"We are so sorry to come to your country, but we have to, there is nowhere else," Syrian refugee in Lesvos
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Replying to @asteris
I realize that the migrant/refugee dichotomy is a technical distinction, but Syrians aren't coming to Greece for work, they're fleeing war
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Syrians are actually fleeing war to Europe, not Greece per se; but Germany, France & the UK are opposing relocation quotas
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Overwhelmed locals & tourists in Lesvos helping refugees shame the rest of Europe, pretending it can wall itself from misery it helped cause
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Despite the crisis & the rise of the far-right, people offer practical solidarity to refugees while the EU prepares to wage war on the boats
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If there's anything left of the fabled 'EU spirit', it's to be found in these people pic.twitter.com/29lVRzNacF I'm ashamed about the rest of us
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TT @mpodil 6 months old in a wet onesie, locals had brought clean/dry clothes in 30' #Lesvos #refugeesgrpic.twitter.com/NriYVMvF2n
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