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The Journal of Gregory Lightyear - 23rd July 2003
Jul. 23rd, 2003
11:12 pm - The Nature Of Shame
Today, the BBC is airing a set of episodes on that ever-popular issue, Asylum. This issue has, over the last few years, ripped across the EU; it was the single most important political issue during the set of elections in Austria, leading to the election of the far-right Freedom Party, at least partially in response to the Serbo-Croatian conflict's influx of new refugees of all of the races, including Albanians, into their territory.
Germany, another 'sufferer' has had public cries of dissent over the influx of Turkish, Albanian, and other major nationalities seeking asylum; East Germany still echoes with right-wing comments on this influx. France saw the rise of Le Pen, again in the rural areas, as does the UK and the growing popularity of the British National Party.
We are standing at the edge of a great sea of darkness; throughout Europe, rural individuals are quickly becoming hardline in their support for anti-immigration and anti-asylum policies.
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