migration better than academia?

                • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
                  1·
                  19 days ago

                  To be frank, no, I don’t claim to understand migration factors better than experts.

                  But if that theory is no longer seen as credible, I wonder how academia explains migration factors.

                  For me it isn’t good enough to just say that the theories are wrong, I need to know what factors they believe causes migration instead.